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Cell-based meat and seafood producers form alliance
Memphis Meats, Just and Finless Foods are among the founding members of the Alliance for Meat, Poultry & Seafood Innovation.
By Cathy Siegner • Aug. 30, 2019 -
Socati creates 2 CBD ingredients derived from hemp
The company, which can customize ingredients from the plant for the CPG market, is introducing an oil product and a water-soluble powdered option.
By Cathy Siegner • Aug. 29, 2019 -
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The food and beverage industry is changing rapidly and the actions companies take this year are likely to play a major role in defining their future.
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FDA
Study looks at keeping bias out of food industry-funded research
Scientists agreed on overall principles, but failed to reach a consensus on which commercial entities were acceptable to interact with and accept funding from.
By Cathy Siegner • Aug. 28, 2019 -
Kombucha group seeks identity standard for the fermented tea
The organization, which hired a consultant to help it with the FDA process, said the guidelines are needed to protect the category's integrity while allowing for innovation.
By Cathy Siegner • Aug. 27, 2019 -
How much will a US-Japan trade deal help beef and pork producers?
In a preliminary agreement, President Trump would delay additional auto tariffs in exchange for relief on duties for American meat exports.
By Jessi Devenyns • Aug. 27, 2019 -
China to add tariffs on $75B of US imports
One batch of duties will begin Sept. 1 and the other Dec. 15, mirroring the U.S. schedule and putting U.S. agricultural exporters in a tough situation.
By Shefali Kapadia • Aug. 23, 2019 -
US and Mexico agree to tomato truce
An anti-dumping investigation resumed in May when the U.S. Department of Commerce formally terminated a 2013 agreement with Mexico, triggering a 17.5% tariff on Mexican fresh and chilled tomatoes.
By Emma Cosgrove • Aug. 23, 2019 -
Study: 88% of children's foods don't meet WHO's nutritional standards
Canadian researchers found better-for-you claims and "fun appeals" significantly increased in the past 10 years — while the amount of sugar also went up.
By Cathy Siegner • Aug. 22, 2019 -
Oregon law requires cage-free eggs by 2024
Commercial farms with more than 3,000 chickens also will need to install perches, nest boxes, scratching areas and dust baths.
By Cathy Siegner • Aug. 19, 2019 -
Inside Big Beer and college football's Gen Z playbook
Alcoholic beverage companies are signing agreements to be sold in stadiums — a move they hope brings more spectators and builds brand loyalty.
By Jessi Devenyns • Aug. 19, 2019 -
Opinion
How FDA considerations impact food and beverage acquisitions
When considering buying a company, these three lawyers argue that potential buyers should pay particular attention to regulatory requirements.
By Allison Fulton, Ariel Yehezkel and Allison Wu Troianos • Aug. 15, 2019 -
After ICE raids, chicken processors say they need better immigration verification tools
In a letter to President Trump, the National Chicken Council said the industry tries to verify the status of job applicants, but loopholes allow prospective workers to submit "easily falsifiable" documents.
By Cathy Siegner • Aug. 13, 2019 -
Bumble Bee considers bankruptcy following price-fixing charge
After the company and its competitor StarKist pleaded guilty to conspiring to raise the cost of canned tuna for U.S. customers, both businesses were hit with substantial fines.
By Jessi Devenyns • Aug. 12, 2019 -
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Deep DiveFood and beverage veterans make an exodus to cannabis
Despite regulatory complications, more executives have been recruited to the trendy space in recent months.
By Lillianna Byington • Aug. 12, 2019 -
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Pork price fixing lawsuit dismissed
A federal judge said the evidence does not clearly show producers — including Hormel, JBS USA, Smithfield and Tyson, as well as agricultural research company Agri Stats — worked together to increase prices.
By Megan Poinski • Aug. 9, 2019 -
Opinion
Mr. Lighthizer, please keep your tariffs off my charcuterie board
There is a trade battle heating up over airplane parts, and Specialty Food Association President Phil Kafarakis writes it's unfair to punish lovers of good food in retaliation.
By Phil Kafarakis • Aug. 8, 2019 -
How China's halt on US agricultural imports impacts food and beverage
The move came four days after President Trump said he would institute a 10% tariff on $300 billion in goods from the communist country starting Sept. 1.
By Cathy Siegner • Aug. 7, 2019 -
Agreement reached to export more US beef to the EU
If the deal is approved by the European Parliament, annual exports of hormone-free beef to the 28 EU member countries could increase to about 18,500 metric tons, worth about $420 million.
By Cathy Siegner • Aug. 6, 2019 -
Tomato harvesting robot grows $1.5M in seed funding
Israeli startup MetoMotion plans to use the investment to bring its first product to market and offer vegetable farmers a solution to today's labor shortage.
By Cathy Siegner • Aug. 2, 2019 -
Will Westerners eat jellyfish?
As the human population grows and fish stocks decline, European scientists are studying how to maximize the value of the saltwater creatures.
By Anastassia Gliadkovskaya • Aug. 1, 2019 -
Rising aluminum costs hit Heineken
It has been an issue for beer makers for several quarters, but other companies' troubles come from a different source.
By Emma Cosgrove • July 31, 2019 -
Cannabis sales could hit $41B by 2025, Nielsen predicts
The research firm found the variety of products has grown significantly in four years — jumping from 166 brands in 2014 to 2,600 last year.
By Jessi Devenyns • July 30, 2019 -
Consumer Reports finds listeria on leafy greens sold in major supermarkets
The samples were purchased in June at grocery chains including Costco, Whole Foods, Acme and Hannaford in Connecticut, New Jersey and New York.
By Cathy Siegner • July 30, 2019 -
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Should GMOs be allowed in organic food? USDA sparks debate
Current standards prohibit genetically modified items to be certified under that label, but USDA Undersecretary of Agriculture Greg Ibach recently said that could change.
By Jessi Devenyns • July 29, 2019 -
Opinion
Crisco decision adds to conflicting case law over lab testing results
When plaintiffs claim laboratory tests confirm a manufacturer deceptively labeled its food, three attorneys from McGuireWoods argue companies justifiably believe they are entitled to details about those tests.
By James Neale, Trent Taylor and Ben Abel • July 25, 2019
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