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Meat and poultry stockpiles nearing record due to growing production and slowing exports
More than 2.5 billion pounds of beef, pork, chicken and turkey are in cold-storage warehouses, which may lower consumer prices in the U.S. but could hurt processors and producers in the long run.
By Cathy Siegner • July 24, 2018 -
Deep Dive
3 unanswered questions from IFT18
While clean labeling, the definition of healthy and the future of lab-grown meat were on the menu again this year, attendees questioned — and challenged — the benefits of these trends.
By Emma Liem Beckett • July 23, 2018 -
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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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USDA
Report: Meat and dairy greenhouse gas emissions exceed those from Exxon, BP
In order to reduce global climate change, the report said the world's largest meat and dairy companies must scale back production.
By Cathy Siegner • July 23, 2018 -
USDA
CDC reports salmonella outbreak linked to raw turkey 8 months after illnesses begin
At least 90 people from 26 states have been sickened and 40 hospitalized, according to the agency.
By Cathy Siegner • July 23, 2018 -
Philadelphia's soda tax upheld by the state supreme court
The city won the hotly contested battle, but beverage manufacturers are unlikely to give up the fight.
By Jessi Devenyns • July 20, 2018 -
Deep Dive
Intelligent design: How smart packaging can shape the future of food safety
Technology can protect food from post-processing contamination, signal when a product has spoiled and could allow consumers to add preservatives to items at home.
By Emma Liem Beckett • July 20, 2018 -
JUST partners with European egg leader for manufacture and distribution
Eurovo will use its existing facilities and supply chain to make and move JUST Egg, then sell the product in retail and foodservice channels, paying royalties to the California-based company.
By Megan Poinski • July 20, 2018 -
Would an ingredient to prevent acrylamide formation in food be a game changer?
DSM has introduced an enzymatic solution it claims can reduce levels of the potential carcinogen by up to 95%.
By Cathy Siegner • July 19, 2018 -
FDA likely to restrict 'milk' label to dairy products from animals
Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said a guidance document outlining revamped standards of identity for the staple is coming soon since "an almond doesn't lactate."
By Cathy Siegner • July 18, 2018 -
Deep Dive
The 3 things in lab-grown meat's way to industry transformation
Silicon Valley startups and NGOs believe this cutting-edge innovation has great potential, but regulatory red tape, the cost of commercialization and lack of government funding are proving to be obstacles.
By Emma Liem Beckett • July 18, 2018 -
Race for regulation of cell-based meat
How should the FDA regulate lab-grown meat?
Manufacturers, industry groups and consumers gave input at a public hearing as the agency works to write new rules before products hit the market.
By Megan Poinski • July 13, 2018 -
Danone, Mars, Nestlé and Unilever launch sustainable food policy alliance
The four Big Food companies said the partnership will initially focus on improving nutrition labeling and reducing carbon emissions.
By Cathy Siegner • July 13, 2018 -
Startup's solution lowers prices on food as expiration date approaches
Amsterdam-based Wasteless uses dynamic pricing to spur demand and reduce waste, but education may ultimately be the best way to overcome sell-by label confusion.
By Alicia Kelso • July 9, 2018 -
Tariffs hit cheesemakers struggling with low prices, record surplus
There are few options available from the government to help the industry, so producers will have to wait it out or may be forced to exit the space.
By Cathy Siegner • July 9, 2018 -
'Clean' confusion: Does it mean 'healthy,' too?
A Mintel report says even though consumers respond positively to the label claims, their definitions aren't clear.
By Cathy Siegner • July 6, 2018 -
Retaliatory tariffs taking toll on Hershey, Campbell Soup and other CPGs
The company's confectionary products and TreeHouse Foods' salad dressings are among those items being hit after Canada imposed levies on U.S. goods.
By Christopher Doering • July 5, 2018 -
Do refined ingredients count as GMOs?
According to the Grocery Manufacturers Association, if they are excluded from the new labeling law, 78% fewer products will have the disclosure.
By Megan Poinski • July 5, 2018 -
Vermont farmers to create their own organic certification
The new standards are being crafted in reaction to the USDA's inclusion of produce grown without soil under its label. The measure also would exclude meat that isn't pasture raised.
By Patti Zarling • July 5, 2018 -
Seattle's PCC plans to go plastic-free in deli by 2022
The country’s largest natural co-op grocer says it goes through 5 million single-use containers in the department every year.
By Jeff Wells • July 2, 2018 -
Report: More research needed into lab-grown meat
A Friends of the Earth study released last week calls for more data, government oversight and transparent labeling of these items.
By Cathy Siegner • July 2, 2018 -
Lawsuit charges Smithfield, Hormel, Tyson and others with fixing pork prices
The charge claims the firms have conspired since 2009 by sharing confidential information. Hormel said the charges are "without merit."
By Cathy Siegner • June 29, 2018 -
Hoping to make green, investors look to vertical farms
BrightFarms raised $55 million, while Gotham Greens, another hydroponic grower and distributor of fresh produce, brought in $29 million.
By Cathy Siegner • June 29, 2018 -
Produce groups balk at Kroger's new 90-day payment policy
Suppliers of fresh fruits and vegetables are worried they could lose repayment protections under federal law if they go along with Kroger's plan, which kicks in Aug. 1.
By Cathy Siegner • June 27, 2018 -
Concerns about GMOs prompt consumer demand for labels
The International Food Information Council Foundation said while public awareness and knowledge of these ingredients aren't high, shoppers will avoid them if possible.
By Cathy Siegner • June 27, 2018 -
Investors pressure Big Food to reduce plastic packaging use
The Plastic Solutions Investors Alliance, which has 25 investors managing more than $1 trillion in assets, said a failure to change risks "exposing companies to reputational damage."
By Cathy Siegner • June 26, 2018
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