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Deep Dive
Our 5 favorite food certifications and labels
Even industry insiders have a hard time sorting thought the myriad certifications and labels that appear on food in the U.S.
By Paul Conley • Feb. 23, 2014 -
Hot pocket scare and star executives: The week's most read food news
Check out this week's most read stories.
By Kelsey Lindsey • Feb. 21, 2014 -
Explore the Trendline➔
Courtesy of InstacartTrendlineTop 5 stories from Food Dive
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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Nigeria to Coke: We aren't a 'dumping ground' for defective products
The company's products in the African nation were found to have rusty bottle tops, rusty cans, and foreign particles.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 19, 2014 -
Deep Dive
The 5 nastiest foodborne threats to consumers (and your bottom line)
Even folks in the industry sometimes seem not to realize just how many wildly dangerous things can make their way to products, and dinner tables.
By Paul Conley • Feb. 19, 2014 -
Hot Pockets recalled for containing meat unfit for human consumption
Nestle is pulling two varieties of the microwaveable foods as part of a larger recall of meat by supplier Rancho Feeding Corp.
By Paul Conley • Feb. 19, 2014 -
227K pounds of dried egg products recalled over Salmonella concerns
The recall includes a range of Washington-based Nutriom's products.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 18, 2014 -
Cargill, Bunge will reject crops from Syngetna's latest GMO corn seed
The ag giants say they aren't interested in buying crops that China is likely to reject.
By Paul Conley • Feb. 18, 2014 -
Green eating and GMOs: This week's most read food news
Which food giant announced it would remove artificial ingredients from one of its staple products? Find out here!
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 14, 2014 -
Deep Dive
7 food & beverage CEOs to watch in 2014
Whether they face PR minefields or shifts to new markets, these executives' decisions in 2014 will greatly impact their companies' destinies.
By Keith Button • Feb. 14, 2014 -
Calif. company recalls 8.7M pounds of beef
The beef was deemed "diseased and unsound" by the USDA.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 11, 2014 -
UK lab: 38% of food products wrongly labeled
Tests found everything from meat containing unlisted species to herbal teas with no herbs or tea.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 11, 2014 -
Kraft removes artificial ingredients from cheese slices
The move to clean up ingredients follows a similar decision involving the company's macaroni and cheese.
By Paul Conley • Feb. 11, 2014 -
Senator wants FDA to act on fast food bread chemical
Azodiacarbonamide, banned last week by Subway, is also used in yoga mats and shoe soles.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 10, 2014 -
Deep Dive
5 environmentally friendly eating trends to watch
The movement toward green eating seems to resonate with wide swaths of the population.
By Paul Conley • Feb. 9, 2014 -
USDA develops new 20-minute botulism test
The new test is the first to detect and differentiate between two types of botulinum toxin.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 7, 2014 -
Will the horse meat scandal breed stricter testing?
The food industry could implement stricter DNA testing to prevent similar incidents in the future.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 6, 2014 -
Missouri official fights California egg law
Missouri's attorney general is angry about a law in California aimed at reducing animal cruelty in egg production.
By Paul Conley • Feb. 6, 2014 -
5,200 cases of mislabeled Healthy Choice soup recalled
ConAgra issued the recall over concerns about undeclared allergens on the mistaken labels.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 5, 2014 -
Hemp cultivation legalized by U.S. House of Representatives
The plant is used in food and beverage products ranged from granola bars to cooking oils.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 3, 2014 -
Yogurt wars and child slavery: The week's most read food news
Did you hear about how PepsiCo's CEO calls employees' moms?
By Roger Riddell • Jan. 31, 2014 -
Deep Dive
Edible Intelligence: How will the FDA change the nutrition facts label?
In his latest column, Sam Vance speculates what changes may soon come to nutrition facts labeling.
By Sam Vance • Jan. 31, 2014 -
Horse meat returns: Mislabeled beef found in Netherlands
The latest case occurs just one year after the previous scandal grabbed headlines, and amid criticism that the EU isn't doing enough to prevent such incidents.
By Roger Riddell • Jan. 30, 2014 -
Jensen Farms brothers receive probation in fatal listeria outbreak case
The 2011 outbreak killed 33 and caused one miscarriage.
By Roger Riddell • Jan. 28, 2014 -
USDA shuts N.J. veal, lamb processor for animal cruelty
Federal investigators shuttered the Catelli Brothers after viewing videos of alleged animal abuse.
By Paul Conley • Jan. 28, 2014 -
Pork prices may jump due to PEDV outbreak
The deadly virus has killed around a million piglets since hitting the U.S. in 2013.
By Roger Riddell • Jan. 27, 2014