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Probation sought for cantaloupe farmers connected to listeria outbreak
Attorneys for the Jensens say jail time would be excessive for the two brothers, who have taken steps to try and make things right.
By Roger Riddell • Jan. 16, 2014 -
Netherlands has healthiest diet, U.S. places 21st
Oxfam's latest study says the Dutch have the world's healthiest, most affordable diet.
By Paul Conley • Jan. 16, 2014 -
Explore the Trendline➔
Courtesy of PIPA
TrendlineGetting reformulation right: How food companies are rethinking ingredients to meet consumer demand
Ingredient suppliers and companies like PepsiCo and Conagra are working closer together to overhaul brands to cater to a rise in healthy eating and expanding GLP-1 use.
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CSPI threatens to sue Kraft, Smart Balance, Abbott Labs over marketing claims
The advocacy group wants food manufactures to halt the use of what it sees as deceptive language.
By Paul Conley • Jan. 14, 2014 -
Fonterra in new recall scare
The New Zealand dairy company pulls back 9,000 bottles of cream.
By Paul Conley • Jan. 14, 2014 -
Monsanto says biotech wheat is getting closer
The world's largest seed company says it's making progress on its long-awaited and controversial strain of bioengineered wheat.
By Paul Conley • Jan. 10, 2014 -
Foster Farms poultry plant shut down after roaches found
Foster is wading deeper into safety issues—as well as a growing PR problem.
By Brian Warmoth • Jan. 9, 2014 -
Consumers worried energy drink safety, but not enough to ditch them
A new study shows that even the folks who consume energy drinks are worried about them.
By Paul Conley • Jan. 9, 2014 -
Danone to sue Fonterra over baby-formula-recall debacle
The French food conglomerate will sue the New Zealand dairy exporter over the false-alarm recall back in August.
By Paul Conley • Jan. 9, 2014 -
More details emerge on Grocery Manufacturers Association's GMO label plan
GMA wants the FDA to set up a voluntary labeling standard and to limit states' ability to regulate.
By Paul Conley • Jan. 8, 2014 -
Heineken launches global marketing campaign aimed at limiting drinking
The campaign, dubbed "Dance More, Drink Slow," features D.J. Armin van Buuren.
By Paul Conley • Jan. 7, 2014 -
Facts are hard to come by in GMO debate
One Hawaiian politician learned that passion, not science, drives the debate over GMO food.
By Paul Conley • Jan. 6, 2014 -
Oregon DOJ demands info on 5-Hour Energy drink ingredients
The state's Department of Justice wants to see uncensored documents that support the company's claims about the product's effects.
By Paul Conley • Jan. 3, 2014 -
Cheerios go GMO-free
General Mills has begun making its original Cheerios without the use of genetically modified ingredients.
By Paul Conley • Jan. 3, 2014 -
Wal-Mart faces donkey meat scandal in China
Tests found fox meat where there was supposed to be donkey.
By Brian Warmoth • Jan. 2, 2014 -
Deep Dive
5 food brands at risk for extinction in 2014
You may be surprised to know how risky things have become for these famous names.
By Paul Conley • Dec. 26, 2013 -
Fire shutters Cargill plant in historic Kansas town
The beef-packing plant near Dodge City is expected to be remain closed for about a week.
By Paul Conley • Dec. 26, 2013 -
Egg wars and Chobani's snub: The week's most read food news
How big do you think these problems will get? They're already the week's most read news posts on Food Dive.
By Brian Warmoth • Dec. 20, 2013 -
97% of chicken is contaminated, according to Consumer Reports
The magazine has published a study suggesting chicken meat is often covered with harmful bacteria.
By Paul Conley • Dec. 20, 2013 -
FDA delays new food-safety regs to appease farmers
The FDA says it will revise the standards proposed in the Food Safety Modernization Act—further delaying the implementation of the 2011 law.
By Paul Conley • Dec. 20, 2013 -
Whole Foods dumps Chobani, citing concerns over GMOs
The move is likely to rattle the company that drove the early growth in the Greek yogurt space.
By Paul Conley • Dec. 19, 2013 -
MIT researchers develop non-stick ketchup bottle
If the new bottle passes safety testing, it could bring condiments to consumers faster than Heinz's current 0.028 miles per hour.
By Roger Riddell • Dec. 18, 2013 -
Federal judge throws out Monster's San Francisco lawsuit
The lawsuit was filed by the energy drinks maker in an attempt to block legal action by City Attorney Dennis Herrera.
By Roger Riddell • Dec. 17, 2013 -
Colo. meat company's recall expands beyond initial 90K pounds
Unsanitary conditions, including "rodent activity," are to blame.
By Roger Riddell • Dec. 17, 2013 -
Analyst: Coke best positioned to leave diet soda slump on top
Overall brand dominance and a recent report on the health effects of aspartame play in Coke's favor.
By Roger Riddell • Dec. 12, 2013 -
FDA takes steps to phase out antibiotic use in meat
Regulators want to limit use in animals as a way to prevent antibiotic resistance in humans.
By Paul Conley • Dec. 12, 2013
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