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Deep Dive
Trans fat bans: Which food brands have the most to lose?
Now that the FDA has finally gotten around to banning trans fats, it raises the question: Who is still using that stuff anyway?
By Paul Conley • Nov. 15, 2013 -
FDA
FDA announces trans fats ban
No timetable has been announced for the gradual phase-out of all trans fats.
By Roger Riddell • Nov. 7, 2013 -
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.
By Food Dive staff -
FDA
Court gives FDA a brief extension on food-safety deadline
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals will give the FDA a few additional days to finalize and release new food-safety rules.
By Paul Conley • Nov. 6, 2013 -
Washington State voters reject GMO labeling
Voters appear to have turned down a call for labels when genetically engineered ingredients are used.
By Paul Conley • Nov. 6, 2013 -
Sriracha plant to stay open as judge denies Irwindale request
The legal fight will continue, though Huy Fong does appear to be making an effort to improve the situation.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 31, 2013 -
Kraft strips artificial colors from kids' macaronis
The company says the ingredient switch-up isn't the result of a Change.org petition.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 31, 2013 -
FDA warns adults about black licorice
With Halloween on its way, the FDA called on black licorice fans to exercise restraint.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 30, 2013 -
Chobani launches ad campaign touting quality in wake of recall
Chobani has launched an ad campaign promoting its commitment to quality.
By Paul Conley • Oct. 29, 2013 -
Russia and Japan end ban on Arkansas poultry
Japan and Russia have lifted a ban on imports of poultry from Arkansas.
By Paul Conley • Oct. 29, 2013 -
Tennessee officials investigating death of worker at Wrigley plant
State officials are investigating what caused an accident at Wrigley's manufacturing facility in Chattanooga that killed a 34-year old woman.
By Paul Conley • Oct. 29, 2013 -
Family sues Red Bull for $85M over man's death
It may be the first wrongful death suit in Red Bull's history.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 28, 2013 -
Kraft recalls string cheese over early spoilage
The recalls affect multiple brands and hundreds of thousands of cases across the U.S.
By Paul Conley • Oct. 28, 2013 -
A second cyclospora outbreak: Illness in Texas is traced to Mexican cilantro
A cyclospora outbreak in Texas has been traced to cilantro from Mexico.
By Paul Conley • Oct. 28, 2013 -
Tyson suspends slaughter-cattle purchasing in Canada, cites cost of country of origin rules
Tyson says it will no longer buy slaughter-ready cattle in Canada, saying the costs associated with U.S. country of origin label requirements are too high.
By Paul Conley • Oct. 25, 2013 -
Consumers' tastes have changed—and food needs to follow them
Changing demographics and a shift in attitudes has altered consumers' relationship with food. Food executive should take heed, says a leading market researcher.
By Paul Conley • Oct. 24, 2013 -
As election day nears, the food industry eyes GMO vote in Washington warily
The stakes couldn't be higher for the food industry as Washington State prepares to vote on whether to require labeling of genetically modified food.
By Paul Conley • Oct. 22, 2013 -
Deep Dive
Healthy or hideous: 5 ingredient controversies that refuse to die
Food scientists pick ingredients for functions and health benefits, but their choices can still rattle vocal groups of petition-wielding consumers. Just look at these ongoing debates.
By Paul Conley • Oct. 21, 2013 -
Cantaloupe growers in deadly listeria outbreak file lawsuit against safety auditor
The owners of Jensen Farms are suing Primus Labs, alleging the food-safety auditors gave them bad advice that contributed to the listeria outbreak.
By Paul Conley • Oct. 21, 2013 -
Pepsi, Coke and Nestle named as big funders in Washington State GMO lobbying effort
The Grocery Manufacturers Association responded to an attorney general's lawsuit and released a list of donors—unveiling less-than-robust support among its members and a few key defections.
By Paul Conley • Oct. 21, 2013 -
Danone says Asia woes worse than anticipated; cuts earnings forecasts
Danone, reeling from product recalls, price-fixing charges and bribery scandals in Asia, lowers forecasts.
By Paul Conley • Oct. 17, 2013 -
40,000 pounds of Costco's rotisserie chicken recalled
The move comes hot on the heels of new salmonella problems for Foster Farms.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 14, 2013 -
Recycled containers for fruits and veggies are contaminated, say researchers
Those reusable shipping containers that carry produce from farms to grocery stores, then are sterilized and used again, may be less than sanitary.
By Paul Conley • Oct. 14, 2013 -
Craft beer makers on hold, as government shutdown halts recipe and label approvals
A tiny government agency you never heard of determines which craft beers can go to market. The budget impasse in Washington has shut it down.
By Paul Conley • Oct. 10, 2013 -
South Korea halts some beef imports from U.S. over feed additive scare
South Korea has suspended beef imports from the United States after detecting a forbidden additive.
By Paul Conley • Oct. 9, 2013 -
Fosters Farms chicken cited in salmonella investigation
The government shutdown has the potential to complicate matters.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 8, 2013
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