Canada helping ease US tomato shortage
Canadian tomato growers have stepped in to supply the United States, after harsh weather conditions wiped out about 70 percent of Florida’s tomato crops.
Archives for March 17, 2010
Michelle Obama urges industry to ‘move faster, go farther’
Michelle Obama has urged industry to work faster on reformulating products to make them healthier for kids, speaking at a Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) conference on Tuesday.
Basic Food Flavors denies wrongdoing in HVP recall
Basic Food Flavors, the company behind the ongoing HVP recall, has broken its media silence, denying allegations that the company knew its products contained salmonella but distributed them anyway.
Tea seed oil may replace cocoa butter in chocolates
Partial substitution of cocoa butter in confectionery products may be achieved with tea seed oil, a by-product of tea processing, says new research with the potential to help chocolate makers cut costs.
Judge denies immediate ban on GM sugar beets
A judge has denied an immediate ban on the planting of Monsanto’s genetically modified (GM) sugar beets as it “would have a large detrimental effect on the United States’ domestic sugar supply and price.”
Kraft pledges no Cadbury job cuts for two years
US food giant Kraft issued a public apology regarding the U-turn on its pledge to keep operational the Cadbury plant near Bristol, and it also promised to ensure no job losses over the next two years as it faced a committee of UK politicians yesterday.