GAO criticizes FDA seafood import safety program as ‘limited’
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has criticized the FDA’s program to oversee the safety of imported fish and seafood as ‘limited’, in a new report issued this week.
Archives for May 17, 2011
Global salt review may offer reduction ‘framework’
Learning from current salt reduction strategies may help to produce a better framework for developing future initiatives, according to a global review of current methods.
FSIS halts testing for E. coli strain in dried sausages
The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has said it is suspending testing of dry and semi-dry fermented sausages for E. coli O157:H7 after not finding a single positive result for nine years.
Functional overdrive: General Mills woos hearts, minds and stomachs
General Mills has signaled its intention to make a bold move into the functional foods market with new products targeting cardiovascular health, cognitive function and weight management.
General Mills signs Yoplait acquisition agreements
General Mills has entered into definitive agreements to acquire a 51 percent controlling interest in French yogurt maker Yoplait and a 50 percent stake in a related entity that holds the global Yoplait brands.
DISPATCHES FROM INTERPACK 2011
Sustainability: A key opportunity for US food packaging firms
Environmental sustainability offers a key opportunity for the United States food packaging sector, a US executive told delegates at a seminar at the Interpack trade event in Dusseldorf, Germany.