General Mills on a quest for all-natural label-friendly yeast and mold inhibitors
General Mills is seeking label friendly ingredients that prevent the growth of yeasts and molds in dry packaged fruit-based foods.
Archives for December 12, 2012
Cargill strikes deal to take Truvia stevia brand to Mexico
Cargill’s stevia brand Truvia has struck an exclusive deal with Grupo Herdez - a leading food producer and distributor - for the distribution and marketing of Truvia in Mexico.
The Twinkie tale: Hostess set to survive overseas?
Up-for-sale Hostess Brands has had strong interest from international firms looking to snap up its iconic brands, the company has said.
FDA, Chinese agency renew cooperation agreement
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has extended an agreement with a Chinese counterpart agency to work together on food and feed safety.
Canada’s XL Foods allowed to resume exports to US
The meat processor at the centre of Canada’s E.coli crisis has been granted permission to resume exports to the US.
Nestlé Canada recalls pizzas due to metal contamination
Nestlé Canada is recalling five of six varieties of Buitoni brand pizzas following two consumer complaints that the products contain pieces of metal.
FDA files motion to dismiss suit, defends FSMA implementation record
FDA has filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit that sought to prod the agency into faster implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). But regardless of whether full implementation is accelerated, FSMA has already significantly altered the...
Judge tosses yogurt identity lawsuit vs Yoplait Greek, but admits FDA position is not ‘a model of clarity’
A Minnesota federal judge has thrown out a class action lawsuit alleging that General Mills’ Yoplait Greek yogurts do not meet the regulatory definition of yogurt on the grounds that this is up to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to decide.
Continental Mills acquires Kretschmer brand, processing facility
Continental Mills, the privately owned manufacturer of Krusteaz and Ghiardelli-brand products, has acquired Sun Country Foods, Inc., the company announced Tuesday. The transaction includes the Kretschmer Wheat Germ brand and a manufacturing facility...
Partnership aims to assess nanomaterial safety
Two US agencies are working together in a research effort to assess the potential impact of nanomaterials on people’s health and the environment.
Safety data for stevia extracts is ‘robust’: Cargill/Coke-funded study
All stevia glycosides are safe with respect to their genotoxic/carcinogenic potential, says a new review that seeks to silence doubts once and for all about the ingredient’s potential in food and beverage products.
Sugar industry must be held to account for its false statements about HFCS, argue corn refiners
In the latest twist in their bitter legal dispute, corn refiners have accused sugar refiners of “seeking to evade liability for the false and misleading statements of their trade association [The Sugar Association]” about high fructose corn syrup (HFCS).