US sees first chilled pork shipment to Colombia
The United States has shipped chilled pork to Colombia for the first time, in what looks to be a market development with huge potential.
Archives for August 18, 2014
Pure Via labels will be amended, but 'natural' claim will stay
What is natural, and who decides? Pure Via latest stevia brand to settle class action suit over ‘natural’ claims in $1.65m deal
10 months after Cargill agreed to settle a class action lawsuit alleging it was misleading shoppers by marketing consumer products under the Truvia brand as ‘natural’, the firms behind rival stevia brand Pure Via have agreed to settle a similar lawsuit.
Hershey suspends US flavored milk shipments to China
Shipments of Hershey’s brand flavored milk to China have been suspended after a consignment found to contain unapproved ingredients was destroyed.
All-natural snacking trend is starting to falter, says Datamonitor
The all-natural snack phenomenon has peaked in developed markets, faltering under a raft of lawsuits, says a Datamonitor Consumer analyst.
South Korea expected to import more beef
The Republic of Korea is expected to import more beef in the coming year, as domestic cattle numbers continue to fall, and beef prices rise.
FDA approves use of higher levels of tomato lycopene to color processed meats, offering alternative to carmine, Red #40
The FDA has approved a petition from LycoRed seeking the green light to use higher levels of tomato lycopene to restore color to processed meats, giving manufacturers of sausages, deli meats and jerky an alternative to synthetic FD&C Red #40 and...
USDA estimates dozens more recalls in ground beef plans
Dozens more recalls may occur as part of plans for contaminated ground beef to be traced back to its source quicker.
FDA issued letter of no objection to GRAS notification for Quorn in 2002
Claims that Quorn mycoprotein is unsafe 'lack scientific credibility', says meat substitute maker
UPDATED - Quorn Foods has launched a vigorous defense of its fungus-derived meat substitutes in the wake of a fresh attack from the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), which says the FDA “should have pulled this dangerous product off...
Cargill Innovation Center offers fast track to new products
Food companies can take a shortcut to innovation at Cargill's fully remodeled research center in Plymouth, MN.
Special edition: Natural & Clean Label Trends
Slowdown in natural claims ‘inevitable’, say market researchers
Natural claims on food and beverage products appear to be leveling off, according to recent product launch data from market research firms Datamonitor and Mintel.