Beef ravioli recalled over pork contamination
US-based Home Maid Ravioli Company has been forced to recall 34,000 pounds (lb) of beef ravioli products after it emerged the pasta contained pork, but did not specify this on its label.
Archives for January 26, 2016
WHO report backs a tax on sugary drinks to halt child obesity
A report commissioned by the World Health Organisation (WHO) backs a tax on sugary drinks, mandatory nutrient labelling and restrictions on marketing to children in a bid to tackle the child obesity epidemic around the world.
Top comfort foods vary by occasion, but all are indulgent, survey finds
Americans may talk big game about eating healthier, but for many that flies out the window when they are stressed – creating an opening for manufacturers of indulgent products that might otherwise be shunned.
60-second interview: Jordan Gaspar and Lauren Jupiter, AccelFoods
AccelFoods: Successful food entrepreneurs are 'relentless and resourceful strategic thinkers'
AccelFoods - a New York-based early-stage investment platform making waves in the natural products space – is offering brands it partners with a lot more than capital, managing partners Jordan Gaspar and Lauren Jupiter tell FoodNavigator-USA editor...
Thrive Market: 'We are capturing a new consumer, not the Whole Foods shopper, but middle-class, middle America’
Whole Foods products at wholesale prices, delivered to your door? It sounds almost too good to be true, and at the beginning, that’s certainly how many potential investors viewed Thrive Market. But with a run-rate approaching $100m and hundreds of...
Approval of IBS claims in Canada to help Taiyo further differentiate Sunfiber ingredient
Japanese supplier Taiyo has bolstered the already impressive scientific and regulatory backing for its Sunfiber gut health ingredient with new approved health claims in Canada and others in Japan.