IPPE 2017
North American Meat Institute awards meat industry leaders
Smithfield Foods gained significant recognition for its environmental achievements at the North American Meat Institute’s (NAMI’s) 2017 annual awards luncheon.
Archives for February 1, 2017
Trump's executive order could upend current regulatory structure, experts say
Pres. Trump’s executive order requiring new regulations to be offset by the elimination of existing ones could wreak havoc with the pending roll-out of long awaited rules, such as the NDI draft guidance, observers say.
FDA offers to help industry draft guidance following Trump’s regulatory freeze
Days after President Trump signed an executive order that freezes some regulations and draft guidance documents, FDA offers to help food industry associations draft their own guidance documents to help “capture the best practices” and boost industry...
Imperfect foods to ‘post-truth,’ Mattson maps out 5 macro trends for 2017
While many trend reports try to pinpoint the next kale or quinoa, Mattson’s 2017 predictions focused on “Macro Trends that are going to have an enormous impact on the overall future of food.”
Hormel supplier suspended as video depicting ‘pure hell’ surfaces
Pork giant Hormel Foods has stopped taking pigs from its Oklahoma-based supplier after an undercover video showed farmers ripping the testicles off piglets in flagrant abuse of welfare standards.
CAUGHT ON CAMERA AT THE 2017 WINTER FANCY FOOD SHOW
Could molecular hydrogen infused water carve a niche in the functional beverages category?
In regular water, hydrogen is bound to oxygen (H2O) making it "difficult for our bodies to enjoy the [antioxidant/anti-inflammatory] benefits of hydrogen," claims the company behind Hfactor, which contends that dissolving hydrogen gas into water via a...
Label Insight’s new Open Data Initiative grants access to academic researchers for free
The Chicago-based data company is providing academic researchers complimentary access to its data set in consumer packaged goods.
Should foods high in added sugar be disqualified from making nutrient content and health claims?
High levels of added sugar should disqualify foods from being able to make health claims, or nutrient content claims such as ‘healthy’ or ‘high fiber,’ argues a citizen’s petition filed last week by the nonprofit advocacy group the Union of Concerned...
IPPE 2017
New merger targets automated cattle slaughter
Newly created Frontmatec plans groundbreaking automated cattle slaughter developments, Henrik Andersen, who has just become chief executive of the business, has revealed.