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FDA Finds Fungicide In Domestic Orange Juice
February 3, 2012 9:41 am | by MARY CLARE JALONICK,Associated Press | News | Comments
The Food and Drug Administration says it has confirmed low levels of an illegal fungicide in orange juice samples taken from Florida manufacturers. The FDA says the fungicide is far below dangerous levels, the juice is safe to drink and the orange juice won't be recalled from stores or destroyed. The juice tested was mixed with product from Brazil, where the fungicide carbendazim is used.
35 Illnesses Now Linked To Pa. Dairy
February 3, 2012 12:36 pm | News | Comments
Pennsylvania health officials say the number of people stricken with illness after consuming raw...
Eggs Recalled In 34 States
February 3, 2012 12:33 pm | News | Comments
A Minnesota company is recalling cooked eggs distributed in 34 states because of possible...
Candy Factory Fire Not As Severe As First Feared
February 3, 2012 12:31 pm | News | Comments
A landmark candy factory in southwestern Pennsylvania caught fire, but the owner and fire...
Who Decides How You Stock Your Fridge?
February 8, 2012 9:30 am | Videos | CommentsCritics of the Obama administration's new school lunch rule say the government is acting like a nanny state. CBS News correspondent Whit Johnson reports. Then, Chef José Andrés talks to Charlie Rose, Erica Hill and Gayle King about how government can help families eat healthier.
Colo. Lawmakers Delay Hearing On Trans Fat Ban
February 3, 2012 12:41 pm | by KRISTEN WYATT,Associated Press | News | CommentsThe nation's leanest state is taking its sweet time as it considers a proposal aimed at getting junk food out of schools. A Colorado House committee was expected to discuss a bill that represents the nation's toughest regulations meant to keep trans fat away from students, but lawmakers Thursday delayed the hearing without explanation.
Hormel Phasing Out Pregnant Pig Confinement
February 3, 2012 12:38 pm | by STEVE KARNOWSKI,Associated Press | News | CommentsHormel Foods Corp.'s company-owned farms are phasing out the use of small metal crates for confining pregnant hogs by the end of 2017 — a move welcomed Thursday by the Humane Society of the United States, which had pushed for the change.
Consumer Trends: Americans View Prepackaged Diet Meals As Unhealthy
February 3, 2012 12:27 pm | News | CommentsMany Americans have seen commercials or advertisements for low carb, low fat, prepackaged diet meals that are available in grocery stores or for delivery to their home to help them lose weight. Poll Position wanted to know if consumers thought these diet programs were healthy and sustainable.
Green Mountain Coffee Brews 1Q Success
February 3, 2012 9:54 am | News | CommentsThe company that aims to get people brewing their coffee one cup at a time said late Wednesday that fiscal first-quarter revenue more than doubled to $1.16 billion, and net income surged to $104 million from $2.4 million.
Indiana Liquor Law Could Crimp Super Bowl Parties
February 3, 2012 9:51 am | by JIM SUHR,Associated Press | News | CommentsIndiana is among a handful that ban carryout liquor sales on Sundays, even with the NFL's most-celebrated spectacle on the schedule. The nation's few remaining blue laws are mostly in the South and Midwest and tend to limit liquor or car sales on Sundays. The name is believed to have derived either from 18th century usage of the word "blue" to disparage those with puritanical beliefs or from an early set of rules in New Haven, Conn., that were printed on blue paper.
Mild Weather Helps Storm-Battered Farms Recover
February 3, 2012 9:46 am | by GEORGE M. WALSH,Associated Press | News | CommentsAfter being battered by flooding last year, farmers across the Northeast and Midwest can at least be thankful that a relatively warm and largely snowless winter has made it easier to get started healing their rutted and debris-strewn lands.
American Crystal Union To Fight U.S. Sugar Program
February 3, 2012 9:44 am | News | CommentsThe union representing locked-out employees at American Crystal Sugar. Co. plans to lobby against the federal sugar program in Congress, breaking a tradition of fighting for the program alongside farmers and the company.
Photo Of The Day: Storm-Ravaged Farms Find Relief In Mild Winter
February 3, 2012 9:37 am | News | CommentsAfter being battered by flooding last year, farmers across the Northeast and Midwest can at least be thankful that a relatively warm and largely snowless winter has made it easier to get started healing their rutted and debris-strewn lands.
Worker Productivity Growth Slowed In 4Q
February 2, 2012 1:09 pm | by CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER,AP Economics Writer | News | CommentsWorkers were more efficient in the final three months of last year, although their gains in productivity slowed from the previous quarter. Slower productivity growth can be a good sign for hiring if economic growth picks up. The Labor Department said Thursday that worker productivity rose at a 0.7 percent annual rate in the October-December quarter. That's below a downwardly revised 1.9 percent in the previous quarter.
23 Sick From Raw Milk
February 2, 2012 1:00 pm | News | CommentsThe number of people in Pennsylvania and Maryland stricken with illness after consuming raw milk from the same farm has risen to 23, health officials in the two states said Wednesday. Maryland health officials also said laboratory tests have confirmed the presence of the bacteria, Campylobacter jejuni, that causes the illness in two unopened samples purchased from the Family Cow farm in Chambersburg. Pennsylvania officials said their tests had not yet yielded results.
Vending Company CFO Accused Of $3M Pepsi Fraud
February 2, 2012 12:55 pm | News | CommentsThe chief financial officer of a vending company was a key player in a conspiracy to defraud Pepsi Bottling Group of nearly $3 million over a 10-year period, according to a federal indictment unsealed Thursday. Joseph Belasco was indicted on one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud, five counts of mail fraud and one count of money laundering. If he's convicted, he could be sentenced to 20 years in prison for each count and ordered to pay fines totaling $1.75 million and to forfeit an additional $4 million.
Consumer Trends: Women’s Shifting Mindset Around Nutrition
February 2, 2012 12:39 pm | News | CommentsDespite decades of difference, women ages 19 to 59 all have one thing in common: during the next ten years, snacking will drive their food intake and become an accepted nutritional practice in their daily life. This forecast comes from The Power of Snacking: The Next Decade of Women’s Changing Nutrition, which examines women’s changing mindsets around snacking, the underlying driving forces, and the roadmap for how, when and why women will choose snacking over meals for themselves and their families.
SNAXPO
February 2, 2012 12:13 pm | EventsSNAXPO 2012 will be held March 16-19 in Phoenix. It will be a full equipment show so there will be plenty of big equipment on hand. Attendees will have the chance to learn firsthand in a single setting about the newest equipment and innovations for snack food manufacturing.
World Tea Expo
February 2, 2012 12:09 pm | EventsDedicated to creating a vibrant community, World Tea Expo is the largest trade show and conference in the world for premium tea and related products; it’s the three days each year when industry professionals connect face-to-face to unveil new products, optimize high quality merchandise, gain in-depth product knowledge and network with peers.
