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CA Food Exec Indicted In Tomato Price-Fixing Case
February 19, 2010 6:29 am | News | CommentsSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - The former owner of a California food company was indicted Thursday in an alleged price-fixing plot that involved buyers for some of the nation's biggest food chains. A federal grand jury in Sacramento charged Frederick Scott Salyer with racketeering, wire fraud and obstruction of justice.
CA Food Exec Indicted In Tomato Price-Fixing
February 19, 2010 6:28 am | News | CommentsSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - The former owner of a California food company was indicted Thursday in an alleged price-fixing plot that involved buyers for some of the nation's biggest food chains. A federal grand jury in Sacramento charged Frederick Scott Salyer with racketeering, wire fraud and obstruction of justice.
1-800-Recycling.com Names the Food Manufacturers Wasting Less
February 19, 2010 5:37 am | by Food Manufacturers that are Wasting Less | News | CommentsLOS ANGELES-- (BUSINESS WIRE) - 1-800-Recycling.com, an interactive nationwide website dedicated to enhancing and democratizing the consumer recycling experience while making practical suggestions about green living, has published an article on its blog that singles out and recognizes some of the food manufacturing companies around the country that have been incorporating green practices into their operations.
Agriculture Expert To Dispel Locavore Myth
February 19, 2010 5:18 am | News | CommentsArlington, Va. (American Trucking Associations) - Roger A. Cady, Ph.D., Senior Technical Consultant at Elanco, will dispel the myth that purchasing locally grown food is better for the environment than buying from grocery retailers, during a presentation to members of the Agricultural and Food Transporters Conference (AFTC) of the American Trucking Associations.
Poultry Companies Turned Watershed Into Mess
February 18, 2010 11:32 am | News | CommentsTULSA, Okla. (AP) — Motivated by greed, several Arkansas poultry farms cut corners when getting rid of thousands of tons of waste and allowed it to pollute a sensitive watershed, an attorney for the state argued Thursday. The 11 companies accused of poisoning the Illinois River watershed shared by Oklahoma and Arkansas turned a once-pristine recreational area enjoyed by tens of thousands of visitors each year into a "green, slimy mess," Louis Bullock, an attorney for Oklahoma, said during his closing argument.
Pepsico To Close Gatorade Plant In OK
February 18, 2010 11:23 am | News | CommentsPRYOR, Okla. (AP) — Officials with Pepsico Inc. have announced plans to close the company's Gatorade plant in Pryor, Okla. PepsiCo spokesman Pat Burke said in a news release Thursday that the company has tried for the past year to keep the plant in open, but the sluggish economy is forcing it to close.
CA Introduces Soda Tax To Fund Childhood Obesity Programs
February 18, 2010 11:17 am | News | Comments(www.publichealthadvocacy.org) - In the face of a $41 billion statewide obesity epidemic, California Senate Majority Leader Dean Florez (D-Shafter) today introduced legislation to tax sodas and other sugar-sweetened beverages to fund childhood obesity programs. "I don't want obesity to be the legacy that we leave to our children," Sen.
Belgiums Unite Over Fries
February 17, 2010 6:44 am | News | CommentsANTWERP, Belgium (AP) — In Belgium, everything from political parties to pigeon racing clubs is split into Dutch and French-speaking camps, and the country always seems on the verge of an acrimonious breakup.. But there's at least one thing that unites the Belgians - fries. Nothing holds this conflicted nation together more than its hunger for deep-fried potato sticks served under landslides of mayonnaise and dozens of other sauces.
California Moves Toward Listing BPA As Toxin
February 17, 2010 6:28 am | News | CommentsSAN FRANCISCO, CA (PRNewswire-USNewswire) — The California Environmental Protection Agency signaled intent to add bisphenol A (BPA) to the state's list of chemicals known to cause cancer or birth defects, adding to evidence the chemical should be banned from food and beverage containers.
More RI-Made Salami Products Recalled
February 17, 2010 6:16 am | News | CommentsBURRILLVILLE, RI (AP) — Federal officials say Rhode Island-based Daniele International is expanding its recall of salami products that may be contaminated with salmonella. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service said Tuesday that 115,000 pounds of salami products manufactured by the Burrillville meat company were being recalled because of possible salmonella contamination from crushed red pepper.
More RI-Made Salami Products Recalled
February 17, 2010 6:15 am | News | CommentsBURRILLVILLE, RI (AP) — Federal officials say Rhode Island-based Daniele International is expanding its recall of salami products that may be contaminated with salmonella. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service said Tuesday that 115,000 pounds of salami products manufactured by the Burrillville meat company were being recalled because of possible salmonella contamination from crushed red pepper.
Food Companies Remain Committed To Low-Linolenic Soybean Oil
February 17, 2010 6:03 am | News | CommentsST. LOUIS, MO (PRNewswire-FirstCall) - Interest by food companies to reduce trans fats has supported continued demand for Vistive® low-linolenic soybean oil. As a result, processors across the Midwest are actively seeking contracts with growers for Vistive acres this season. This provides a great opportunity for farmers located near participating grain elevators and processing plants to plant Vistive soybeans with the Genuity(TM) Roundup Ready 2 Yield® trait in 2010.
Kraft 4Q Profit Surges; Cadbury Is Next Challenge
February 17, 2010 5:32 am | News | CommentsPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Kraft's income more than tripled in its first quarterly report since it acquired British candy maker Cadbury, in part on CEO Irene Rosenfeld's turnaround program. The next challenge will be delivering on bold promises for international growth to satisfy investors and silence the deal's doubters.
Perdue Receives USDA Process Verified Seal
February 17, 2010 4:53 am | News | CommentsSALISBURY, Maryland (PRNewswire) — Perdue Farms Incorporated announced today that it is introducing PERDUE@ fresh, all natural chicken products with the premier third-party stamp of approval, the USDA Process Verified Seal, in North Carolina. Perdue is the first and only chicken company to receive this seal of verification for its practices and be allowed to make the claim on its product packaging.
Va. Plant Works To Remove Fishy Smell
February 16, 2010 6:33 am | News | CommentsREEDVILLE, Va. (AP) — Virginia has never been known to beat up companies that violate environmental laws, but in the case of Omega Protein Corp., in 2007, the state had just about seen enough. Inspectors had determined that Omega Protein again was allowing toxic ammonia to escape its menhaden-processing plant, the largest of its kind on the East Coast, into a creek within earshot of the Chesapeake Bay.
Guinea Pig Touted As Solution To Congo Food Crisis
February 16, 2010 6:18 am | News | CommentsDAKAR, Senegal (AP) — An army of humanitarian organizations has been unable to end years of recurring hunger in conflict-torn Congo. Now a South American research group says it may have found another way to fill hungry bellies: with guinea pigs. Better known as cute pets in Western nations, the small rodents could provide war-battered villages with "a much-needed source of protein and micro-nutrients in a country with some of the highest incidences of malnutrition the world," according to the Colombia-based agricultural research institute, the International Center for Tropical Agriculture, or CIAT.
Seattle Candy Maker Working On Healthier Chocolate
February 16, 2010 6:02 am | News | CommentsSEATTLE (AP) — If the healthful benefits of broccoli could be distilled into a pill, veggie haters worldwide would rejoice. But who would choose to get their chocolate fix by gulping a tablet? The rush to cash in on chocolate's apparent ability to lower blood pressure, improve circulation and maybe even fight diabetes is threatening to take the fun out of indulgence.
A Hungry India Balks At Genetically Modified Crops
February 16, 2010 5:34 am | News | CommentsMUMBAI, India (AP) — It began quietly in America a decade ago, with a tomato. Since the introduction of the Flavr Savr tomato, engineered for long shelf life, genetically modified food has become a fact of American life. Not so in India. The debate over GM food, long settled in America, is noisily beginning here.
$3.2M In 2nd Round Of Katrina Fisheries Relief
February 16, 2010 5:07 am | News | CommentsHOUMA, La. (AP) — Commercial fishermen, seafood dealers and charter boat operators who got help from a $27 million disaster relief program after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita may be getting a second check before long. Martin Bourgeois, a biologist with the state Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, says that when the original program wrapped up last year, state officials found themselves with $3.
Kansas Still Working To Eradicate Feral Hogs
February 16, 2010 4:53 am | News | CommentsHUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) — Despite a state law banning it, Kansas Livestock Commissioner George Teagarden says people are still bringing feral hogs into the state for hunting. Teagarden says the animals are a nuisance that do serious damage to crops and pastures. The Kansas Legislature passed a law in 2006 banning feral hog hunting.
