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FDA To Hold Hearings for New England Farmers
June 6, 2013 12:40 pm | News | CommentsThe Food and Drug Administration is organizing public hearings in New England for farmers who are concerned that proposed safety rules could hurt their businesses. New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen and Rep. Annie Kuster have led a bipartisan effort of lawmakers to call on the FDA to come to New England.
Review Blames Plant Staff, Inspectors for XL Foods Recall
June 6, 2013 12:39 pm | News | CommentsA relaxed attitude towards mandatory procedures on the part of both plant staff and federal food inspectors is partly to blame for an E. coli outbreak last fall that sickened 18 people and led to the largest beef recall in Canadian history.
Horse Slaughterhouse Accuses USDA of IRS Tactics
June 6, 2013 12:37 pm | by JERI CLAUSING,Associated Press | News | CommentsA southeastern New Mexico company's plans to convert a cattle plant into a horse slaughterhouse has hit another roadblock, this time over an environmental dispute that the company's attorney blames on the Obama administration putting politics over policy.
Calif. Man Gets Hepatitis A from Tainted Berries
June 6, 2013 12:34 pm | by GREGORY BULL and SHAYA TAYEFE MOHAJER,Associated Press | News | CommentsGeoff Soza was celebrating his 30th wedding anniversary in Yellowstone National Park when the 64-year-old man learned the hard way that his seemingly healthy breakfast habit of mixing thawed berries with Greek yogurt had exposed him to a national outbreak of hepatitis A.
Gov’t Proposes Safety Labels for Tenderized Beef
June 6, 2013 12:30 pm | by MARY CLARE JALONICK,Associated Press | News | CommentsBeef tenderized by machines before it is sold in grocery stores could soon carry labels warning customers to cook the meat thoroughly. The Agriculture Department is proposing to require the new labels and cooking instructions for the meat, which is poked with needles or blades to increase tenderness.
Daily Sound Bite: Cheerios Stands Behind Ad
June 6, 2013 12:26 pm | News | CommentsCheerios stirred a bit of unexpected controversy after an ad showing a mixed race family drew criticism and some negative reactions on the internet. Marketing expert Laura Ries explains that advertising often shies away from anything that could potentially be controversial — even if most viewers would just see a normal family eating breakfast.
Brainstorm: Plant Sanitation (Part I)
June 6, 2013 12:20 pm | by Dr. Elis Owens, Senior Microbiologist & Chemist, Birko | Articles | CommentsThe Food Manufacturing Brainstorm features industry experts sharing their perspectives on issues critical to the overall food industry marketplace. In this issue, we ask: What plant sanitation techniques can food processors employ to improve food safety in their facilities?
Consumer Trends: Dark Chocolate Gains on Milk Chocolate
June 6, 2013 12:00 pm | News | CommentsThe latest research from Mintel reveals that for just more than half (51%) of all adult consumers the favorite type of plain chocolate is milk chocolate, followed by 35% who favor dark chocolate and 8% who prefer white chocolate. In contrast, Mintel's 2011 report found that 57% of consumers favored milk chocolate and 33% of consumers preferred dark chocolate.
USDA Report Condemns Gov't for Food Safety Lapses
June 6, 2013 9:49 am | by HLN | Videos | CommentsHLN's Jane Velez-Mitchell reports on a new report from the USDA that condemns government inspection agencies for their failure to stop repeat and severe food safety violations at U.S. pig slaughterhouses. The report found little follow-up occurred after violations were discovered.
Tesco Sales Fall After Horsemeat Scandal
June 6, 2013 9:46 am | News | CommentsTesco, Britain's largest retailer by revenue, saw sales drop 1 percent at its U.K. stores amid consumer distaste over the horsemeat scandal. Chief Executive Philip Clarke says there was a discernible impact on frozen and chilled convenience food sales "due to the customer response to equine DNA being detected in four products."
Sri Lanka Suing Ad Firm over Beer Commercial
June 6, 2013 9:44 am | News | CommentsSri Lanka's government said Wednesday that it would take legal action against an advertising company for featuring a UNESCO World Heritage site in a Japanese beer commercial. National Heritage Minister Jagath Balasuriya said a Sri Lankan advertising company had been given permission to film the Sigiriya rock fortress for a commercial that the firm said was for an energy drink. The commercial, however, turned out to be for a Japanese beer.
Croissant-Donut Hybrid a Hit
June 6, 2013 9:42 am | by LEANNE ITALIE,Associated Press | News | CommentsOh the pull of that elusive reservation at the hot new restaurant. And double-oh the sweet and fatty decadence of a well-made dessert. Combine the two foodie emotions and you've got the Cronut. There's a frenzy goin' on — Manhattan style — for the croissant-doughnut hybrid that went on sale in limited quantities about three weeks ago at the tiny downtown shop of French chef Dominique Ansel.
Cheerios Stands by Ad Showing Mixed-Race Family
June 6, 2013 9:40 am | by LEANNE ITALIE,Associated Press | News | CommentsCheerios is standing by a fictitious family in one of its TV ads. The family reflects a black-white racial mix uncommon in commercials today, especially in ads on TV, at a time when interracial and interethnic couples are on the rise in real life, according to 2010 U.S. Census data, brand strategists and marketing consultants.
Monsanto: Modified Wheat ‘Isolated Occurrence’
June 6, 2013 9:37 am | by NIGEL DUARA,Associated Press | News | CommentsA genetically modified test strain of wheat that emerged to the surprise of an Oregon farmer last month was likely the result of an accident or deliberate mixing of seeds, the company that developed it said Wednesday. Representatives for Monsanto Co. said during a conference call that the emergence of the genetically modified strain was an isolated occurrence. It has tested the original wheat stock and found it clean, the company said.
Photo of the Day: The Cronut Craze
June 6, 2013 9:35 am | News | CommentsThis June 3, 2013 photo shows chef Dominique Ansel making Cronuts, a croissant-donut hybrid, at the Dominique Ansel Bakery in New York. Ansel makes only 200 to 250 Cronuts every morning and has been selling out within an hour.
Food Safety & Collaboration
June 6, 2013 9:28 am | by Krystal Gabert, Editor | Blogs | CommentsWhile open innovation has been adopted slowly here in the U.S., companies like General Mills (see Food Manufacturing, June 2012, p. 34) are beginning to publicize their own successes with open innovation.
Paperless HACCP Thermometer
June 6, 2013 1:00 am | by Food Manufacturing Staff | Product Releases | CommentsUsers can measure, store, download and print temperature reports with the convenience and price of a handheld thermocouple meter.
Drum Filler with Scale System
June 6, 2013 1:00 am | by Food Manufacturing Staff | Product Releases | CommentsThis stainless steel drum filling system allows filling of various size drums.
GMO-Free Sweetener for Flavored Milk
June 6, 2013 1:00 am | by Food Manufacturing Staff | Product Releases | CommentsIn response to growing discussions surrounding chocolate milk and childhood nutrition, Company has developed flavored-milk recipes using Fructevia, a blend of natural fructose, inulin stevia and magnesium carbonate, as a direct, all-natural replacement for sugar and artificial sweeteners.
June 2013 - Safety Report
June 6, 2013 12:00 am | Digital Editions | CommentsIn this issue of Food Manufacturing, we report on some of the food industry's recent food and industrial safety accidents in order to provide plant managers the tools they need to avoid these types of accidents in the future.
