Food Manufacturing

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Supply Chain Disruptions Bring Short-Notice Ingredient Changes

Labeling and artwork is the essential added ingredient to managing substitutions.

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7 Killed in Chocolate Factory Explosion

State and local fire investigators are continuing to examine the scene to try to determine the cause of the blast.

March 27, 2023

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California Bill Would Crack Down on Candy

Newly proposed legislation would ban a host of additives commonly found in candy and snacks.

March 24, 2023

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Harvesting Robot Helps Grow Crops Under Solar Panels

"Synecoculture" requires ecological literacy and complex decision-making.

March 23, 2023

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Pet Food Company Opens New Wisconsin Plant

The Golden Pet Manufacturing facility is expected to create about 140 jobs.

March 23, 2023

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Eat Just's Cultivated Chicken Cleared by FDA

The company is working with the USDA on other necessary approvals.

March 22, 2023

5 Minutes: Rich Schlesinger on Mitigating Risks at the Loading Dock

March 23, 2023

Supplier Recalls Strawberries Linked to Hep A Outbreak

March 21, 2023

NYC Man Pleads Guilty in Baby Formula Scheme

March 20, 2023

Freight Train Carrying Corn Syrup Derails

March 16, 2023

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Chipotle to Pay Workers at Store Closed Amid Union Push

Federal labor officials had said the closure was illegal.

March 28, 2023

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham holds a bill signed at Pinon Elementary School in Santa Fe, N.M., March 27, 2023.

New Mexico Approves Free Meals for All Students

Several states have expanded school meals to fill gaps from lapsed pandemic-era programs.

March 28, 2023

Emergency personnel work at the site of a deadly explosion at a chocolate factory in West Reading, Pa., March 24, 2023.

Jumbled Wreckage Complicates Chocolate Factory Blast Probe

Authorities declined to address reports that workers had smelled gas before the explosion.

March 28, 2023

New York Sen. Jessica Ramos, D-East Elmhurst, at a rally at the state Capitol, Albany, March 13, 2023.

As Inflation Persists, a Push for $20 Minimum Wage

Rising prices have blunted the impact of a decade-long push for a $15 minimum.

March 28, 2023

Don Cameron, general manager of Terranova Ranch, in front of a flooded field in Fresno County, Calif., March 13, 2023.

California Farmers Flood Fields to Boost Groundwater Basin

Taking some tomatoes out of production is an easy choice if it means boosting future water supplies.

March 28, 2023

People shop at a grocery store in Buffalo Grove, Ill., March 19, 2023.

Consumer Confidence Ticks Up in March

Consumer spending has remained strong despite continued increases in interest rates.

March 28, 2023

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Why Should Operators Run GMP-Certified Facilities?

Why GMP certification is essential to manufacturers of all sizes in all pharmaceutical industries.

March 27, 2023

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'Unclonable' Labels Combat Counterfeit Seeds

Fake seeds can cost farmers more than two-thirds of expected crop yields.

March 27, 2023

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FDA Issues Recommendations for Dietary Guidance Statements

The statements discuss how a food or food group can be a part of a nutritious dietary pattern.

March 27, 2023

Safety

5 Ways to Make the EHS Manager's Job Easier

Some of these tips might surprise you, like not counting days without a safety incident.

March 27, 2023

California Gov. Gavin Newsom during a news conference from a farm in Dunnigan, Calif., March 24, 2023.

California Eases Water Restrictions

But state officials were careful not to declare a lengthy drought over.

March 27, 2023

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Kansas Meatpacker Recalls Beef Over E. Coli

Routine testing came back positive for STEC O103.

March 27, 2023

Workers walk on a skybridge to and from a large Intel facility in Hillsboro, Ore., on March 17, 2023.

Factory or Farm? Oregon May Alter Land Use for Chipmakers

Oregon — and its "Silicon Forest" — is competing with other states for multibillion-dollar microchip factories.

March 27, 2023

A worker prepares a coffee drink at a shop in Overland Park, Kan., Aug. 14, 2008.

Study Examines Coffee and Heart Risks

Coffee did not affect one kind of heart hiccup, but it slightly increased another.

March 27, 2023

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Extra Food Assistance Cushioned Pandemic's Blow on Kids' Mental Health

The government boosted SNAP benefits in early 2020 to help offset pandemic-driven food insecurity.

March 27, 2023