Michael Casey

Associated Press

Streamline, Save, and Scale with Material Transfer's Custom Solutions

Streamline, Save, and Scale with Material Transfer's Custom Solutions

September 1, 2025

I Stock 2194629228 Ultramansk Food Inspection

Detectable Plastics, Rubber a 'Game-Changer' in Contamination Prevention

September 17, 2025

Ben & Jerry's co-founder Jerry Greenfield speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 10, 2014, about a House proposal that would deny Americans the right to know about the genetically engineered ingredients in their food during a news conference.

Jerry Quits Ben & Jerry's, Saying Its Independence on Social Issues Has Been Stifled

September 17, 2025

Boutique Pretzel Maker Stays Relevant By Focusing on Ingredients, Quality Despite Rising Costs

September 17, 2025

Tracking Ingredients, Processes, and Costs in Food Manufacturing

Tracking Ingredients, Processes, and Costs in Food Manufacturing

Few sectors are as dependent on traceability as the food industry. Here’s what traceability software can do for you.

September 1, 2025

Bigeye trevally fish swim against the current at Wolf Island, Ecuador, in the Galapagos, June 10, 2024.

Pressure Grows for Countries to Deliver on Biodiversity Targets

The agreement is signed by 196 countries.

October 16, 2024

Ben Doherty, 12, of Braintree, Mass., left, stands with his cousin Danny Doherty, 12, of Norwood, Mass., right, near a table for donations to the Boston Bear Cubs hockey team, in Norwood.

Residents in Boston Suburb Raise $20K After Town Officials Shut Down Boy’s Ice Cream Stand

Town officials had received a complaint and said that the 12-year-old's scheme violated the Massachusetts Food Code.

August 28, 2024

A Paqui One Chip Challenge chip displayed in Boston, Sept. 8, 2023.

Lawsuit Filed Over Teen Who Died After 'One Chip Challenge'

Despite a warning on the label, children had no problem buying the chips.

July 12, 2024

A delivery driver on a scooter rides the pedestrian crosswalk.

Complaints About Drivers Rises Alongside Demand for Food Delivery

The demand has increased scooter, motorcycle and moped use.

June 10, 2024

Paqui One Chip Challenge chips at a 7-Eleven store in Boston, Sept. 7, 2023.

Teen Who Died After Eating Spicy Chip Had Heart Defect, Autopsy Says

The results said he died of cardiopulmonary arrest after ingesting a "high capsaicin concentration."

May 17, 2024

Floating warehouses in the Sao Raimundo settlement, Brazil, Sept. 5, 2022.

Historic Biodiversity Pact Inspires, but Past Failures Loom

The latest agreement features stronger reporting and measuring language.

December 21, 2022

European green crab.

Distillery Adds Invasive Crabs to Whiskey

It isn't the first time the company has experimented with unexpected flavors.

June 27, 2022

A McDonald's Big Mac, left, rests in a box next to a bag of McDonald's fries, in Walpole, Mass., Wednesday, April 20, 2022. Environmental and health groups are pushing dozens of fast food companies, supermarkets chains and other retail outlets to remove PFAS from their packaging.

Pressure Growing to Remove PFAS from Fast Food Wrappers

Known as “forever chemicals," they are used to prevent grease from soaking through wrappers, boxes and bags.

June 2, 2022

Sludge

Tainted Sewage Spread on Croplands

While the sludge offers farmers a cheap source of fertilizer, there long have been concerns about contaminants in the material.

September 12, 2019

Fda

FDA Finds Broad Contamination

The FDA found PFAs in everything from grocery store meats and seafood to an off-the-shelf chocolate cake.

June 3, 2019

Bees

Bees Critical to Pollination Declining

They pollinate everything from blueberries to apples in New England.

April 18, 2019