Archives for December 4, 2009

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Cranberry rivals go head to head over patent case

By Caroline Scott-Thomas

Ocean Spray claims that a federal judge has ruled to allow an independent inspector to check whether rival cranberry company Decas has infringed its patents for producing sweetened dried cranberries (SDC).

Tyson clashes with FDA over 'serious violations'

By Rory Harrington

Tyson Foods has challenged an FDA-assessment that one of its Texas food processing plants had committed “serious violations” of the seafood Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) regulation.

Food banks and protein appeal boost peanut sales

By Caroline Scott-Thomas

Peanut sales have soared in the US, up 18.6 percent in August over the same period last year, due to the weakened economy, increased food bank use, a marketing push, and peanut butter’s all-American appeal.