News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
DISPATCHES FROM INTERPACK 2011
Environmental sustainability offers a key opportunity for the United States food packaging sector, a US executive told delegates at a seminar at the Interpack trade event in Dusseldorf, Germany.
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has criticized the FDA’s program to oversee the safety of imported fish and seafood as ‘limited’, in a new report issued this week.
General Mills has signaled its intention to make a bold move into the functional foods market with new products targeting cardiovascular health, cognitive function and weight management.
The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has said it is suspending testing of dry and semi-dry fermented sausages for E. coli O157:H7 after not finding a single positive result for nine years.
Learning from current salt reduction strategies may help to produce a better framework for developing future initiatives, according to a global review of current methods.
General Mills has entered into definitive agreements to acquire a 51 percent controlling interest in French yogurt maker Yoplait and a 50 percent stake in a related entity that holds the global Yoplait brands.