Food safety ultimately the producers responsibility, says professor
The ultimate responsibility for food safety lies with producers and not auditors, inspectors or government agencies, according to Doug Powell from Kansas State University.
Archives for September 12, 2012
‘Angel’s Share’ sees Kentucky city serve Diageo air pollution notice
Diageo Americas Supply has been sent an air pollution ‘notice of violation’ letter by city authorities in Louisville, Kentucky, which alleges that excess ethanol emissions from warehousing used to age whiskey led to breathing difficulties for some residents.
Durbin, Blumenthal send second letter to FDA seeking action on energy drinks
Sens. Dick Durbin and Richard Blumenthal have sent another letter to FDA inquiring about the regulation of energy beverages.
Beef Products Inc files defamation lawsuit v ABC News over 'pink slime' reports: 'Our world was turned upside down'
Lean finely textured beef maker (LFTB) Beef Products Inc. has filed a defamation lawsuit against ABC News alleging its “false and disparaging" news reports about ‘pink slime’ defamed its products and proved “catastrophic” to its business.
New product development at Kraft Foods Group: ’The days of spray and pray innovation are gone’
The days of “spray and pray innovation at Kraft are gone” with “big bet” new products expected to meet more rigorous standards before they are launched in future, says the new boss of Kraft’s North American grocery business.
US private label market could double in five to six years, predicts PLM boss
The US private label market has the potential to double its sales in five to six years, the boss of a firm supplying some of the food retail sector’s biggest names with product lifecycle management (PLM) systems has predicted.
‘Virtue not vice makes a dull beverage nice’: US research finds
US academics have found that exposing college students to stories of moral transgression or virtue prior to tasting a mixture of Gatorade and water affected perceptions of disgust and delight in the drink.
US beef exports put Canada’s domestic supply at risk
High exports to the US have left Canadian beef producers less able to deliver beef on their own doorstep, according to a new report by the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI).
Campbell Soup opens $30m innovation center at Pepperidge Farm HQ in Connecticut
Campbell Soup Co has opened a new $30m, 34,000-square-foot innovation center at its Pepperidge Farm HQ in Norwalk, Connecticut.