Judge throws out lawsuit alleging HFCS caused girl’s type 2 diabetes
A product liability lawsuit alleging high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is to blame for a teenage girl’s type 2 diabetes has been dismissed by a federal judge in New York.
Archives for April 22, 2014
Special edition: Sports nutrition
Expert founds company with goal to fill in data gaps on sports nutrition for women
When formulating sports nutrition products for women, is the concept to merely give them a little bit less of what you’d give a presumably much heavier man under similar circumstances? Or are a female athlete’s needs subtly different? No one really...
General Mills apologizes and backtracks on consumer legal policy
General Mills has reverted back to its old online legal terms following backlash and media outcry over its arbitration clause.
Maple Leaf closes Brockley Road wiener plant
Maple Leaf Foods has now closed its wiener production facility on Brockley Road, Hamilton, with production now transferred to its new prepared meats facility in Hamilton.
Exclusive interview: Pat Crowley, director and founder of Chapul
Chapul cricket bars founder: ‘Our marketing approach has been absolute, utter optimism’
As one of the forerunners of the commercialization of edible insects in the US, Chapul, makes its first big push into the national market with its cricket protein bars, founder Pat Crowley caught up with FoodNavigator-USA on the enviable efficiency of...
ConAgra sells Medallion Foods
Private label salty snack manufacturer Shearer’s Foods has acquired the assets of the Medallion Foods business from ConAgra Foods for $33.5 million.
Single serve pods account for 41.2% of dollar sales of ground coffee in the US
More than four out of every 10 dollars spent on ground coffee in the US is now spent on single-serve pods such as K-Cups, according to the latest Nielsen data.
USDA announces new measures to control PEDv spread
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced it will require reporting of all cases of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus (PEDv) and Swine Delta Coronavirus in a bid to try and reduce the spread of these diseases.
Carbonated soft drinks sales in free fall, says Nielsen data
Dollar sales of diet soda plunged 9.5% in the four weeks to April 12, while sales of regular soda fared hardly any better (- 2.4%), as Americans sought out other options from energy drinks (+8.9%) to sparkling water (+24.5%), according to the latest...
Vermont GMO labeling bill heads to governor's desk. But can it withstand a First Amendment challenge?
A bill requiring foods produced with genetic engineering be labeled in Vermont has passed the house and the senate, and now just needs Governor Peter Shumlin’s signature to be signed into law. However, legal experts say a First Amendment challenge could...