Sweets & Snacks Expo 2016
Snack Innovations to tap key consumer trends with first organic popcorn lines
US manufacturer Snack Innovations is set to unveil its first USDA Organic snack ranges under the new Awesome Organics brand.
Archives for May 2, 2016
US government offers funding for antimicrobial resistance research
The US Department of Agricultural (USDA) will make around $6m (£4.8m) available to fund research on combating the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance.
Sweden investigates Salmonella outbreak with 39 ill
Salmonella has sickened 39 people in Sweden with a link to sausage.
Beyonce invests in WTRMLN WTR: 'People are looking for alternatives to high sugar juices'
A day after Leonardo DiCaprio invested in ‘clean energy’ brand Runa, Beyonce has added some stardust to cold pressed watermelon juice brand WTRMLN WTR, investing an undisclosed sum to take a "meaningful stake" in the three-year-old New York-based brand.
NutriScience Innovations offers new spray-dried form of lactoferrin
Connecticut-based NutriScience Innovations has launched a new spray-dried version of lactoferrin for supplements, foods and beverages.
Quaker Oats targeted in ‘100% natural’ lawsuit over glyphosate; but case ‘is a stretch’ for plaintiff’s bar, say attorneys
If your product contains even trace levels of pesticide residue, and you are calling it '100% natural', are you at risk of a false advertising lawsuit? Complaints filed vs Quaker Oats on Friday suggest the answer is yes, although legal experts predict...
Naturally More brings probiotics to peanut, almond, hazelnut butters
There is yet another probiotic product in town, this time in nut butter form, launched last week at national stores including Walmart, Kroger, and ShopRite, by California-based Naturally More.
Final menu labeling guidance falls short of retailers’ hopes, clarifies gray areas
In final guidance released April 29, FDA once again pushes back the compliance date for the long-delayed menu labeling final rule and clarifies when grab-and-go, deli-counter and bulk-bin items sold at grocery stores and other establishments must include...
Supreme Court affirms FTC's position that POM's claims were unsupported
The US Supreme Court has declined to take up the FTC vs POM case. The action in effect affirms FTC's prior determinations that POM misled consumers in the advertising of its pomegranate products.