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US Supreme Court hears Pom Wonderful, Coca-Cola juice case

Federal commission charges Kraft, Mondelez with manipulation of wheat prices

April 2, 2015

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed civil complaints in US District Court Wednesday against Kraft Foods Group, Inc. and Mondelez Global LLC, charging the companies with manipulation and attempted manipulation of the prices of cash wheat and wheat futures which led to over $5.4 million in profits.

Floor for co-located food and beverage event exceeds 300,000 square feet

Jeremy Gerrard

March 31, 2015

The show floor for the co-located PROCESS EXPO, International Dairy Show and InterBev Process has exceeded 300,000 net square feet, and continues to grow, according to organizers the Food Processing Suppliers Association (FPSA), the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) and NürnbergMesse.

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DNA-based test kits combat seafood mislabeling

InstantLabs launches new tests for Atlantic and Coho salmon that provide accurate DNA verification in less than two hours.

Jeremy Gerrard

March 30, 2015

According to a recent survey from Oceana, approximately one-third of all fish sold in the US is mislabeled.

Changes to household impact Americansâ?? food preferences

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Changes to household impact Americans’ food preferences

The modern family dynamic is changing in terms of size and structure, resulting in different consumer demands

Jeremy Gerrard

March 30, 2015

From social media to organic ingredients, consumers are still obsessed with food, but the public’s relationship with food and eating is shifting.

Some processors have the option of sending clean wastewater to a natural body of water

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Report: 40 percent global water shortfall likely by 2030

A new UN report suggests an urgent need to better manage the world’s water supply.

Jeremy Gerrard

March 30, 2015

The report estimates industry demand for water will increase by 400 percent between 2000 and 2050.

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Heinz and Kraft merge to create global food giant

Heinz shareholders will own a 51 percent stake in the new company, per the agreement valued at $36 billion.

Jeremy Gerrard

March 30, 2015

The combination of these brands will create the fifth-largest food and beverage company in the world.

NAMI hosts training on fundamentals of meat specifications

Jeremy Gerrard

March 27, 2015

The North American Meat Institute Foundation (NAMIF) is offering a three-day training course covering the fundamentals of meat specifications on June 2-4 at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas.

NAMI critical of foundation for dietary guideline recommendations

Jeremy Gerrard

March 24, 2015

The North American Meat Institute (NAMI) is advocating for better scientific evidence to be the foundation of new nutrition policies after it says a review of the science used by the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee revealed more than 70 percent of the recommendations were not based on reviews of USDA’s Nutritional Evidence Library (NEL).

Pediatricians say pregnant women and children should not drink raw milk

World dairy groups join to push for ambitious outcome in TTP negotiations

Jeremy Gerrard

March 23, 2015

Dairy organizations from the U.S. have collaborated with dairy groups from Australia and New Zealand to issue a joint letter to their respective trade and agricultural officials that requests an “ambitious, comprehensive and commercially meaningful” resolution in the Trans-Pacific Partnership, according to the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA).

World facing a 40 percent shortfall in water supply by 2030, UN report warns

March 20, 2015

As the world prepares to the sustainability of our natural resources on world water day Sunday, a new report from the United Nations suggests there is an urgent need to better manage the world’s water supply or the planet could suffer a 40 percent shortfall in water in just 15 years.