People & Industry News People and Industry News: December 2015 December 10, 2015 Announcements about new hires, staff promotions, association news, awards, mergers and acquisitions.Read More
Federal testing cannot confirm E. coli in Costco chicken salad Jeremy Gerrard December 9, 2015 Further laboratory tests of the vegetable mix used in Costco's rotisserie chicken salad could not confirm the presence of E. coli.Read More
Meat Mythcrusher video examines iron absorption from meat Jeremy Gerrard December 9, 2015 The latest NAMI video explores the difference between heme iron found in meat and non-heme iron from vegetables. Read More
California almond industry launches strategic effort to cultivate innovation, sustainability Jeremy Gerrard December 9, 2015 Almond Board of California announced new efforts designed to make the almond industry even more efficient and sustainable.Read More
PMMI releases PLCs 1 study guide Jeremy Gerrard December 9, 2015 In order to help candidates prepare for the PLC 1 exam, PMMI launched its Programmable Logic Controllers 1 Study Guide. Read More
Kellogg announces global greenhouse gas emission goals Jeremy Gerrard December 8, 2015 Targets call for reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 65 percent by 2050Read More
USDA continues to prepare for spread of bird flu Jeremy Gerrard December 8, 2015 On November 18, USDA reported all cases of HPAI in commercial poultry have been resolved and that the US is free of HPAI.Read More
Kuwait launches initiative to advance food security in Africa Jeremy Gerrard December 8, 2015 Named the ‘Al-Sumait Prizes’ after the Abdulrahman Al-Sumait, a Kuwaiti physician who devoted his life to helping the poor in Africa. Read More
WTO authorizes $1 billion in retaliatory tariffs for COOL law Jeremy Gerrard December 8, 2015 Monday’s ruling allows Canada to impose $777 million a year in tariffs and Mexico $228 million a year.Read More
Chipotle sales take hit as E. coli outbreak expands Jeremy Gerrard December 7, 2015 An outbreak of E. coli infections has spread to three additional states: Pennsylvania, Illinois and Maryland.Read More