A new variety of peanut, boasting longer shelf life and increased disease resistance, was unveiled by a team of researchers from USDA and Oklahoma State University.
It’s probably not the news some in the food industry want to hear, but a new study conducted by the University of Vermont suggests consumers won’t be scared away from purchasing foods containing genetically modified ingredients if those foods would be required to carry a GMO label.
Extending their relationship, Starbucks and PepsiCo, Inc. announced the two companies have partnered to market, sell and distribute Starbucks read-to-drink coffee and energy beverages in Latin America.
The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) today praised Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) for urging Canada to engage in dairy market-access negotiations during talks this week in Hawaii concerning the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiation.
The American Beverage Association has sued the city of San Francisco alleging new legislation passed by city officials that requires health warning labels on sugar-sweetened beverages and prohibits the advertisement of them on city property violates the First Amendment, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.
Brown Packing Company of South Holland, IL, has issued a recall of an undetermined amount of veal trimmings that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7 and non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC), according to USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).
Engineers at the University of California, Berkeley--in collaboration with colleagues at Taiwan’s National Chiao Tung University—have developed 3D printing technology that includes electrical components and sensors.