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Manufacturing News

New bioengineering labels are on the way

Labels will show foods are compliant with disclosure standards

August 8, 2018

The USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service has proposed three sets of symbols to be used on labels of products compliant with the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard.

People & Industry News

People and Industry News: August 2018

August 8, 2018

Announcements about new hires, staff promotions, association news, awards, mergers and acquisitions.

Plant Openings

Plant Openings: August 2018

August 8, 2018

Announcements about new food and beverage plant construction projects, plant renovations and plant expansions.

People News

Haskell appoints President James O’Leary as CEO

Former CEO Steve Halverson will remain as chairman

Wayne Labs

August 6, 2018

Haskell, a global architectural, engineering, construction and consulting firm, has appointed James O’Leary to the position of chief executive officer, giving him full executive leadership responsibilities for the $1 billion firm.

Food Safety

Hostess recalls brownies due to missing information on packaging

"Contains" statement does not list egg as an allergen

Casey Laughman

August 6, 2018

Hostess Brands, LLC has recalled packages of its Cookies 'n Crème Brownies that do not list egg as an allergen in the "Contains" statement.

Industry News

Indra Nooyi to end tenure as PepsiCo CEO

Ramon Laguarta elected to replace Nooyi

August 6, 2018

After 12 years as chief executive officer (CEO) of PepsiCo Inc., Purchase, N.Y., Indra Nooyi announced that she will step down Oct. 3. Nooyi has been with the company for 24 years. She will remain chairman until early 2019.

Software

AVEVA partners with Virsec to strengthen defense against cyberattacks

The partnership provides in-memory protection for ICS and SCADA software systems

Wayne Labs

August 1, 2018

AVEVA , a supplier of engineering and industrial software, has signed a partnership agreement with cybersecurity software firm Virsec.

Bioengineering

Coalition for Responsible Gene Editing in Agriculture establishes steering committee

The committee will develop a framework for responsible gene editing.

Wayne Labs

August 1, 2018

The Coalition for Responsible Gene Editing in Agriculture has established a multi-stakeholder Steering Committee to develop a framework for the responsible use of gene editing in agriculture.

Innovation

DouxMatok, Südzucker announce sugar reduction technology partnership

Companies aim to reduce sugar in products without affecting taste

Casey Laughman

July 31, 2018

Südzucker, Europe's leading sugar company, has partnered with DouxMatok to reduce sugar content in food products without affecting taste.

Food Safety

FDA, CDC investigating cyclosporiasis outbreak

Outbreak believed to be linked to McDonald's salads

Casey Laughman

July 30, 2018

The FDA, CDC and state and local officials are investigating a multi-state outbreak of cyclosporiasis believed to be caused by salads from McDonald's.