General Mills, Inc. announced Thursday it will sell its Green Giant and Le Sueur vegetable businesses to B&G Foods, Inc., for approximately $765 million.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has awarded $10.5 million in one-year federal safety and health training grants to 80 nonprofit organizations across the nation for education and training programs that help high-risk workers and their employers recognize serious workplace hazards, implement injury prevention measures and understand their rights and responsibilities.

Wisconsin-based Kenosha Beef International LTD has issued a recall of approximately 89,235 pounds of pork sausage patties after consumers found small pieces of metal in the products, according to USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

The North American Meat Institute Foundation (NAMIF) has released a new video demonstrating safe preparation of frozen, raw, stuffed meat and poultry products as part of September’s Food Safety Education Month.

Cargill announced it is investing $100 million to double the capacity of its soybean oil crush operation in Borg El Arab, Egypt to meet the increasing demand in the country for soybean meal and vegetable oil. 

Multinational confectionary company Mondelez International, manufacturer of chocolate, biscuits, gum and candy, announced the opening of a new $30 million state-of-the-art chocolate production “line of the future” in Poland to capitalize on growing demand in its European confectionery business.

USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) said the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF) will hold full committee and subcommittees meetings on Sept. 9-11.

With five months remaining until the show, the 2016 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) has surpassed 1,040 exhibitors and secured more than 430,000 net square feet of exhibit space.

The Food Processing Suppliers Association (FPSA) said the number of those registered to attend the educational sessions slated as part of this year’s PROCESS EXPO UNIVERSITY has surpasses the total registrations from the last PROCESS EXPO in 2013.

Popular burrito chain Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc’s claims of using no genetically modified ingredients on its menu items has proven to be a hit with consumers, but not everyone is happy.