Barvecue, producers of wood-smoked, plant-based proteins, has opened the world's largest plant-based smokehouse. The 10,000 square foot production facility, called Carolina Smokehouse, opens for production with an initial capacity of making 800,000 pounds of Barvecue a year and expects to employ 15 team members as production ramps up.

The FDA issued a final guidance, “Voluntary Sodium Reduction Goals: Target Mean and Upper Bound Concentrations for Sodium in Commercially Processed, Packaged, and Prepared Foods,” which provides voluntary short-term sodium reduction targets.

Fromm is issuing a voluntary recall of approximately 5,500 cases of Fromm Shredded canned Entrée dog food due to potentially elevated levels of Vitamin D. No injuries have been reported.

A report from Research And Markets reveals that, due to cannabis being slowly accepted in various countries, some developed countries—such as Canada, Uruguay and certain states in the U.S.—have gone a step further than medical use cannabis with legalized recreational use.

To address the issue of full recyclability of pouches, the three companies have jointly developed a turnkey solution that not only enables 100% recyclability of hot-fill pouches with its new mono-polymer structure but also the spout caps, thus, bringing many ecologically responsible brands closer to reaching their sustainability goals.

The FDA has upgraded its Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) Education Resource Library to allow users to locate information faster and easier.

ACS Laboratory, the largest state-of-the-art testing facility in cannabis and hemp testing in the eastern U.S., has launched a proprietary and trademarked Tested Safe Certified Seal program, which is endorsed by the American Cannabinoid Association.