As the Northeast, Central Appalachians and Ohio Valley braces for severe thunderstorms through Tuesday evening, USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service has issued food safety tips and recommendations in the event of power outages.

FDA announced Monday it issued a final rule to add selenium to the list of required nutrients for infant formula and establish both minimum and maximum levels of the element allowed in the products.

Niagara Bottling LLC has issued a voluntary recall for 14 brands of its bottled water produced at two Pennsylvania plants because of concerns once of its spring sources is contaminated with E. coli.

The Foundation of the Food Processing Suppliers Association (FFPSA) has announced the recipients of ten $5,000 Career Development Scholarships for the 2015-2016 school year.

Cargill has officially opened its newly expanded Mouscron, Belgium chocolate facility in order to boost supply of Belgian chocolate to meet the needs of its manufacturing customers. 

The CDC Foundation’s new issue of Business Pulse focuses on how CDC fights foodborne diseases to protect businesses and consumers.

The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) has announced the recipients of this year’s achievement awards.

General Mills Cereals announced Monday it has committed to removing all artificial flavors and colors from its entire portfolio of cereal brands that include household names such as Lucky Charms, Resee’s Puffs and Trix among others.

The US House of Representatives passed “The Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015,” the Trade Promotion Authority (TPA-2015) bill, by a vote of 218-208 last week.