After receiving comments from industry and consumer groups, FDA will decide whether there should be a regulatory definition of functional foods, and if so, what it should be.
Many leading food manufacturers recognize the need for a vastly improved and more global automation infrastructure than currently exists in even the most automated facilities, says a study from the ARC Advisory Group.
Although the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) granted temporary relief to smaller public companies from Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance reporting, more frequent than quarterly filing/reporting may be in the wings for all public companies, according to a white paper from six international accounting companies.
With Control of Congress passing to the Democrats, changes are taking place on key food industry related committees. Virginia Republican Bob Goodlatte will step down as chairman of the House Agriculture Committee.
Totally Chocolate began operations in its new 60,000-sq.-ft. manufacturing facility in Blaine, WA. The facility features new molding and packaging lines for producing premium chocolate gifts and bars.