Researchers at Texas Tech University have discovered a new serotype of the salmonella bacteria which the university says will help provide a better understanding of the bacteria and provide new ways of looking at its prevention.

Kalamazoo Valley Community College (KVCC) and Western Michigan University (WMU) announced a partnership to launch the nation’s first higher education programs in sustainable brewing beginning fall 2015.

Only a few weeks into 2015, this past weekend created some early buzz in terms of food safety as USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) reported four high-risk recalls Saturday for a variety of meat and poultry products.

In light of recent studies by the US government, researchers say they strongly support the safety of BPA, according to the American Chemistry Council

Oklahoma State University’s Robert M. Kerr Food and Agricultural Products Center and the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry have teamed up to provide four one-day food safety training events for businesses and small farms this year.

Brewing up the next big thing in refrigeration, GE Appliances and Keurig Green Mountain, Inc. have teamed up to introduce the first refrigerator complete with a built-in Keurig K-Cup Brewing System to bring single serve brewing at home to the next level.

More than just a fad, the gluten-free market is showing it’s here to stay, according to a recent research by Packaged Facts which says the sales of gluten-free foods posted a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 34 percent over the five-year period.

A jury of whisky experts selected Collingwood 21 Year Old Rye as the best Canadian whisky of 2014 at the fifth annual Canadian Whisky Awards held this week.

In the food industry, it’s sometimes better dig up the past than deliver something new. At least, that was the thinking behind a recent move by Post Foods which became the latest manufacturer to capitalize on an ongoing trend to revive discontinued products.

Often dismissed as a boring packaged food category with minimal growth, popcorn is primed for a comeback and has burst back to life, transforming the US food industry, according to a new report from Rabobank called “The Popcorn Blockbuster.”