Six US cities were announced as winners of the 2015 Childhood Obesity Prevention Awards hosted by the United States Conference of Mayors (USCM) at its 83rd winter meeting in Washington, DC.
USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has announced the 2015 rates it will charge meat and poultry establishments, egg products plants, and importers and exporters for providing voluntary, overtime, and holiday inspection and identification, certification, and laboratory services.
Following President Barack Obama’s State of the Union Address, the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) said it is encouraged the president’s call to pass legislation reauthorize Trade Promotion Authority was welcomed with bipartisan support from members of Congress,
A stronger US economy in 2015 will yield and increase in demand for wine, according to the annual State of the Wine Industry Report from Silicon Valley Bank.
A recent article published by the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) has dissected and analyzed the levels of arsenic in food consumed by US residents.
Current government-mandated nutrition labels on food are ineffective at improving nutrition, though there are better options available, according to a recent study from McGill University that compared four types of labels.
In order to capitalize on the rising demand for biscuits in the Middle East and Africa, manufacturer Mondelez International has begun construction on a $90 million biscuit plant in Bahrain.
While the portfolio of products offered by the Kellogg Company may already be on many breakfast tables across the country, the company has launched “Open For Breakfast” to tell its story and have conversations with people about what they care about – sharing facts and figures, and visuals and videos featuring Kellogg employees, partners, nutritionists and consumers.
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.
