The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) is calling for nominations for the 2016 National Cheese Institute’s Laureate Award, an honor celebrating major contributions in the cheese manufacturing industry for more than 30 years.

The board of directors of the Food Processing Suppliers Association welcomed 70 new members to its community of more than 400 companies this year.

As many consumers continue to demand more natural and organic products, the global food and beverage market for non-GMO products reached $550 billion in 2014 out of a total $5 trillion market, according to a Packaged Facts study.

In just over a month since the company’s merger, the Kraft Heinz Company announced it will slash 2,500 jobs in the US and Canada in an effort to cut costs, according to the Associated Press.

Blue Bell Creameries trucks filled with ice cream were spotted on the road for the first time in months after a listeria contamination halted production and forced a nationwide recall.

 The statute would criminalize undercover surveillance and investigations that document animal welfare, worker safety and food safety violations at agricultural production facilities. 

 In June, FDA announced its determination that PHOs are not generally recognized as safe or GRAS for use in human food. 

 GE built the new Predix Cloud using its Predix software. 

 Sanitation and exclusion are critical components of a filth fly management program this summer, McCloud Services says.Keywords: pest management, plant safety, pest control. 

Oceana commends US representatives for introducing the new legislation.