May 9, 2012 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the selection of 12 recipients in nine states for loans and grants to spur economic development and create or save jobs in rural areas.
FSAI today reported that three Closure Orders and one Prohibition Order were served on food businesses during the month of April for breaches in food safety legislation.
NEW YORK, NY and FAIRFAX, VA (May 9, 2012) – The nation’s two leading food allergy organizations are uniting to advance a cure and promote education for food allergy, a severe and potentially life-threatening disease.
FSA has announced two new appointments: Tim Bennett has been appointed Deputy Chair of the FSA Board and Jim Wildgoose is the new Chair of the Scottish Food Advisory Committee (SFAC).
AFFI President and CEO Kraig R. Naasz today announced the selection of Elise Cortina Fennig as AFFI’s new vice president of member services and the addition of Adrienne Richards asdirector of industry and public affairs.
SEOUL, May 9 (Yonhap) -- A U.N. food agency has estimated that North Korea will secure 2 million tons of rice in 2012, up about 18 percent from last year, a news report said Wednesday.The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said that the North produce
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the launch of a new National Water Quality Initiative committed to improving one to seven impaired watersheds in every U.S. state and territory.
Public health officials in the Canadian province of New Brunswick are investigating an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak with 13 confirmed cases and another 14 suspected cases.
North Carolina's Buncombe County reported Monday that the number of Salmonella Paratyphi B cases in an outbreak linked to unpasteurized tempeh has risen from 46 to 60.
FSIS is celebrating the first anniversary of Mobile Ask Karen, the mobile app that allows consumers to ask food safety questions at any time of day, instantly from their smartphones.
Israeli lipid specialist Enzymotec has doubled its krill production capacity to an unspecified level as it responds to growing global demand for the Antarctic micro-shrimp that is registering at about 30% per annum.
With the road ahead now appearing closed - or at least decidedly rocky - for pre-workout stimulant DMAA (1,3-Dimethylamylamine), attention is turning to alternatives. But could they be just as controversial?
Farmers had another speedy week in the corn planters despite some fairly regular and, in spots, heavy rainfall in the heart of corn and soybean country.As of Sunday, 71% of the nation's corn crop is in the ground, up 18% from a week ago and almost 40% ahe
Brazilian agriculture consultancy Safras Mercado on Monday trimmed its forecast for Brazil's 2011-12 soybean crop, saying a drought this year represented farmers' worst fears realized.
Spanish ingredients firm Natra has upped its operating profit 71% on last year in its first quarter (Q1) results due to operational changes in its main cocoa and chocolate business.
