Redwood Hill Farm & Creamery, Sebastopol, CA, has unveiled new product packaging, as well as announced that its Goat Milk Yorgurt is now made with organic fruit. The company also updated packaging on its Green Valley Organics line of yogurts, kefirs and sour cream. Kroger company will now carry...
Atlanta, GA—Data on outbreaks of foodborne illness occurring in 2008 in the United States have been finalized by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and released in a report. Officially titled “Surveillance for Foodborne Disease Outbreaks—United States, 2008,” and appearing in an edition of CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality...
Farms that produce organic food are economically viable on a long-term basis, and are perhaps more profitable than conventional farms, according to new research. The study, conducted by the University of Minnesota and recently published in Agronomy Journal, analyzed 18 years of crop yields and other farm data. Findings included...
Nunda, NY-based Once Again Nut Butter Collective, Inc. was featured on the cable television show, “World’s Greatest!...”. The show, produced by How 2 Media, honored the company’s products with the title, World’s Greatest Peanut Butter. Ajiri Tea of Upper Black Eddy, PA, received the Buyer’s Choice Award for Best...
Washington, D.C.—The Food Safety Modernization Act was signed into law on January 4 of this year, and one stipulation of that legislation was that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) should increase its safety measures surrounding fresh fruits and vegetables. Since then, U.S. citizens have watched tainted vegetables become...
Venice, CA—Federal agents and local law enforcement, at the behest of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), conducted an armed raid on raw organic food distributor Rawesome for the second time recently, according to numerous reports. The authorities seized food valued at $70,000 from shelves at the co-op’s...
Laval, Canada—SmartBalance, Inc., marketer of the natural foods brand EarthBalance, has purchased Glutino Food Group (Glutino) from Claridge Natural Foods for $66.3 million. Claridge, a Montreal-based investment firm, transfered 100% equity interest in Importations DE-RO-MA, which owns Glutino, over to SmartBalance. Glutino is an established presence in the gluten-free market, with...
GoodBelly, a line of organic probiotic juice drinks manufactured by NextFoods, Boulder, CO, has announced its support for Get Your Guts in Gear, an annual bike ride fundraiser benefiting Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis research. GoodBelly will provide promotional support, and participants in the rides will receive information on...
Uelzen, Germany—The tragic E. coli outbreak in Europe, having taken the lives of at least 37 people mostly in Germany, has subsided at press time. Though the number of new illnesses has dwindled, the episode leaves lingering questions about organic farming in the minds of the public. Due to the...
At the most recent Codex Committee on Food Labeling (CCFL) meeting in Canada, collaborators agreed to drop ongoing work on creating labeling recommendations for and generally defining Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) products. CCFL has decided to instead compile Codex texts on the subject of GMOs as a reference guide. The...
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