Sacramento, CA-based Blue Diamond Growers will move ahead with the purchase of 88 acres of farm land at North Washington and Fulkerth Road in Turlock, CA, after its board of directors approved the plan. The move comes as part of the company’s 15-year capacity expansion plan, which includes future...
Washington, D.C.—Activities for the second annual Non-GMO month, a multi-faceted advocacy campaign directed against Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) in food, went off without a hitch this October, and drew more attention to the growing movement. Highlights included the well-attended Right2Know March from New York City to here, and the...
The PET (plastic) bottle lines of Bethesda, MD-based Honest Tea have a new look following a redesign of its label. Its Honest Tea and Honest Ade beverages now feature labels with a white background and vibrant images of ingredients like tea leaves and large, cut-open fruit. The AGree initiative,...
High fructose corn syrup (HFCS), the oft-maligned and omnipresent sweetening agent, may be in for a major change if corn refiners get their way. The ingredient itself, frequently cited for its overconsumption and the target of many recent consumer health initiatives, won’t undergo a transformation, but the way it’s referred...
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...
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