NEW YORK — The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers and the Vietnamese State Agency for Technological Innovation are working with IBM and FXA in a pilot project to develop a system that will use RFID technology to track...
Valley Meats has recalled about 96,000 pounds of ground beef products following a small cluster of genetically related E.coli infections in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Illinois, according to the Ohio Grocer’s Association.
Despite having been polled during the height of a Salmonella outbreak, the number of Americans taking food safety precautions was down for nearly every action vs. the previous year.
Holding food safety auditors to higher standards is one way to keep the nation’s food supply safe, the Grocery Manufacturers Association recommends in “Prevention, Partnership and Planning: Supply Chain Initiatives to Improve Food...
CLIVE, Iowa U.S. pork exports are down about 10% since the outbreak of the hybrid flu virus commonly known as swine flu, according to estimates from the U.S. Meat Export Federation, and recent bans in 11 U.S. export markets could cost the pork...
As Ric Jurgens steps in as the new chairman of Food Marketing Institute, based here, some of the key legislative and regulatory issues that the industry is concerned about have come to the forefront. In a recent interview with SN, Leslie G...
Steve Smith is stepping down as chairman of the Food Marketing Institute, but his leadership there continues as chairman of the revived Strategic Thinking Committee. One of the key areas of focus for the new committee which begins meeting later...
Ric Jurgens, the chief executive officer of West Des Moines, Iowa-based Hy-Vee, has worked at that same company for 40 years. And during the company's 78-year history, he is only the third person to hold the title of CEO. He brings this background...