The current emphasis on production methods in food labeling organic, fair trade and hormone-free, for example has brought new scrutiny of the term Until these new claims came along, natural, as defined by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, meant...
Consumer demand is the driving force behind the stream of Greek-style yogurts coming to the market. Like other yogurts, Greek-style preparations contain active cultures, but are much thicker. Last year, Greek-style yogurt was popularized as a...
The Humane Society of the United States yesterday announced that almost 800,000 petition signatures have been collected in its effort to place a “Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act” on California’s 2008 presidential election...
Even seafood departments with well-trained associates should ensure that customers can easily find reliable cooking and preparation tips on packages and signs, said Tom Demott, chief operations officer for Encore Associates, at a Retail Showcase...
In a statement that could lead to congressional speculation that oversight is lax and U.S. Department of Agriculture violations are widespread in the nation's meat-processing industry, the Humane Society of the United States during a press...
Farmed and wild seafood are one of the only remaining fresh food categories that can't use the official USDA Organic seal, because the U.S. Department of Agriculture still has not developed standards for organic seafood. The delay has been caused...
Last week's recall of 143 million pounds of beef by Chino, Calif.-based Hallmark/Westland Meat Packing Co. the largest beef recall in U.S. history has led to new calls for overhauling the nation's food safety and inspection processes. Retailers...
Harris Teeter has announced it will begin giving purchasing preference to poultry suppliers that use controlled-atmosphere slaughter systems, purchasing 2% of its turkeys from suppliers that employ this method beginning this fall, and increasing...
The Humane Society of the United States, in a press conference yesterday with Reps. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., and George Miller, D-Calif., claimed that the Hallmark/Westland Packing Plant was chosen at random for their recent undercover investigation...
HARRIS TEETER, KROGER WIN BEEF BACKER AWARDS RENO, Nev. Harris Teeter, the Kroger Co. and Foodmaster Supermarkets, Chelsea, Mass., each have been named winners of the first annual national Retail Beef Backer Awards, sponsored by The Beef Checkoff...