State health departments completed fewer foodborne illness outbreak investigations in 2007 than in any other prior year since 1998, according to a recent analysis by the Center for Science in the Public Interest. The data, which was published as...
Whole Foods Market is recalling organic raw hazelnuts sold in bulk through its stores in California, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah and Washington due to possible contamination with salmonella.
The widespread impact of the recession was the biggest story of 2009, and while food retail had its own share of difficulties, it proved to be one of the more resilient industries during the prolonged economic downturn. Shoppers were watching...
It has not been an easy year. The United States endured its worst recession in decades, national unemployment topped 10% and businesses throughout the country went bankrupt as consumers slashed spending to cope with the downturn. Supermarkets were...
The Produce Traceability Initiative Steering Committee has created a new online survey to offer companies across the supply chain an opportunity to provide feedback on the initiative. The survey, which can be accessed at www.producetraceability...
ReachEverywhere, which markets the Shopper iPhone Shopping Assistant application, announced that it is integrating real-time recall information from the Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture into the application.
Food Marketing Institute said it supported the recent markup of the Food and Drug Administration Food Safety Modernization Act by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions. The most important goal of America's retailers and...
Wegmans Food Markets expects that half of its store-brand food suppliers will be certified to a Global Food Safety Initiative standard by the end of the year, up from the current 37%, and 17% last year. The increase stems from a June 2008...
Food Marketing Institute here yesterday said it supported
the markup of the Food and Drug Administration Food Safety Modernization Act
by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions.