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FDA Revising Proposed Rules

The FDA will revise sweeping new food safety rules proposed earlier this year.
December 23, 2013
The move comes after farmers complained the rules could hurt business.
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Land O'Lakes Joining GDT

Land O'Lakes Inc will become the second U.S. firm to join GlobalDairy Trade.
December 23, 2013
GlobalDairy Trade was set up in 2008 by New Zealand's Fonterra.
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Junk Food and Memory Loss

A team has uncovered a link between junk food and memory loss.
December 20, 2013
The team placed rats on a diet high in sugar and fat and compared their performance with rodents on a healthy diet.
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Dairy for Cancer Prevention

A new study finds that when epigallocatechin gallate, when diluted in skim milk or other milk complexes, remains bioactive and continues to reduce colon cancer cell proliferation in culture at concentrations higher than 0.03mg of EGCG/mL.
December 20, 2013
The majority of extractable polyphenols in tea are flavan-3-ols, commonly referred to as catechins.
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FARE Partnership

Food Allergy Research & Education announced a new partnership with ResearchMatch, a national online patient registry maintained by Vanderbilt University.
December 20, 2013
The effort aims to connect patients with food allergies to new clinical studies across the country.
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Danger from Store-bought Chicken?

Two reports say the threat of salmonella and other bacteria in store-bought chicken is far greater than previously expected.
December 20, 2013
The report cites a “scary" rise in antibiotic-resistant bacteria commonly found in chicken.
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Hershey Taking Part of Golden Monkey

The Hershey Company will acquire 80% of the iconic Shanghai Golden Monkey Food Joint Stock Co.
December 19, 2013
Completion of the agreement is expected to occur in the second quarter of 2014 and is subject to China regulatory and SGM shareholder approval.
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Is Organic Healthier?

Organic dairy products may have a major nutritional advantage over conventional milk.
December 19, 2013
A Washington State University-led team studied about 400 samples of whole milk, both traditionally produced and organic.
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Hershey's 2014 Sustainability Aims

The Hershey Company will work with its suppliers to achieve 100% traceable and sustainably sourced palm oil by the end of 2014.
December 18, 2013
The move is addition to achieving the company's commitment to source 100% mass balanced RSPO (Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil) certified palm oil more than a year ahead of its original 2015 commitment.
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