FDA's time is up for Obama safety law, rules judge
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been refused more time to enact the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), signed into law by President Obama in January 2011.
Archives for August 19, 2013
Lifts help food firms keep clean
Mepaco offers a range of high-capacity ergonomic lifts with sanitary design, making them suitable for food processing environments.
What should the criteria be for whole grain labeling statements?
In 2006, the FDA issued draft guidance designed to ensure food manufacturers were all singing from the same hymn sheet when making whole grain labeling statements. Seven years later, we are still waiting for the finalized guidance, and comments to the...
Tennis ace changes name to launch Sugarpova candy
Former world Number 1 tennis player, Maria Sharapova, will change her name to Sugarpova to promote her own sweetie brand from August 26 to September 9.
Quaker broadens Harvest Crunch line with quinoa bar
Quaker has launched a quinoa bar under its Harvest Crunch line in Canada amid mounting interest in the grain-like crop.
Machinery firm says Japan is 15 years ahead in cake innovation
North America and Europe can learn a lot about cakes from Japan – a market that is significantly advanced in terms of innovation in the field, says cake machinery firm Masdac International.
Cricket protein bar maker seeks to ‘normalize the consumption of insects’
Two young entrepreneurs have developed a high protein bar using crickets that they say have superior nutritional qualities and can go a long way in making insect consumption mainstream in America.