Food Industry

Food companies have managed only a 3% reduction in sugar from products, according to a report from Public Health England (PHE) covering progress from 2015 to 2019.PHE oversees the voluntary sugar reduction plan and wider reformulation programme on behalf of the government. PHE will itself be scrapped in April next…

Opinion By Kari Hensien  This year has brought nothing but huge changes for the world, especially for the food industry. Shutdowns, new operational models, and re-openings at this scale are new territory for us all. Even the definition of food safety culture has changed from “what you’re doing when no…

Opinion The CDC states that the death-dealing virus that causes COVID-19 spreads predominantly from person to person (P>P). A deeper dive into assessing this transmission route — and its presence in the food industry — may help sharpen intervention tactics. This assessment starts with a look at an infected person’s…

Photography by Smeeta MahantiThe food industry has long been considered a man’s world—but Tanya Holland is doing her best to fix that. The Oakland-based chef currently runs Brown Sugar Kitchen, a modern soul food restaurant serving up classics like buttermilk fried chicken, po' boys, cheesy biscuits, and gumbo. But Holland…

(Washington, D.C., September 9, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will provide approximately $530 million to support the U.S. seafood industry and fishermen impacted by retaliatory tariffs from foreign governments. The funding will be provided through the Seafood Trade…

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine’s seafood industry could get a $20 million boost this fall through funds made available under the federal CARES Act.Marine Resources Commissioner Patrick Keliher said state and federal officials are nearing final agreement on exactly how to allocate the funds. Maine Public reports that individual fishing…

TORONTO -- Canada’s food industry has been shaken by the global COVID-19 pandemic, leading to a significant increase in the food inflation rate across the country. “Prices are going up. In fact, with latest report coming out of StatsCan this week, the general inflation rate is barely at zero, while…

TANJUNG MALIM: Voters in the Slim state by-election to be held on Aug 29 will have the opportunity to rectify mistakes in choosing Pakatan Harapan (PH) to dominate Putrajaya in the 14th General Election (GE14) in 2018. Kelantan PAS secretary Datuk Che Abdullah Mat Nawi said that by giving a…

Mirage News August 14, 2020 1:38 am AESTDate Time From: Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaThe provincial and federal governments have created a new development program under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership to support First Nations interested in participating in the agriculture and agri-food industry.The provincial and federal governments have created a new…

Crystal Cox, Business Insider In Hawaii, Spam is served at grandma's house and in high-end restaurants. It's beloved. But in the continental U.S., the canned pork product is often the punchline of jokes. Why does Spam have such different meanings in different places? The answer involves World War II, Monty…