The Idaho Potato Commission (IPC) has placed new print advertisements for Idaho® potatoes in the Boise and Idaho Falls airports to greet the thousands of travelers who visit these cities each day. The engaging ads are a creative way to reach consumers ...

El organismo que regula los alimentos y fármacos en el Reino Unido está pidiendo que en Inglaterra se eliminen de los alimentos los ácidos grasos trans. Estos compuestos son un tipo de grasas insaturadas presentes principalmente en productos que han s...

The European Union is to radically overhaul its approval system for genetically modified (GM) crops from next month, opening the way to large-scale GM cultivation in Europe, draft proposals seen by Reuters on Friday showed. With most Europeans showing...

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) in the United Kingdom has published new guidance on opportunities to improve the nation's diet. Tens of thousands of lives could be saved, and millions of people spared the suffering of ...

With two weeks since the start of the 2011 PROCESS EXPO member round of exhibit space selection, booth sales already reached over 100,000 square feet. “We’re extremely pleased, but not surprised,” said Scott Scriven, Chairman of the Food Processing Su...

The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) responded to the publication earlier today of  the NICE guidance on opportunities to improve the diet in the United Kingdom.  Julian Hunt, FDF's Director of Communication states: "We are surprised that NICE has...

It might be news to some, but Namibia is able to grow about 30 percent of its potato requirement. Six years ago, Namibia used to produce only five percent of the potatoes consumed locally. About 70 percent of potatoes are still sourced and imported fr...

The Center for Science in the Public interest (CSPI) has announced it will take McDonald's to court if the fast-food chain continues to use toys to promote Happy Meals. According to the nonprofit Center for Science in the Public Interest, using toys t...

El grupo defensor de los consumidores, con sede en Washington DC, amenazó el martes con demandar a McDonald's, acusando a la cadena de comercializar los juguetes "de manera injusta y engañosa". "La mercadotecnia de McDonald's tiene el e...

Grabbed research land has stalled a Sh318 million potato revitalisation programme that would have seen the sector become a major employer and contributor to food security. A five-year potato sector master plan in Kenya has been turned down just before ...

CêlaVíta is met de Hempie’s, deze week op nummer vijf beland van alle oranje producten binnen food. Dit werd bekend gemaakt door GfK Panel Services Benelux.Productmanager Willemien Bolt van CêlaVíta: "Het is een innovatieve en doeltreffende toevo...

Governor M. Jodi Rell has announced that the state is providing a $3 million Urban Act grant to help snack chip maker Frito-Lay North America expand and improve its operations in Killingly, preserving more than 500 jobs.Frito-Lay evaluated a number of ...