Frozen / Refrigerated Foods

Addressing ingredients, formulation, technology and processing concerns in the areas of frozen foods (entrees, desserts, appetizers, etc.) and fresh or precooked refrigerated foods, including technical aspects such as stability, texture, nutrient retention, shelf life and food safety, plus market trends and new technologies.


  • FSIS Delays Start of ‘Big 6’ Sampling Until June 4
    USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is extending the implementation date for routine sampling of six additional strains of E. coli, known as non-O157 Shiga-toxin producing E. coli (STECs) or “The Big Six," as adulterants to June 4, 2012. ...More
    February 9, 2012
    Posted in News
  • Americans Still Consume Too Much Sodium
    The latest Vital Signs report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicate the average American consumes about 3,300 milligrams of sodium per day, not including any salt added at the table, which is more than twice the recommended limit for about half ...More
    February 8, 2012
    Posted in News, Bakery / Cereal, Sauces / Gravies / Soup
  • Food Safety Top Priority for Consumers, Manufacturers
    Just this past year, food recalls and natural disasters affected global food supply chains, while political upheavals, new government regulations and continued debates about the environment pushed the issued of foods safety to the forefront of both manufacturers’ and ...More
    February 7, 2012
    Posted in News, Bakery / Cereal
  • Listeria Prompts Hard-Boiled Egg Recall in 34 States
    egg recall
    Michael Foods, Inc., has recalled more than 1 million hard-boiled eggs because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Feb. 1. ...More
    February 6, 2012
    Posted in News
  • DuPont Sets Goals to Curb World Hunger
    In an effort to curb world hunger, DuPont announced new food security goals that address innovation, education and rural community development that will be tracked along with the company’s current sustainability goals. DuPont has set a 2020 goal for completion of the new ...More
    February 6, 2012
    Posted in News, Bakery / Cereal
  • Raw Milk Sickens 38 on East Coast
    raw milk bacteria
    The Pennsylvania Department of Health announced that 38 people in four states have been sickened by raw milk contaminated with Campylobacter bacteria that was produced at The Family Cow farm in Chambersburg, Pa. ...More
    February 3, 2012
    Posted in News
  • Like Fatty Foods? Blame Your Genes
    A person’s preference for fatty foods may be genetic according to Penn State researchers who discovered people with certain forms of the CD36 gene may like high-fat foods more than those who have other forms of this gene. The findings, published in the journal Obesity, may ...More
    February 3, 2012
    Posted in News, Dressing / Marinades
  • Low-Income Families Struggle to Eat Healthy
    Low-income families are cooking dinner at home, mostly from scratch, but are not eating as healthfully as they'd like, according to a new study released today from Share Our Strength's Cooking Matters® with support from the ConAgra Foods® Foundation. ...More
    February 2, 2012
    Posted in News, Bakery / Cereal
  • Industry Ask Feds to Reject New Food Taxes, Fees
    Leading food industry groups are asking the Obama Administration to develop a fiscal year 2013 budget request that fully funds U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) food-safety programs without implementing new food taxes or fees. ...More
    February 1, 2012
    Posted in News, Bakery / Cereal
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