Fresh and precooked refrigerated foods include entrees, desserts, appetizers, vegetables, side dishes, salads, meat and seafood, sous vide and deli products; discover market trends, culinary techniques, technology, ingredients, formulation and processing concerns, such as shelf life, packaging, food safety and keeping refrigerated foods free of microbial spoilage.
Taylor Farms Retail, Inc., is recalling Private Selections and Marketside brands of organic baby spinach in 19 states because the products may be contaminated with Salmonella, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced May 22. ...More
Largely fueled by convenience and time restraints, the demand for microwaveable foods continues to grow, according to a new report from Global Industry Analysts, Inc. (GIA). ...More
New studies presented at Experimental Biology 2012 this week reveal eating the incredible edible egg not only provides need nutrients to power through the day, but also may help increase satiety and help improve high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol in patients who ...More
Reser’s Fine Foods, Inc., based in Beaverton, Ore., is voluntarily recalling 653 cases Mrs. Weaver’s Pimento Spread that may have been packaged into containers marked Ham Salad, which does not list milk ingredients on the label. ...More
The Oregon Public Health Division announced laboratory tests on raw milk produced at the Foundation Farm in Clackamas County tested positive for the same strain of Escherichia coli O157:H7 that sickened 17 people and hospitalized four children this month. Three of the ...More
Daily consumption of the vitamin-D fortified Middle Eastern yogurt drink doogh may reduce the risk of heart disease in type 2 diabetics by decreasing inflammatory markers, according to a recent study published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (JCEM). ...More
Dole Fresh Vegetables is recalling 756 cases of DOLE® Seven Lettuces salad that were distributed to grocery stores in 15 states because the product may be contaminated with Salmonella, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced April 14. ...More
Public health officials in Portland, Ore. and St. Louis, Mo., are investigating outbreaks of Escherichia coli O157:H7 infections linked to the consumption of raw milk that have sickened 11 people, and hospitalized three children in Oregon and two children in Missouri. Four ...More
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has shut down a Washington state cheese processor and distributor until it can demonstrate it has developed a control program to eliminate Listeria monocytogenes from its production facility and products. ...More