The FDA has outlined a ten-point plan to “mitigate” the risks of another cyclospora outbreak as it wrapped up an investigation linked to the lettuce recall. Some 12,883 people were reported as being ...

US protein group Hormel Foods is to acquire chicken producer Brakebush Brothers from its family owners for approximately $1.05bn. “The acquisition advances Hormel Foods’ strategy of investing in ...

General Mills COO Dana McNabb will move to the CEO role at the US food giant at the start of the year. McNabb, who has spent more than two decades at General Mills, will succeed Jeff Harmening at the ...

Huel has been rapped by the UK advertising watchdog after an online video was ruled “irresponsible” and found to feature unauthorised health claims. The meal-replacement brand, acquired by Danone in ...

California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed off on a bill establishing a voluntary label certification for non-ultra-processed foods. The legislation mandates the state’s public health department to ...

Lindt & Sprüngli has lowered its forecast for its annual organic sales, citing the impact of price increases and weaker volumes. The Swiss chocolate maker expects its organic sales to be flat at worst ...

Saudi Arabia poultry company Tanmiah Food has signed a halal partnership agreement with Malaysian food and palm oil business Tradewinds. The memorandum of understanding will see the two companies ...

Lerøy Seafood Group is to end production at one of its domestic factories by the end of the year. The Norway-based business is to shut its processing plant in Hestvika amid “structural market changes ...

The UK food and drink trade deficit hit its “highest” level since 2000 in the first half of the year, as exports were dragged down by Middle East tensions and US tariffs. According to data from ...

Nestlé is assessing its options after Russia placed the Swiss giant’s operations in the country under “temporary administration”. A decree signed by Russia President Vladimir Putin yesterday (17 ...

Cargill plans to boost its cooked poultry operations in Thailand, with investment in capacity expansion and automation. The US-based, privately-owned meat giant is ploughing Bt2bn ($60m) into the ...

Credit: Piotr Swat / Shutterstock.com. Abbott Laboratories has agreed to pay $385m to settle US government claims linked to the 2022 recall of infant formula made at its Sturgis facility in Michigan.