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Food news, food policy and food tech. What is changing on the label, in the lab and in the law, and what it means for the people who make our food.
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The American Medical Association wants an independent committee to review additives already in use, including food colors, and wants FDA to review every new GRAS determination.
The U.K. Competition and Markets Authority says the merger could reduce competition in dry ingredient mixes and dry sauces. The companies have until Nov. 18 to offer a fix or face an in-depth review.
The M&M's and Pringles maker says the money will modernize plants and scale its snacking brands after the Kellanova deal. It follows a $60 million Trü Frü expansion in Salt Lake City this year.
Cereal, snacks and international combine under Ricardo Fernandez. Meals and baking gets its own segment under Brett White. The new structure starts as McNabb succeeds Jeff Harmening.
A trade group for major multinational food companies says WHO's draft food profiling model could pull more products under regulation. Kraft Heinz's CEO told Reuters the industry should have a say. Comments close Nov. 27.
The European Food Safety Authority found Solar Foods' microbial protein safe under its proposed conditions of use. The Finnish company expects full EU authorization in seven to nine months.
Two FDA orders end every color additive use of three chlorinated solvents, from produce-marking inks to annatto, paprika and turmeric colors. Decaf coffee is not covered.
Five new Haribo gummies, each with one non-artificial color, are headed first to Dollar Tree. Haribo USA has committed to non-artificial colors across its line by the end of 2027.
Alamance Foods is recalling 15-ounce cans of Kirkland Signature Real Heavy Whipped Cream sold Oct. 11 to 31 because one batch may contain a small amount of a cleaning chemical.
Allison and Stephen Ellsworth, who sold Poppi to PepsiCo for $1.95 billion, launch Jetty at Whole Foods on Nov. 9. The drinks list no artificial sweeteners or dyes and 6 grams of sugar or less.
Iran grows about 90% of the world's saffron, and most of it ships by air. The war has squeezed exports and lifted prices, though this year's crop was not hit.
USDA says its own AI tool would have caught September's corn yield errors in Nebraska and Kansas. It will review the Nov. 10 crop production report.