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Are Allergen-Free Peanuts Finally Happening?
For over 6 million Americans, the peanut isn't a snack. It's a deadly lurker, a potential trip to the emergency room hiding at a bake sale, inside an airplane, or behind a poorly marked menu. But food-tech founder Bryant Williams may have cracked the peanut protein code, a development that could bring some relief to EpiPen owners everywhere.
We Wanted to Trash the New Mountain Dew. Then We Read the Label.
Mountain Dew has officially entered the "dirty soda" space but with a cleaner attitude and a secret ingredient.
Leonessa Bets on City Identity to Sell Chocolate
Leonessa Chocolatier's new World Cities Collection taps cultural identity, launching Dubai, New York, and Los Angeles-inspired bars for global retail.
Afresh Wants to Run The Whole Store
The fresh-food AI specialist is moving into full-store inventory. Afresh's grocery AI platform now targets every aisle, not just produce.
General Mills Bets on Natural Colors Ahead of 2027 FDA Deadline
General Mills is accelerating natural color reformulation, positioning itself for regulatory advantage before the FDA's December 2027 synthetic dye phase-out.
General Mills’ Trix Goes Dye-Free in the States…10 Years After Nestlé Did It for Them Globally
General Mills is completing its cereal natural color reformulation this summer, debuting two new SKUs as proof the transition scales commercially.
Roundup, Cancer, and the Best Government Money Can Buy
Today's Beyond Pesticides deadline, an April Supreme Court case, and decades of documented corporate misconduct converge in the most important food safety story your newspaper isn't covering.
Synthetic Dye Deadline Spurs AI Innovation at Future Food-Tech San Francisco
DyeConverter™ and Michroma both made noise at Future Food-Tech SF by solving different parts of the same clean color problem.
CSPI Report: McDonald’s Big Arch Is the Unhealthiest Burger on Its Menu
The Center for Science in the Public Interest revealed an analysis that finds (despite its "premium" marketing) McDonald's new Big Arch Burger is the chain's most unhealthy burger yet.