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Consumer Reports sent FDA Deputy Commissioner Donald Prater eight questions about delays and transparency in the lettuce-linked outbreak, and asked for answers by November 6.
A lawsuit claimed Reese's Peanut Butter Pumpkins packaging showed carved faces the candy does not have. Hershey won, then changed the wording to "carving not on actual product."
More than 300 products now carry the Non-UPF Verified label, which certifies foods as not ultra-processed. CEO Megan Westgate says it judges both ingredients and processing, and could someday reach the scale of the Butterfly.
Starting October 12, DKSH distributes GNT's EXBERRY colors in Vietnam, with technical support for beverages, confectionery and dairy.
A Lumina Intelligence report finds GLP-1 users pick restaurants for health, want smaller high-protein portions, and are swapping beer for wine and lighter cocktails.
Patent applications for high-protein foods rose to 5,626 in the year to June 30, up 80% from five years earlier, according to IP firm Mathys & Squire.
A study in Science of 171 young adults tied an inflammatory gut microbiome, associated with diets higher in fat or processed food additives, to fever after mRNA vaccination.
CRN CEO Steve Mister supports more transparency for self-affirmed GRAS ingredients, but warns that FDA review of every new ingredient could create a backlog the agency cannot clear.
Federal watchdogs found FDA inspected just 13.5% of domestic food facilities in 2023. For many manufacturers, the inspection that matters now comes from Walmart or Costco.
Boards across Big Food have replaced chief executives with leaders built for reinvention. A Boyden search specialist says the new CEOs get 18 to 24 months to show progress.
SPINS Agentic Discovery uses the company's product data to show brands how AI shopping tools interpret and recommend their products, and what to fix.
PepsiCo now expects 1% to 2% core earnings growth for 2026, down from the low end of 4% to 6%. CEO Ramon Laguarta says more structural cost cuts are coming.