Setton Pistachio mixed raw with roasted — The salmonella contamination that led Kraft, Frito-Lay and others to recall pistachio products was likely caused by a California plant running raw and roasted nuts through the same machinery, according to the Food and Drug Administration. The roasting process kills salmonella and other bacteria, but the pistachios came in contact with raw,...
Food Industry Archive
April 2009
It looks like more and more companies are starting to get the hang of Facebook, Twitter and other social networking sites. Through trial and error and learning from each other’s mistakes, companies are finding new ways to engage people in online communities rather than just bombarding them with unwanted advertising. Betty Crocker has its own networking site where users can watch...
- QuikTrip Campaign Gets Honest and Scoffs at Obesity Concerns
- No Action from New Cadbury Contestants, But Plenty of Talk
- Anticlimactic End to High Profile Agriprocessors Immigration Raid
- Industry Should Find Alternatives to BPA
- KFC Winning Chicken War Over El Pollo Loco
- Hershey and Ferrero's Cadbury Interest Unlikely to Push Up Kraft Bid
- FDA Accused of Caving to Industry in Oyster Row
- Agriprocessors Verdict, Pending Immigration Charges, and a Bizarre Response
- Burger King Goes Too Far in Price War
- More on Starbucks Barista Discontent over Pushing Via
- Food Companies Cut Down on Ingredients, If Not Sugar or Fat
- Assault on Salt Inspires New Products and Strategies
- Dairy Industry Attacks Sodas to Defend Chocolate Milk
- Dean Foods Accused of Silk Soy Milk 'Bait and Switch'
- Kraft Battle for Cadbury Takeover Just Beginning
- Glenn Beck More Popular Than Ever Despite Boycott
- Meat Industry: Meatless Monday Threatens Our Way of Life
- Food, Soda and Candy Bar Companies Unite to Fight Obesity
- Despite Industry Efforts, 'H1N1' Will Never Replace 'Swine Flu'
- New York City Attacks Sugary Soft Drinks with Ad Campaign
- Industry Should Find Alternatives to BPA
- New 90 Calorie Coke Can is Good Business Strategy, If Nothing Else
- No Industry Enthusiasm for PETA's Vegan Proposal
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- 'Smart Choices' Label Dumbs Down Nutrition
- Big Brands Warn of Sugar Crisis
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- Meat Industry: Meatless Monday Threatens Our Way of Life
- New Strategy Against Bottled Water: Satire
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