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Ferrero Group Invests $445 Million in Ontario Production Facility
The upgraded facility, located in Brantford, Ontario, will support the production of new products, including Ferrero’s first launch of a new product outside of Europe.
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Provision Analytics Adds Food Safety Expert Jennifer Williams to Strategic Advisory Group
Williams brings more than 25 years of experience to the group, including food safety leadership roles at Tyson Foods.
IFT Releases New Resources to Aid Food and Beverage Industry in Sugar Reduction
The two new resources provide information on widely used artificial and natural sweeteners, such as regulatory status, considerations for substitutions and sweetness levels compared to sugar.
Yum! Brands CEO David Gibbs to Retire in 2026
Yum! Brands’ board of directors has established a succession planning committee to identify and appoint the next candidate to lead the company.
Penn State Extension Offers Short Course on Food Microbiology and Safety for Food Plant Workers
The course, to be held May 13-15 on Penn State’s University Park campus, is designed for food safety professionals, quality assurance and quality control personnel, sanitation and food production professionals and those involved in food microbiology testing.
Johnsonville Recalls Cheddar Bratwurst Due to Possible Plastic Contamination
The company is recalling approximately 22,672 pounds of cheddar bratwurst product that may be contaminated with the foreign material.
Cabot Creamery Butter Recalled Due to Possible Fecal Contamination
Agri-Mark, Cabot Creamery’s parent company, is recalling 1,701 pounds of its extra creamy sea salted butter contaminated with elevated levels of coliform bacteria.
USDA Delays Salmonella Testing Program for Breaded Stuffed Chicken
The agency is delaying the date it will begin sampling not ready-to-eat breaded stuffed chicken products for Salmonella and the date establishments need to reassess their Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) plans for these products from May 1 to Nov. 3.
FDA Extends Comment Period on Poppy Seeds to June 16
The FDA is interested in better understanding the agricultural, industry, manufacturing and supply chain practices currently being used, and whether certain practices increase or reduce the presence of opiate alkaloids on poppy seeds.
USDA Issues Public Health Alert for Soup Products Contaminated with Wood
Products impacted were sold under the Campbell’s, Health Request, Life Cuisine, Molly’s Kitchen, Sysco, Verve and Crafted Market brands.
Q&A: Sandra Eskin Leads Food Safety Advocacy Organization, STOP, as CEO
Eskin is an industry leader in food safety, most recently at the U.S. Department of Agriculture as deputy under secretary for food safety, and has a long track record of food safety advocacy.
