Food & Water Watch's Wenonah Hauter says FSIS blocked over 40,000 pounds of Vietnamese catfish that tested positive for malachite green, a banned and potentially carcinogenic veterinary drug. She lists other rejections and recalls since FSIS took over inspection in April 2016.
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Food
Food News: New foods, flavors, ingredients
A roundup of new products pitched to food writers: Crush Cubes fresh-frozen pre-portioned flavor cubes, Vegi Bacon Bits made from pinto bean pulses, and New Zealand Pacific Sea Salt.
Books
Casino Healthcare: Searing New Book Exposes America’s Biggest Gamble – our Healthcare System
A press release for Dan Munro's book 'Casino Healthcare,' which argues the $3.4 trillion U.S. health system is not broken but working as designed, optimized for revenue rather than safety, with flaws dating to World War II. It notes family PPO coverage now costs nearly $26,000 a year.
Food
15% Off our NEW flavor: Coconut Granola
A True North promotional mailing announcing a coconut granola made with certified gluten-free rolled oats, organic virgin coconut oil, coconut chips and shredded coconut, Belgian dark chocolate and slivered almonds, with a discount code, other flavors and an employee profile.
Food
Salazon Chocolate Co. Introduces Pumpkin Beer Chocolate Bar
Salazon Chocolate Co. launched a seasonal 72% organic dark chocolate bar with sea salt and pumpkin beer, made with hops, spice blend and beer-infused sea salt from Flying Dog Brewery's Gourd Standard Pumpkin IPA. It lists at $3.99 and reaches stores in September.
Food
Tour de Fresh brings More than 50 Salad bars to U.S. Schools
This year's Tour de Fresh raised more than $160,000, funding over 50 school salad bars through Let's Move Salad Bars to Schools, after riders finished a three-day, 200-mile route in Monterey. Donations continue toward the original $175,000 goal.
Food
Summer Citrus from South Africa Experiencing Continued Growth in Houston
Summer Citrus from South Africa says tonnage through the Port of Houston rose 300% this season. Houston is the only southern US port USDA has approved for the cold treatment this fruit requires; the roughly 50,000 tons a year mostly enter via Philadelphia and New York.
Food
Ganeden Announces AVOKE as Probiotic Innovation Jumpstart Winner
Ganeden named AVOKE the winner of its Probiotic Innovation Jumpstart program, awarding entrant Daniel Karsevar $25,000 to launch vegan, avocado-based smoothie bowls with probiotics. AVOKE beat finalists simplyFUEL and Red Lotus Foods before a panel of industry judges.
Food
Pereg Natural Foods Offers Six Gluten-free Flour Varieties
Pereg Natural Foods introduces six gluten-free flours, made from almond, banana, buckwheat, chickpea, quinoa and coconut, in 16 oz resealable bags retailing around $4.99. The company also offers a guide to the flavor and baking properties of each.
Food
Today's deal: 15% off Ginger Granola and Granola Blues offered by True North
A promotional email from True North offering 15 percent off Ginger Granola and Granola Blues, listing the company's summer farmers' market stops and introducing a shop assistant.
Food
BBQ Flavor tips from Pereg Natural Foods
A press release from Pereg Natural Foods explains what BBQ rubs are, how the salt and sugar in them draw out and then lock in the meat's juices through osmosis, which spices rubs typically contain, and how to mix the company's own suggested rub.
Food
Pereg Natural Foods premieres six new gluten free flours, as well as new couscous and quinoa blends in new packaging
The New Jersey company added almond, banana, buckwheat, chickpea, coconut and quinoa flours in 16 oz resealable bags at about $4.99, plus mushroom, pumpkin seed, cranberry and vegetable couscous in new canisters and a Southern Smoked quinoa blend.
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BBQ FLAVOR TIPS FROM PEREG NATURAL FOODS
Pereg Natural Foods explains how spice rubs work on grilled meat: salt pulls moisture out while sugar caramelizes and seals in the spice flavors, an effect the company attributes to osmosis. It sells more than 60 spices and offers its own rub recipe.
Food
Kingdom Fresh Farms Refreshes Packaging
Kingdom Fresh Farms redesigned its packaging and website around the tagline “Cultivating Connections,” putting employees on the packs and pointing shoppers to the site. The new look covers vine ripe rounds, romas and grape tomatoes and rolls out in June and July.
Food
Emmy’s Organics Receives USDA Organic Certification
Emmy's Organics received 100-percent USDA Organic certification in May, after making certified organic almond flour and chocolate chips a sourcing priority, and gained distribution in Whole Foods Midwest and CVS. The company makes macaroons and sprouted super cereals.
Food
Food Recalls: Salad toppings, Sunflower Kernel Products, Sun Life Sunflower Spread
ACH Food Companies recalled Durkee, Food Club and Hy-Vee salad toppings, and Hickory Harvest expanded its sunflower kernel recall, both over possible Listeria monocytogenes tied to sunflower seeds. Nu Life Market recalled about 300 jars of Sun Life Sunflower Spread.
Food
Brand Naming Pro Alexandra Watkins to Keynote at Second Annual BrandStorm™ (PR)
Alexandra Watkins, founder of the naming firm Eat My Words and author of Hello, My Name is Awesome, will close the second BrandStorm on November 15 in San Francisco. Attendees get a copy of the book; United Fresh members pay $695 to attend.
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Recalls of Frozen Vegetables, Frozen Fruit, and Other Products Related to Investigation of Listeria Illnesses
CDC, FDA, USDA and state officials tie a multistate Listeria outbreak to frozen vegetables from CRF Frozen Foods, which on May 2, 2016 recalled everything processed at its Pasco, Washington plant since May 2014. Dozens of other brands have since recalled products.
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