Ikea stops sale of meat products in Europe
Swedish retailer Ikea said it has halted the sale of all meat products in its stores after tests confirmed horse meat in meatballs from a Sweden-based supplier. Ikea has ordered stores in Sweden to ...
View ArticleCardioviva™ Heart Health Probiotic Achieves FDA Generally Recognized As Safe...
Feb. 27, 2013 /CNW/ - Micropharma Limited, a pioneer in the development of innovative and effective probiotics, today announced that their heart health probiotic, Cardioviva(TM) (Lactobacillus ...
View ArticleDo your pets qualify for food stamps
"Pet Food Stamps" is open to anyone in the U.S., but is not run by the government. The organization said the food stamps could help families avoid having to give up their dog or cat ...
View ArticleUPDATE 1-Brinker parent of Chilis restaurants warns on profit
Wed Feb 27, 2013 2:13pm EST Feb 27 (Reuters) - Chili's Grill and Bar parent Brinker International Inc on Wednesday tempered its 2013 profit forecast, saying customers will be pressured by the U.S. ...
View ArticleHorsemeat Saga Continues Ikea Ousts Ground Meat Items Including Famous...
another post on Europe's latest food fraud would be nothing more than flogging a dead horse, you're wrong. This scandal simply refuses to be put to bed. On Monday, Ikea, the world's ...
View ArticleRise in meat thefts at Coast butcheries
TOP-QUALITY expensive meat has reportedly become "drug currency", with thieves increasingly targeting butchers to allegedly fuel their habits.Desperate users short on cash are following in ...
View ArticleCheesecake Factory settles mahi mahi food poisoning case
Ghassan Batanyeh got sick within two minutes of finishing his mahi mahi filet at the Cheesecake Factory at Bayshore Town Center back in 2009. He had suffered an acute attack ...
View ArticleMeet your meat Researchers urge consumers to question what they eat
Researchers have warned consumers to question where their meat comes from, after a study found goat, donkey and water buffalo in mince products. ...
View ArticleUSDA Invests in Research to End Hunger and Address Food Security Challenges
BROOKINGS, S.D., Feb. 27, 2013--Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan visited South Dakota State University today to announce more than $75 million in grants for research, education and ...
View ArticleBuy British food plea to stores
Supermarkets must stop scouring the world for the cheapest food they can find and sell more British products that consumers want, farmers have demanded in the wake of the horse meat scandal. ...
View ArticleVols Butch Jones grand marshal of Food City 500
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee coach Butch Jones will be grand marshal at the Food City 500 that takes place March 17 at Bristol Motor Speedway. The university announced Wednesday Jones' ...
View ArticleFirst Lady to bring healthy food initiative to Mississippi
A Mississippi man who sat on death row for more than two decades will now live out his days behind bars. Jeffrey Keller Davis was sentenced Tuesday to life without the possibility of ...
View ArticlePizza Hut hires Joe Kim as COO
Plano-based Pizza Hut Inc. hired a new chief operating officer, and he starts today. The pizza chain said Joe Kim joined the company after spending 15 years with Valero Energy. Most recently, he ...
View ArticleEXCLUSIVE Jamie Dimon dishes on small business lending regulatory issues
Photo: Bloomberg. Jamie Dimon talks about issues banks care about -- the regulatory environment, the uncertainty that still causes businesses consternation and small business lending. As chairman, ...
View ArticleMcDonalds ordering DNA tests from European beef suppliers
McDonald's said it has not found any horse DNA in its hamburger meat Horse meat in a Big Mac? Not if McDonalds has its say. The Chicago Tribune reports the burger chain has told its meat ...
View ArticleN.Y. Stop Shop Workers to Hold Strike Vote
Stop & Stop stores in New York City and Long Island said they would hold a strike authorization vote on Friday, citing a lack of progress in negotiations for a new contract. The workers, ...
View ArticleOkey-Dokey Accelerates Store Openings
Okey-Dokey Grocery Markets has picked up the pace of its store openings. A new location of the small discounter is set to open Saturday in Pompano Beach, Fla. The store will be the fourth Okey-Dokey ...
View ArticleTarget Outlines Canadian Expansion
Target Corp. here said Wednesday it expects to launch its entry into Canada in early April in the Greater Toronto area, with plans to open 124 stores across the country in five ...
View ArticleOlive Garden Real Italian Food
Grand Forks Herald columnist Marilyn Hagerty's earnest assessment swiftly became an Internet sensation, drawing comments both sincere and sarcastic from food ...
View ArticleMost SA meat suppliers ‘ethical’
File image - The Consumer Goods Council SA expressed confidence that its major retail and independent suppliers were committed to ethical and legal meat ...
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