California Lawmakers Back Flower Growers' Push For Hub Combating Colombia

July 18, 2011 Eric Martin, Bloomberg

California’s U.S. senators and more than half of its congressional delegation backed a request from the state’s flower growers for $15 million to build a transport hub that would help counter Colombian competition.

Freybe Gourmet Foods Benefits From Canada's Economic Action Plan For Agri-Processing Sector

Canada's Economic Action Plan has provided real results for Canada's food producers and helped them deliver the highest quality food to consumers at home and abroad. Recently, the AgriProcessing Initiative provided support to Freybe Gourmet Foods who received a $1,900,000 repayable contribution to purchase and install new high pressure food processing equipment.

Point Reyes Original Blue Cheese Wins 2011 sofi Gold Award

Point Reyes Original Blue Cheese was named Outstanding Cheese or Dairy Product of 2011 in the 39th sofi™ Awards competition from the National Association for the Specialty Food Trade, Inc. The sofi Awards recognize excellence in specialty foods and beverages and are a coveted industry honor. “sofi” stands for Specialty Outstanding Food Innovation.

Solo Foodservice Offers Additional Microwavable OctaView Packages

July 18, 2011 Solo Cup Company

Solo announced today that it has expanded its unique OctaView® line of one-piece, octagon-shaped microwaveable containers to include its enhanced OctaView® Select brand. OctaView® Select polypropylene containers offer the same features distinct to the OctaView® line and provide additional solutions to foodservice applications.

Foodborne Outbreak Associated With Raw Milk From S.C.'s Tucker Adkins Dairy

July 18, 2011 FDA

The FDA is working with officials in North Carolina and South Carolina to investigate an outbreak of campylobacteriosis in three people who consumed raw milk from Tucker Adkins Dairy in York, S.C. The three confirmed cases and another five probable cases are from three different households and each case reports that prior to becoming ill they consumed raw milk that was obtained from Tucker Adkins Dairy on June 14, 2011. The onset of illness in these cases occurred in mid June. One person was hospitalized.