Cleveland Suing State Of Ohio Over Trans Fat Ban

The city of Cleveland sued the state of Ohio on Tuesday for the right to ban the sale of prepared foods that contain artery-clogging trans fats.

AB Mauri Fleischmann's Yeast & Mold Inhibitor Prices Increased Jan. 1

January 5, 2012 AB Mauri Fleischmann's

Due to continued rising input costs, AB Mauri Fleischmann’s will increase prices in the United States and Canada on fresh yeast, dry yeast and mold inhibitors effective Jan. 1, 2012, or as contracts expire. Factors impacting pricing include transportation, substrates, propionic acid and other key raw materials.

Tulare's Top O' The Morn Farms Aims To Turn Back Clock With Glass Bottles, Home Delivery

A Tulare County dairy operator is planning to open a creamery this summer to bottle his own milk, and he'll do home delivery. "The way it is now, our milk gets consolidated with everyone's milk," said Ron Locke of Top O' The Morn Farms in Tulare. "But we want to be able to showcase our dairy and the attention we give to producing a quality product."

Good Karma Foods Launches New All-Natural Flax Milk

January 5, 2012 Good Karma Foods

Good Karma Foods™ – creators of the first organic rice based ice cream, Organic Rice Divine™ – has introduced a new line of dairy-free flax milk which provides all of the calcium and creamy flavor of dairy milk and also a healthy dose of Omega-3.

Alpine Slicing & Cheese Conversion Co. Recalls Certain Grated/Shredded Cheeses

January 5, 2012 FDA

Alpine Slicing and Cheese Conversion Company in Wisconsin is voluntarily recalling “HEB Queso Cotija (Grated)”, “El Viajero Queso Quesadilla (Shredded)”, “El Viajero Queso Cotija (Grated)”, and “BMF Queso Quesadilla (Shredded)” because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria.