New Study By USDA, FDA Aims To Enhance Food Safety In Retail Delis

May 13, 2013 USDA FSIS

To help minimize the public health burden of listeriosis, USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have conducted a major study to better understand the risk of foodborne illness associated with eating certain foods prepared in retail delicatessens and developed recommendations for changes in current practices that may improve the safety of those products.

Midwest Dairy Council & Land O'Lakes Award Six Iowa Schools With Pro Football, Cheese Prize Packages

May 13, 2013 Midwest Dairy Council

Six Iowa schools are about to receive prize packages – ranging from a supply of cheese to a visit from a pro football alumni player – for their creative video submissions to the “Hero’s Cheesy Challenge Celebration.”

MilkPEP, National Geographic Partner To Offer Expedition Sweepstakes

The Milk Processor Education Program has partnered this spring with National Geographic to offer a chance for one lucky family to win the vacation of a lifetime into the heart of Alaska. Known for its spectacular adventure expeditions, National Geographic created a special package for four worth over $21,000 to the sweepstakes winner.

Umpqua Dairy Brings Home Top National Awards

May 13, 2013 Umpqua Dairy

Quality Chekd Dairies announced that Umpqua Dairy Products Company of Roseburg, Oregon was the recipient of the 2013 Production Excellence Award as the best single production plant within the Quality Chekd membership. For this achievement Umpqua Dairy will receive a commemorative grandfather clock.

Celebrity Chef Cantu Announced As Panelist At Sweets & Snacks Expo

The National Confectioners Association is proud to announce that celebrity Chef Homaro Cantu will join the elite panel of expert judges for the Most Innovative New Product Awards at the 2013 Sweets & Snacks Expo. The Expo, billed as the confectionery and snack industry’s most successful, world class event, takes place May 21-23 at Chicago’s McCormick Place.