Month: March 2014

Valley Ford Cheese Co. On A Roll With 'Highway One'

March 5, 2014 Janet Fletcher, San Francisco Chronicle

Valley Ford Cheese Company's Karen Bianchi-Moreda took aim at fontina and devised a cheese she christened Highway One. Although I don't see a strong resemblance, Highway One is admirable on its own terms and modestly priced. …

CFIA: Various Sandwich Products Recalled Due To Salmonella

March 5, 2014 Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)

Lucerne Foods is recalling various sandwich products from the marketplace due to possible Salmonella contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled products described below. …

HC Schau & Sons Issues Allergy Alert On 'Fresh To Go' Tuscan Style Combo Sandwich

March 5, 2014 FDA

HC Schau and Son of Woodridge Illinois is recalling 3422 individual 8oz units of ‘Fresh To Go Tuscan Style Combo on Tomato Basil Bread’ because it may contain undeclared Pine Nuts (tree nuts). …

Cal-Maine Foods Closes Acquisition Of Remaining Interests In Delta Egg Farm

March 5, 2014 Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. announced that it has closed the previously announced acquisition of 50 percent of the membership interests of Delta Egg Farm, LLC from Sunbest Foods of Iowa, Inc., a Moark, LLC affiliate. Delta Egg Farm, LLC owns and operates a feed mill and egg production complex with capacity for approximately 1.2 million laying hens, located near Delta, Utah, and an organic egg production complex with capacity for approximately 400,000 laying hens located near Chase, Kansas. With the completion of this transaction, Delta Egg Farm, LLC, is now a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. …

NMPF Statement On Proposed FDA Food Labeling Regulations

March 5, 2014 The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF)

"We applaud the provision to highlight a food’s dietary contribution of potassium and vitamin D – two nutrients most Americans are not consuming enough of. Milk is a great source of those, as well as two other key nutrients, calcium and protein, that are already highlighted on the current nutrition facts panel. This change will help consumers better understand the important role that dairy plays in a healthy diet. …