Parkers Farm Acquisition Recalls Products Due To Listeria Contamination

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is alerting consumers to avoid eating certain cheese and salsa produced by Parkers Farm Acquisition, LLC of Coon Rapids, Minnesota, due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes bacteria.

Clear Lam Packaging Supports New Yogurt Pouch Packaging For Stonyfield

June 6, 2014 Clear Lam Packaging

Meeting consumer demand for convenient, portable, resealable packaging, Clear Lam Packaging, Inc., has worked closely with Stonyfield to develop special packaging films for a new yogurt pouch that answers the demands of today’s consumers. The new yogurt pouch line is designed for on-the-go enjoyment and includes YoBaby®, YoTot®, and YoKids® Yogurt branded pouches. A recent report from Freedonia forecasts that demand for all stand-up pouches will grow at 6.5 percent annually and represent 27.2 percent of the market by 2023.

Got Milk? More Americans Aren't Bothering

Sales of fluid milk have been tumbling for years and are now at levels not seen since the early 1980s, a worrisome trend for the dairy industry, which is growing concerned that generations are getting used to not drinking one of its signature products. Even sales for flavored milk — a bright spot — have struggled as questions have arisen in Connecticut and other states about its nutritional benefits.

Land O'Lakes Sells Missouri Egg Business

Land O’Lakes Inc. has sold its Missouri egg division for an undisclosed price, part of a continuing divestiture of the company’s egg business, which had been one of the nation’s largest.

ABA Victorious In Efforts To Suspend Hours Of Service Provisions

The American Bakers Association won a major victory today on behalf of the wholesale baking industry with passage of a Senate amendment to the FY 2015 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (T-HUD) Appropriations bill.  The amendment suspends two unjustified provisions to the new Hours of Service regulation.