Shellfish Contamination In Mason County, WA Prompts Multi-State Recall

State health officials issued an emergency closure for harvesting and ordered a recall for all shellfish originating from a portion of Mason County’s Hammersley Inlet after several people who ate raw oysters became ill.

John Morrell & Rosauers Stores Support Local Hunger Relief With Donation To Catholic Charities

December 12, 2014 John Morrell Food Group

John Morrell extended its efforts to help fight hunger with a donation to Catholic Charities Food For All in Spokane, Washington, this week. Together with Rosauers Stores, the company donated over 2,700 servings of John Morrell ham to the organization. The donation fills an acute need for the food bank and will help make a difference in the lives of those struggling with, or who are at immediate risk of hunger.

Leading Food Groups Create 'Back To Balance Coalition' To Promote Balanced, Practical Nutrition Guidance

December 12, 2014 Back to Balance Coalition

A coalition of 18 food organizations today announced the formation of a new Back to Balance Coalition aimed at promoting balanced, practical and achievable dietary guidance.  The Coalition formed in response to public policy efforts occurring at the local, state and national levels to malign and restrict certain foods when both scientific research and the nutrition community say such efforts are unlikely to work.

Research: Five Out Of Six People Who Adopt No-Meat Diet Abandon It

December 12, 2014 The American Meat Institute

The American Meat Institute (AMI) had two words for vegetarians in the wake of a new study released this week that showed that five out of six Americans who try vegetarian diets return to a balanced, meat-containing diet: “Welcome back.”

Sr. Plant Breeder Denis Flaschenriem Retires

December 12, 2014 PanAmerican Seed

PanAmerican Seed would like to wish Senior Plant Breeder Denis Flaschenriem all the best as he begins his retirement after 35 years in the floriculture industry.