Month: January 2015

H-E-B Recalls Specific H-E-B Homestyle White Corn Tortillas

January 15, 2015 FDA

H-E-B has issued a voluntary and precautionary recall specifically for the H-E-B Homestyle White Corn Tortillas due to the possible presence of foreign material.  There have been no reported illnesses related to this precautionary recall. …

EU Passes Controversial GMO Food Law

January 15, 2015 Staff Reporter, Deutsche Welle

The European Parliament has voted to give member states authority over cultivating GMO crops. But environmental groups have criticized an opt-out measure. …

Grocery Store Chefs To Compete In 2015 Supermarket Chef Showdown

January 15, 2015 Food Marketing Institute

Fifteen top grocery store chefs from around the country will compete to be named the Grand Champion of the 2015 Supermarket Chef Showdown during the annual FMI Connect conference in Chicago, June 8-11. …

Port Strike Forces Military Commissaries To Airlift Produce, Dairy To Pacific

January 15, 2015 Karen Jowers, Military Times

Commissary officials were scheduled to begin airlifting produce, yogurt and other dairy items to stores in the Pacific on Tuesday after delays in shipping led to empty store shelves. Troops and families in the Pacific have seen empty shelves in their stores because of West Coast port delays related to negotiations between the Pacific Maritime Association and labor unions representing dock workers. …

Lipari Foods Acquires Clover Mountain Foods

January 15, 2015 Lipari Foods

Effective January 13, 2015, Lipari Foods, a leading Midwest food distributor based in Warren, Mich., has agreed to acquire 100 percent of Clover Mountain Foods, headquartered in Bridgeville, Penn. The acquisition expands Lipari’s service area and fulfills another strategic goal for the company. …