US Dairy Organizations: Canada's Dairy Trade Actions Hurting Rural America

U.S. dairy organizations today urged the Trump Administration to fight back against protectionist Canadian trade policies that are slamming the door to American dairy exports in violation of existing trade commitments between the two nations.

Hiland Dairy Buys Prairieland Dairy Brand

Prairieland Dairy of Firth, Nebraska, has sold its brand and its Lincoln distribution center to Hiland Dairy Foods, which will handle processing, sales and distribution of its milk.

FDA Announces Three Waivers To Sanitary Transportation Rule

April 5, 2017 FDA

Today, the FDA announced the publication of three waivers to the now final Sanitary Transportation rule mandated by the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). The waivers are for businesses whose transportation operations are subject to separate State-Federal controls.

Labor Officials Conclude Bakery Distributors Can't Join Union

A federal labor official concluded that distributors of Bimbo Foods Bakeries Distribution LLC are independent contractors, not employees, and cannot join the Teamsters, which sought to represent nearly 50 distributors in New Hampshire. 

Wegmans Recalls Original Killer Brownies

Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. has initiated a voluntary recall of Wegmans Original Killer Brownies with Pecans, because the product may contain peanuts, not declared on the label. People who have an allergy to peanuts run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume this product.