Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Company Honored with the 2024 Mindful Award for Cheese of the Year

“To be recognized again by the Mindful Awards is especially meaningful,” said Jill Giacomini Basch, Co-Owner/CMO. “By championing transparency, fairness, sustainable farming and product deliciousness, we embody the very essence of what the Mindful Awards seek to celebrate.

Bonneval Foods, LLC Recalls Barbecue Pork Skin Product Due to Misbranding and Undeclared Allergens

June 13, 2024 Bonneval Foods LLC

The problem was discovered during routine FSIS in-plant verification activities. FSIS personnel identified soy and wheat, known allergens, as ingredients in a Worcestershire powder that is an ingredient in a BBQ pork skin product. The soy and wheat are not declared on the finished product label.

FSIS Issues Public Health Alert For Not-Ready-To-Eat Pork and Beef Bacon Products Due to Sodium Nitrite Levels in Excess of Regulatory Limit

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for not-ready-to-eat pork and beef bacon products due to levels of sodium nitrite that exceed the regulatory limit. FSIS is issuing this public health alert to ensure that consumers are aware that this product should not be consumed. A recall was not requested because the affected product is no longer available for purchase.

With 100M Birds Dead, Poultry Industry Could Serve as Example as Dairy Farmers Confront Bird Flu

As the U.S. dairy industry confronts a bird flu outbreak, with cases reported at dozens of farms and the disease spreading to people, the egg industry could serve as an example of how to slow the disease but also shows how difficult it can be to eradicate the virus.

Bird Flu in Dairy Cattle Reported in Iowa, Minnesota as Outbreak Spreads

Like Iowa, Minnesota has seen an uptick in bird flu among poultry operations, with eight sites testing positive for the virus in May. Tests from some of those sites revealed birds were infected with the same strain detected in dairy cows.