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Del Monte Corporation and Treatt Launch Upcycled Fruit Extract Range

The new range combines Del Monte's premium fruit supply with Treatt's extraction expertise to deliver authentic fruit extracts sourced from pineapple, watermelon, mango and cantaloupe.

Klobuchar Urges CDC, FDA to Restore Food Safety Funding as Cyclosporiasis Cases Rise

QuantiPath Sponsors Tuskegee University Post-Doctoral Researcher Nyarku

AI Tools Show Potential for Faster On-Farm Salmonella Detection, New Study Says

FSIS to Expand Animal Drug Residue Testing Capabilities

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FSIS laboratories are adding fluralaner and propoxur to the agency’s multiresidue screening methods for bovine muscle and kidney samples. FSIS also plans to incorporate cypermethrin screening into a new method currently undergoing validation.

FDA Advises Food Facilities to Protect Registration Information

FDA warns that unnecessary registrations and sharing Food Facility Registration credentials with third parties can expose facilities to fraud, create regulatory confusion and strain agency resources.

FDA Says Cyclospora Lettuce Test Was False Positive

A lettuce sample supplied by Taylor Farms de Mexico previously reported as testing positive for Cyclospora in an ongoing multistate outbreak has now been determined to be a false positive, FDA said July 19.

Taylor Farms Removes Iceberg Lettuce Sourced from Mexico Amid Cyclospora Outbreak

Taylor Farms de Mexico is voluntarily removing from its supply chain all iceberg lettuce sourced from central Mexico following an FDA investigation linking shredded iceberg lettuce served at Taco Bell locations in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and West Virginia to a multistate Cyclospora outbreak that has sickened 1,644 people.

FDA, CDC Tie Multistate Cyclospora Outbreak to Taco Bell Lettuce

Federal officials have linked 1,644 illnesses in five states to shredded iceberg lettuce served at Taco Bell, though broader state case counts remain substantially higher.

BCG and CGF Release New Report on AI Usage by CPG and Retail Companies

In a new survey by Boston Consulting Group and the Consumer Goods Forum, nearly half of CPG executives identified idea to market as the most strategic process for AI, yet only 11% have scaled AI in this space.

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