Vion Food Group is selling its foodservice division to Group of Butchers, marking the “final major step” in its phased exit from the German market. The post Vion sells foodservice arm to Group of Butchers appeared first on Just Food.
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Publisher’s Platform: The genome doesn’t lie
When I started suing food companies more than thirty years ago, after E. coli O157:H7 in undercooked Jack in the Box hamburgers killed four children and sickened hundreds, proving where a pathogen came from was slow, painstaking, and often impossible. Investigators matched bacteria using crude …
Complaints prompt infant formula recall
A dozen illnesses have been reported in France linked to a brand of infant formula. Eleven reports were received via the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (ANSES) nutrivigilance system, and one via another system, for adverse digestive effects in infants …
Sentence scheduled for former janitorial services manager who forged IDs for hundreds of workers
A defendant who worked for Fayette Janitorial Services will be sentenced on September 17 after pleading guilty to obtaining fake identifications for undocumented workers, including children. John Bernard Mitchum, a Fayette Janitorial Services division manager, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy and aggravated identity theft. Fayette Janitorial …
Understanding burden is ‘just the beginning’, says WHO group
A World Health Organization (WHO) group has urged food safety stakeholders to turn evidence into action, adding that understanding the burden of foodborne disease is only the beginning. In a statement to mark World Food Safety Day, the WHO Alliance for Food Safety called on …
FERG chief ‘encouraged’ by progress but burden remains ‘significant’
The chair of the group behind revised foodborne illness figures has hailed the “encouraging” progress in reducing infections but warned that the burden is still “significant.” Speaking on a webinar discussing key findings from the 2026 edition of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) estimates on …
Company expands cheese recall; Listeria outbreak traced to products
The FDA and CDC, in collaboration with state and local partners, are investigating a multi-state, multi-year outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections linked to requeson, a soft cheese similar to ricotta, manufactured by Clover Hill Dairy LLC of Mechanicsville, MD. So far, the investigation has …
JBS to close two US plants amid production review
Meatpacker JBS is shutting two of its factories in the US, impacting around 2,000 jobs. Production will be absorbed into other undisclosed JBS plants. The post JBS to close two US plants amid production review appeared first on Just Food.
Orkla buys stake in Asian sauces firm Go-Tan
Orkla has struck a deal to acquire a 40% stake in Dutch sauces maker Go-Tan. Financial terms of the deal were not revealed. The post Orkla buys stake in Asian sauces firm Go-Tan appeared first on Just Food.
