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The CEO of the largest berry company in the world has stepped down amid controversy and lawsuits about the firm’s use of pesticides. Soren Bjorn, who has served as CEO of Watsonville, CA, based Driscoll’s Inc. will be replaced by Brie Reiter Smith, effective immediately. …

A study in New Zealand has provided an insight into Campylobacter contamination and antimicrobial resistance in fresh chicken. Campylobacter was detected in 50 percent of 24 samples. Among confirmed isolates, there were high levels of resistance to tetracycline and ciprofloxacin, while the majority were susceptible to …

Many consumers are unaware that mycotoxins are not destroyed by heat, according to a German survey. A poll conducted by the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) found fewer than half of respondents, 47 percent, knew that mycotoxins are not rendered harmless by high-heat …

Coaticook brand Aged Cheddar Cheese is being recalled in Canada because of contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall was initiated by the company. As of the posting of the recall, there were no confirmed patients. Consumers can use the following information to determine whether they …

A PepsiCo production facility in southern Ukraine was hit last weekend amid the ongoing conflict in the country. The post PepsiCo confirms “damage” to Ukraine plant appeared first on Just Food.

The family behind Norway-based Grieg Seafood has announced changes to the ownership of the salmon processor. The post Grieg Seafood backers shake-up ownership appeared first on Just Food.

US dairy cooperative Foremost Farms is planning to shut a facility just as the industry is said to be investing $13bn in production. The post US dairy Foremost Farms to close cheese plant appeared first on Just Food.

Pilgrim’s workers at the company’s Enniskillen meat plant in Northern Ireland are set to begin continuous strike action. The post Pilgrim’s strike escalates at UK meat plant appeared first on Just Food.

US-based meat company OSI Group has struck a deal to merge its Australian operations with local poultry business Cordina Group. The post US meat giant OSI strikes deal for Australia’s Cordina Group appeared first on Just Food.

National Food Safety Education Month begins today. It arrives one day after CDC’s cyclosporiasis season formally closed on Aug. 31, and the closing numbers are these: 11,458 people in the multi-state outbreak tied to Taylor Farms de Mexico iceberg lettuce, across twenty states, at least …