Published: January 27, 2026, 12:01 am A report has provided details on the number of enforcement actions and border controls as well as food hygiene and food standards inspections in England, Wales, and Scotland. It includes official control data and activities in 2024 covering feed and food safety, animal health and welfare, and plant health....

Published: January 27, 2026, 12:03 am Food companies and governmental bodies need to take measures to ensure that primary producers — and therefore consumers — benefit from technological advancements to control foodborne illnesses, according to recently published research. The research, published in the Frontiers Nutrition Journal, was edited by Yuan Su of the The University...

More than 500 people sickened in outbreak traced to snack food Published: January 27, 2026, 12:05 am Tayto Group has been fined for causing a Salmonella outbreak that sickened hundreds of people. The crisp and snack manufacturer produces Mr. Porky pork scratchings at its site in Westhoughton. This post is for paying subscribers only Subscribe...

Published: January 26, 2026, 11:08 pm Gerber Products Company is recalling batches of Gerber Arrowroot Biscuits because of the potential presence of soft plastic and/or paper pieces that should not be consumed.  According to a company notice, the material comes from an arrowroot flour supplier who initiated a recall. Gerber is no longer working with the flour supplier.   This recall is isolated to limited batches of Gerber Arrowroot Biscuits 5.5-ounce products produced between July 2025 and September 2025. In the U.S., this...

Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Private equity firm Brynwood Partners is selling its pizza division, Great Kitchens Food Company, to baked goods maker Rich Products for an undisclosed amount. Great Kitchens was formed in late 2020, and today is one of the...

Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The future is looking bright for Boston Beer’s newest brand: Sun Cruiser. After a promising test launch in 2024, the line of ready-to-drink vodka lemonades and iced teas has quickly vaulted to become the fourth-largest RTD spirit...

Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: The FDA is preparing a strategy to encourage the food industry to lower added sugar in 2026, a major priority of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. and the “Make America Healthy Again”...

Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. PepsiCo CEO Ramon Laguarta said the conversation around the cost of sustainability and “green premiums” needs to be reframed by corporations, during a Tuesday panel at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.  The debate should not...

The food industry is preparing for a seismic shift in the way that all companies, both food- and nonfood-related, will leverage data and technology for digital record keeping (Digital Product Passports, or DPP), traceability, regulatory compliance, marketing and more.  While the UPC codes that have appeared on products for the past 50-plus years have been...

In recent years, a never-ending need for innovation has come to define the food and beverage industry. That won’t be changing in 2026, either. In fact, it looks to be more critical than ever. Driven by ever-evolving trends and growing consumer demands, this need is making it harder and harder for developers to keep up and...