Listen to the article 6 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Leftovers is our look at a few of the product ideas popping up everywhere. Some are intriguing, some sound amazing and some are the kinds of ideas we would never dream of. We can’t write about everything...

Published: February 06, 2026, 12:02 am The FDA is taking steps to have companies more clearly label products that have artificial, petroleum-based food dyes. In April 2025, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. challenged companies to voluntarily remove the dyes from food. Several companies have stepped up and are planning to remove...

Public health officials in Cape Verde have hit back at renewed claims of Shigella infections in people who had been to the country. The law firm Irwin Mitchell is representing the relatives of six people who fell ill and died since January 2023 after traveling to Cape Verde. The Ministry of Health of Cape Verde...

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is investigating more than 35 reports of illness connected to recent infant formula recalls. UKHSA and other agencies have received 36 clinical notifications where children who have consumed recalled batches have symptoms consistent with cereulide toxin poisoning. Multi-country recalls of formula products from Nestlé, Lactalis, Danone and others are...

Listen to the article 5 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The following is a guest post from John Broderick, VP of strategy and insights at packaging consultancy WovenWorks, formerly known as PV&COHO. Opinions are the author’s own. From grocery aisles to newsrooms to boardrooms, 2025 has felt...

Les Aliments Johnvince brand raw pecan halves are being recalled in Canada because of contamination with Salmonella. The recall was initiated after tests by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency showed the contamination. The recalled pecans were distributed in Quebec. The recalled pecans are sold in 230-gram plastic tubs. They have the UPC number 0 55144...

Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Ahold Delhaize aims to offer deeper insights to suppliers on health and nutrition trends through its recently expanded partnership with Circana, according to a Wednesday announcement.  The grocer is expanding access to the nutritional labeling...

Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. A month after selling a majority stake in its business, cottage cheese maker Good Culture is receiving additional cash to further fund its growth ambitions with a $55 million investment from Semcap Food & Nutrition. The investment...

Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. A federal judge struck down a Texas law requiring plant-based and cultivated meat companies to carry disclaimers that their products are not real meat, saying it violated the First Amendment. The judgment follows a years-long lawsuit in...

Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: The FDA on Thursday made it easier for food and beverage companies to say their products are free from artificial colors as the agency pushes the industry to accelerate a shift toward natural dyes. Companies...