Dairy producer WhiteWave Foods has announced plans to pay about $600 million to purchase Earthbound Farm, the largest organic produce brand in the U.S. Earthbound Farm was the producer behind the 2006 spinach E. coli
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The Best of Food Safety: The Food Industry
Last week, Food Safety News acknowledged leaders in government, education, non-government organizations, consumer groups and the media who help keep our food supply safe. Today we end our series focusing on food safety leaders by
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Fertilizer Fraud Results in Federal Jail Time for California Man
Peter Townsley, who sold non-compliant Biolizer XN fertilizer in California’s Salinas Valley from 2000 to 2006, begins a 364 day federal prison sentence today. U.S. Judge Charles Breyer imposed the sentence on Nov. 7,including a
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