http://www.mail.com/subjects/4244-agriculture-food-beverage-manufacturing.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/4244-agriculture-food-beverage-manufacturing.html http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2009132-court-approves-sale-core-hostess-assets.html Hostess Brands Inc. won approval Tuesday to sell off the last of its major cake and bread brands, bringing the total proceeds from its liquidation to about $860 million. A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge in New York approved the two deals, said Hostess spokeswoman Anita-Marie Laurie. McKee Foods Corp., the maker of Little Debbie snack cakes, is buying the Dra... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 20:41:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2009132-court-approves-sale-core-hostess-assets.html 2013-04-09T20:41:33Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2009052-safrica-h7n1-bird-flu-ostrich-farm.html JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African officials say they have detected bird flu on an ostrich farm but that it is unrelated to the strain that has killed eight people in China. Still, the discovery is another blow for an industry that has lost 40 percent of its 50,000 farmers since the European Union imposed a ban on imports of South African ostrich meat afte... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 20:09:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2009052-safrica-h7n1-bird-flu-ostrich-farm.html 2013-04-09T20:09:45Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2004760-trial-baby-food-lead-warning.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An expert witness testified Monday that average lead levels in baby foods fall below the threshold for warning labels mandated under a California reporting standard. Barbara Petersen, a food safety scientist, was the first witness in the civil trial involving a lawsuit filed by an environmental group against the nation's largest baby ... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 00:01:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2004760-trial-baby-food-lead-warning.html 2013-04-09T00:01:28Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2006576-recalled-frozen-food-ended-up-schools.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of pounds of frozen food recalled amid an E. coli scare may have been served in schools, according to the company that manufactured the items. Buffalo, N.Y.-based Rich Products Corp. has over the past two weeks recalled 10 million pounds of frozen food items after 27 E. coli illnesses in 15 states were linked to the... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 21:52:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2006576-recalled-frozen-food-ended-up-schools.html 2013-04-08T21:52:47Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2002950-national-beekeeper-year-focuses-dying-bees.html LOGAN, Utah (AP) — A Utah man is trying to use his recognition as this year's national beekeeper of the year to focus attention on a major threat to the industry: colony collapse disorder. Darren Cox of Cache County, who has 5,000 hives in Utah, California and Wyoming, received the award from the American Honey Producers Association earlier this year. He ... Sat, 06 Apr 2013 21:10:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2002950-national-beekeeper-year-focuses-dying-bees.html 2013-04-06T21:10:12Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2002322-pork-ikeas-moose-lasagna.html STOCKHOLM (AP) — Ikea says it has withdrawn 17,000 portions of moose lasagna from its home furnishings stores in Europe after traces of pork were found in a batch tested in Belgium. Ikea spokeswoman Tina Kardum said the product had only been on sale for a month when it was pulled off the shelves on March 22. The company didn't announce the withdrawal publ... Sat, 06 Apr 2013 13:31:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2002322-pork-ikeas-moose-lasagna.html 2013-04-06T13:31:26Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2000646-tyson-agrees-to-4m-penalty-to-resolve-epa-case.html ST. LOUIS (AP) — Tyson Foods Inc. will pay roughly $4 million in civil penalties to settle allegations related to eight accidental anhydrous ammonia releases that caused multiple injuries and one death over four years, the U.S. government and the company said Friday. The deal, which resolved a federal lawsuit filed in St. Louis by the Environmental Protec... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 18:05:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2000646-tyson-agrees-to-4m-penalty-to-resolve-epa-case.html 2013-04-05T18:05:56Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1998792-aid-groups-us-send-cash-food-abroad.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Food aid groups are urging the Obama administration to overhaul the way the United States helps starving people abroad. The White House will not say whether Obama's budget proposal, scheduled to come out next week, will seek to change the way foreign food aid is distributed. But food aid groups, farm groups and their allies in Congress a... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 12:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1998792-aid-groups-us-send-cash-food-abroad.html 2013-04-05T12:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1998958-chile-port-strikes-block-copper-fruit-exports.html SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A series of fast-spreading port strikes in Chile are blocking exports of copper, fruit and wood pulp and keeping thousands of workers idle. The stoppage in the world's top copper producing nation began in the northern port of Angamos more than two weeks ago, when workers began demanding a 30-minute lunch break and a place to set up ... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 02:04:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1998958-chile-port-strikes-block-copper-fruit-exports.html 2013-04-05T02:04:41Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1998654-finals-watch-presidential-shot-top-coach-player.html ATLANTA (AP) — Around the Final Four and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details of everything surrounding the games. Presidential parting shot The formal question-and-answer portion of his news conference had just ended when NCAA president Mark Emmert looked at a repo... Thu, 04 Apr 2013 22:44:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1998654-finals-watch-presidential-shot-top-coach-player.html 2013-04-04T22:44:59Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1995150-monsanto-profit-rises-22-percent-second-quarter.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Monsanto reported Wednesday that its income increased 22 percent in the agriculture products company's second quarter on strong sales of biotech seeds, particularly in Brazil and other emerging markets. The company boosted its full-year earnings guidance, citing its strong performance in the first half of the year. Its shares edged highe... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 22:25:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1995150-monsanto-profit-rises-22-percent-second-quarter.html 2013-04-03T22:25:14Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1996276-ryan-gosling-stands-up-cows-to-milk-producers.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — He's not milking his fame, but Ryan Gosling is lending his name to the cause of cows. The 32-year-old actor sent a letter this week to the National Milk Producers Federation urging the group to advocate against the industry practice of removing calves' horns. He asks that they help stop what he calls a "barbaric practice" by requiring f... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 19:54:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1996276-ryan-gosling-stands-up-cows-to-milk-producers.html 2013-04-03T19:54:10Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1996210-meat-industry-to-reboot-labels-to-help-consumers.html Don't know your pork butts from your rump roasts? It may be getting a little easier. The American meat industry is rolling out a refresh of the often confusing 40-year-old system used for naming the various cuts of beef, pork, lamb and veal. That's because the system — the Uniform Retail Meat Identification Standards, or URMIS — was designed more for the ... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 19:45:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1996210-meat-industry-to-reboot-labels-to-help-consumers.html 2013-04-03T19:45:47Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1992318-nkorea-refuses-to-skoreans-enter-joint-factory.html PAJU, South Korea (AP) — In past deadly confrontations between North and South Korea, a jointly operated industrial park stayed open, churning out goods. But in the latest sign that North Korea's warlike stance toward South Korea and the United States is moving from words to action, the North on Wednesday barred South Korean managers and trucks delivering... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 18:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1992318-nkorea-refuses-to-skoreans-enter-joint-factory.html 2013-04-03T18:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1994720-immigration-bill-envisions-farm-worker-program.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Sweeping immigration legislation taking shape in the Senate will aim to overhaul the nation's agriculture worker program to create a steady supply of labor for farmers and growers, who rely more than any other industry on workers who are living in the country illegally. Farm workers already here would get a speedier path to legal status ... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 18:28:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1994720-immigration-bill-envisions-farm-worker-program.html 2013-04-03T18:28:30Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1992480-trial-split-apart-vietnamese-clan-defiant.html VINH QUANG, Vietnam (AP) — The broken bricks and roof tiles of Doan Van Vuon's house, bulldozed by Vietnamese authorities trying to evict him, lie next to his relatives' new home, a shack of bamboo and corrugated iron that testifies to their perseverance. Vuon and three male relatives have been detained for more than a year and are now on trial, accused o... Tue, 02 Apr 2013 12:10:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1992480-trial-split-apart-vietnamese-clan-defiant.html 2013-04-02T12:10:27Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1990386-questions-china-h7n9-flu-strain-killed-2.html BEIJING (AP) — Health officials say they still don't understand how a lesser-known bird flu virus was able to kill two men and seriously sicken a woman in China, but that it's unlikely that it can spread easily among humans. Two men in Shanghai became the first known human fatalities from the H7N9 bird flu virus after contracting it in February. A woman i... Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:46:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1990386-questions-china-h7n9-flu-strain-killed-2.html 2013-04-02T00:46:26Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1991518-tough-times-ahead-post-chavez-venezuela.html CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Doing business in post-Hugo Chavez Venezuela is not for the faint of heart. Thousands of companies suffer under currency controls that all but deny them the U.S. dollars they need to import vital items into this oil-rich country, from food to cars to spare parts — even gasoline. Venezuelan firms must sell their wares at state-con... Mon, 01 Apr 2013 20:24:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1991518-tough-times-ahead-post-chavez-venezuela.html 2013-04-01T20:24:34Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1991128-fda-longer-use-nicotine-gum.html RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration says smokers who are trying to quit can safely use over-the counter nicotine gum, patches and lozenges for longer than previously recommended in a move to help millions of Americans kick the habit. Current labels suggest consumers stop smoking or using other products containing nicotine when they begin... Mon, 01 Apr 2013 17:46:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1991128-fda-longer-use-nicotine-gum.html 2013-04-01T17:46:43Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1989416-study-shakespeare-ruthless-businessman.html LONDON (AP) — Hoarder, moneylender, tax dodger — it's not how we usually think of William Shakespeare. But we should, according to a group of academics who say the Bard was a ruthless businessman who grew wealthy dealing in grain during a time of famine. Researchers from Aberystwyth University in Wales argue that we can't fully understand Shakespeare unle... Sun, 31 Mar 2013 15:57:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1989416-study-shakespeare-ruthless-businessman.html 2013-03-31T15:57:09Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1987088-kansas-couple-indoor-gardening-prompted-pot-raid.html LEAWOOD, Kan. (AP) — Two former CIA employees whose Kansas home was fruitlessly searched for marijuana during a two-state drug sweep claim they were illegally targeted, possibly because they had bought indoor growing supplies to raise vegetables. Adlynn and Robert Harte sued this week to get more information about why sheriff's deputies searched their hom... Sat, 30 Mar 2013 01:32:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1987088-kansas-couple-indoor-gardening-prompted-pot-raid.html 2013-03-30T01:32:10Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1987702-okla-governor-signs-horse-slaughter-legislation.html OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma's 50-year-old ban on horse slaughtering was lifted Friday when the governor signed a new law that will allow facilities to process and export horse meat, despite bitter opposition by animal rights activists. Supporters argue that a horse slaughtering facility in Oklahoma will provide a humane alternative for aging or starving... Sat, 30 Mar 2013 00:29:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1987702-okla-governor-signs-horse-slaughter-legislation.html 2013-03-30T00:29:23Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1986178-us-soybean-farmers-growth-potential-edamame.html MULBERRY, Ark. (AP) — A small but growing number of farmers have been experimenting with an edible soybean as they look to capitalize on Americans' interest in adding non-meat proteins to their diets. The United States is one of the world's top soybean producers, but most beans grown here are used to make cooking oil and feed farm animals. They aren't eat... Fri, 29 Mar 2013 07:09:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1986178-us-soybean-farmers-growth-potential-edamame.html 2013-03-29T07:09:32Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1983552-fine-whine-billionaire-cries-foul-vintage-sale.html NEW YORK (AP) — As experts can testify, super sleuths in the wine business must study the cork, glass, sediment, wrapping, labels and how full a bottle of wine is to ascertain whether it's the real deal. And as two uber-wealthy wine collectors can tell you as they square off in federal court over some questionable bottles, even that sometimes is not enough. ... Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:48:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1983552-fine-whine-billionaire-cries-foul-vintage-sale.html 2013-03-28T00:48:38Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1983198-ill-man-arrested-nj-with-stolen-wis-cheese.html CASHTON, Wis. (AP) — An Illinois man accused of stealing 21 tons of Wisconsin cheese has been arrested in New Jersey. New Jersey authorities say the 34-year-old man from Plainfield, Ill., was arrested Tuesday afternoon. New Jersey State Police Lt. Stephen Jones said Wednesday the man was driving a refrigerated truck carrying 42,000 pounds of Muenster chee... Wed, 27 Mar 2013 20:44:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1983198-ill-man-arrested-nj-with-stolen-wis-cheese.html 2013-03-27T20:44:09Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1983196-iran-ordered-to-pay-40m-taking-share-dairy.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has ordered Iran to pay $40.55 million for confiscating an American company's share in an Iranian dairy. In a ruling Wednesday, U.S. District Court Judge Richard J. Leon awarded McKesson Corp. $29.3 million in damages and interest for expropriated equity and dividends — and $11.2 million in attorney's fees and other costs... Wed, 27 Mar 2013 20:42:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1983196-iran-ordered-to-pay-40m-taking-share-dairy.html 2013-03-27T20:42:53Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1982678-cookbook-showcases-gazas-hidden-culinary-delights.html RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Spicy stuffed squid and roasted watermelon salad are among the unexpected culinary delights of the Gaza Strip, a densely populated seaside sliver of land that that has been choked by Israeli border blockades and battered by wars. The territory's hidden gourmet treasures have been detailed in "The Gaza Kitchen: A Palestinian Culina... Wed, 27 Mar 2013 17:42:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1982678-cookbook-showcases-gazas-hidden-culinary-delights.html 2013-03-27T17:42:12Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1981536-panera-trying-pay-what-you-want-experiment.html ST. LOUIS (AP) — Order a bowl of turkey chili at a St. Louis-area Panera Bread cafe and it'll cost you a penny. Or $5. Or $100. In other words, whatever you decide. Three years after launching the first of five pay-what-you-want cafes, the suburban St. Louis-based chain on Wednesday quietly began its latest charitable venture that takes the concept on a t... Wed, 27 Mar 2013 05:06:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1981536-panera-trying-pay-what-you-want-experiment.html 2013-03-27T05:06:28Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1979306-usda-expanding-program-to-fight-rural-poverty.html COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A federal program intended to reduce poverty and improve life in rural areas through better access to federal funding is expanding to six states, officials said Tuesday. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack traveled to South Carolina to announce the expansion of the so-called StrikeForce initiative, which already operates in 10 state... Tue, 26 Mar 2013 17:34:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1979306-usda-expanding-program-to-fight-rural-poverty.html 2013-03-26T17:34:30Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1978658-fizzy-soft-drink-sales-fizzle-2012.html Americans' consumption of fizzy soft drinks, on the decline since 2005, fell last year to its lowest level since 1996. If it weren't for increasingly popular energy drinks like Monster and Red Bull, the decline would have been worse. The declines come amid heavy attention on soda's role in obesity and related health problems. Most prominently, the city of... Mon, 25 Mar 2013 20:28:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1978658-fizzy-soft-drink-sales-fizzle-2012.html 2013-03-25T20:28:26Z