Master Grocer
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Japan Imported Food to the U.S. to be Monitored by FDA
The United States Food and Drug Administration have recently announced that they will be closely monitoring all food that is imported from Japan to the U.S. This is due to the Fukushima Nuclear problem that Japan is currently been experiencing. The FDA will monitor for the possible presence of radiation in food and at the…
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A Product Recall for Cottage Grove’s Bread
Oregon’s Cottage Grove Farmhouse Bakery announced a product recall for some of its bread products because of an undeclared ingredient. The recall was made after it was found that the retail packs of the bread products did not list egg white as an ingredient. Egg white that has been pasteurized is not listed as an…
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Target Starts Its Own Grocery Section In New Jersey
In Union, New Jersey, shoppers are testing out the newest addition to Target’s store in Springfield: the grocery section. Jennie Cane, who is a resident of South Orange, New Jersey, said that the grocery section does not compare with that of Harrods Food Hall in London, but it is a convenient place to shop for…
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A Product Recall of Protein Supplements Due to A Possibility of Health Risk
On March 29, Nutrition Express of California announced a voluntary product recall for its whey isolate products. The reason for the recall is the possibility of Salmonella contamination. The recall was initiated after the company’s supplier for whey protein recalled its product because it tested positive for Salmonella. The product recall is limited only to…
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Perfetti Van Melle
Perfetti Van Melle is a candy and chewing gum manufacturing company based in Milano, Italy. It operates more than 30 divisions and its products are distributed to more than 130 countries. History In March 2001, Perfetti SpA of Italy and Van Melle from the Netherlands merged to form Perfetti Van Melle. The history of Perfetti…
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Ferroro Group
Ferroro Group is a world renowned candy and confectionery manufacturing company based in Italy. The company has branches in almost all the continents. Apart from confectionery, it also manufactures flavored tea beverages. The company has 38 trading companies around the world. History Pietro Ferroro, the founder of Ferroro Group, was born in 1898 in Italy.…
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Blommer Chocolate Company
Blommer Chocolate Company is a family owned candy and confectionery manufacturing business, which also processes and supplies cocoa to other chocolate confectionery manufactures around the world. It also has a signature line of boxed chocolates in a variety of flavors known for its premium quality. They also produce black cocoa, such as that for Oreo®…
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A Product Recall for Pierre Foods’ Jamwich
On March 11, Pierre Foods announced a company initiated product recall for 320 cases of its Jamwich product. The reason for the recall is the possible contamination of the products by Listeria monocytogenes. The product recall was made after one sample tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes in a routine random sampling. Pierre Foods and the…