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US: Peanut consumption returns to growth - study
3 December 2009
The US has seen a “dramatic” increase in the consumption of peanuts, as consumers move past January’s product recall.
US: General Mills announces salmonella recall
9 July 2009
General Mills has recalled its Nut Lovers line of Nature Valley Nut Clusters, the latest in a string of US recalls prompted by food borne illnesses.
US: Kellogg files US$60m peanut claim
18 June 2009
Kellogg has filed a claim for at least US$60m at the bankruptcy court handling the demise of Peanut Corporation of America (PCA), the firm at the centre of a nationwide salmonella scandal earlier this year.
US: Ralcorp Q1 profit up on Post acquisition
8 May 2009
US food group Ralcorp Holdings posted an increase in first-quarter profit today (8 May) thanks to earnings from the Post cereals business it acquired two years ago.
US: FDA warrant for firm refusing to recall nuts
9 April 2009
US food safety authorities have served a warrant at Westco Fruit and Nuts, a company accused of failing to comply with Food and Drug Administration orders over a recall of salmonella-contaminated peanuts.
US: GMA calls for food safety reform
7 April 2009
A US food industry body has thrown its weight behind calls for reforms to food safety legislation in the wake of a number of high-profile safety scares.
US: FDA finds salmonella in Setton Ca. plant
7 April 2009
US food safety officials have discovered salmonella at Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella's plant in California, which last week set off a nationwide recall of pistachios in the country.
US: NY affiliate of Setton Pistachio issues recall
3 April 2009
A New York-based affiliate of Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella, the Californian firm at the centre of the latest salmonella contamination to hit the US food industry, has today (3 April) recalled a clutch of products.
US: Health Secretary-designate to “restore trust” in FDA
1 April 2009
The US Health Secretary-designate has indicated that she would look to rebuild trust in existing food safety regulators such as the US Food and Drug Administration.
US: Kroger pulls mayo line over salmonella scare
1 April 2009
US retailer Kroger has issued another product recall, with an announcement on a mayo line following yesterday's (31 March) move by the company to pull more shelled pistachios.
US: Food traceability system found lacking
26 March 2009
The US government’s ability to trace foods and ingredients has been found lacking, a federal report released today (26 March) has concluded.
US: Politicians slam food industry over peanut scare
20 March 2009
US politicians have criticised the country's food makers for failing to protect consumers during the recent salmonella outbreak, which has sickened 683 people in 46 states and resulted in nine deaths.
IFE LIVE: US peanut industry counting cost of safety scare
17 March 2009
The US peanut industry has been hit by the economic downturn and wavering consumer confidence after January’s salmonella scare, which has sickened 683 people in 46 states and resulted in nine deaths, industry representatives have indicated.
US: Weaver Popcorn issues recall
16 March 2009
Weaver Popcorn has issued a precautionary voluntary recall for 12oz (340g) bags of its Trail's End Chocolatey Peanut Clusters.
US: FDA issues safety guidance on peanut production
11 March 2009
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued safety guidelines to suppliers using peanut products in a bid to reduce the presence of salmonella in foods.
US: Authorities warn on peanut butter consumption
18 February 2009
US food safety authorities have warned that the country is still in the midst of a salmonella outbreak, despite the fact that the source of contamination has been identified.
US: PCA files for bankruptcy as second plant shuttered
16 February 2009
Peanut Corporation of America, the peanut processor at the centre of the US salmonella scare linked to 637 illnesses and nine deaths, has filed for Chapter 7 liquidation.
US: Unilever recalls Slim-Fast products
16 February 2009
Unilever is recalling three of its Slim-Fast bar products in the US due to them possibly containing peanuts being recalled by Peanut Corporation of America (PCA).
US: General Mills recalls Cascadian Farm bars
16 February 2009
US food giant General Mills has voluntarily recalled three varieties of its Cascadian Farm snack bars containing peanuts as a “precaution” only.
US: Peanut scare fuels food concern - survey
13 February 2009
Almost half of US mothers worry about the foods its family eats following the salmonella outbreak that has sickened over 600 people, according to a recent survey.
US: Congress spotlights PCA boss in salmonella scare
12 February 2009
The boss of the US peanut processor at the centre of the country's salmonella outbreak falsified documents and pressured regulators as he riled against the cost and delay the contamination was causing his company, internal documents obtained by Congress reveal.
US: PCA "did not wait for salmonella test results"
9 February 2009
The Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) plant at the centre of the US salmonella outbreak shipped out products managers knew might have been contaminated without waiting for lab test results, according to reports.
US: Kellogg FY sales, profits up; trims '09 guidance
5 February 2009
Kellogg today (5 February) posted a rise in 2008 sales and earnings but trimmed its revenue target for 2009.
US: PCA defends hygiene record
5 February 2009
Peanut Corporation of America, the peanut processor at the centre of the salmonella scare that has swept the US, has defended its hygiene record.
US: FDA again issues peanut recall guidance
5 February 2009
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is urging consumers not to consume any of the products that have been recalled due to the peanut salmonella outbreak.
US: More Kellogg recalls; Obama speaks out on salmonella
3 February 2009
Cereal giant Kellogg has recalled more products amid the ongoing peanut salmonella outbreak in the US.
US: Sara Lee in peanut butter pie recall
3 February 2009
Sara Lee has voluntarily recalled its Chef Pierre Chocolate Peanut Butter Silk Pie due to possible contamination with salmonella.
US: Hershey Import Co. in peanut recall
3 February 2009
The Hershey Import Co. has become the latest US firm to recall snack products containing peanuts made at Peanut Corporation of America's (PCA) site in Blakely, Georgia.
US: More Kellogg, Kroger peanut lines recalled
2 February 2009
Kellogg and Kroger have recalled more products amid the peanut salmonella outbreak in the US.
US: Peanut butter recall now takes in peanuts
29 January 2009
The peanut butter salmonella outbreak in the US has been widened to all peanut and peanut products produced since the start of 2007 at the Georgia plant at the centre of the scandal.
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Spreads in the US
Following the January 2009 peanut butter recall, nut-based spreads are making a comeback in 2010. After declining by 2% in retail volume terms in 2009, nut-based spreads are projected to grow by 9% in retail volume terms in 2010. The 2009 recall of products made with peanuts, peanut butter and peanut paste from Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) and ensuing negative publicity kept shoppers wary of peanut butter in 2009, even though none of the major retail peanut butter brands used peanuts...
Nuts in the US
After a bevy of product recalls in 2009, the nuts industry rebounded nicely in 2010. In January 2009, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recalled all peanut products hailing from the Peanut Corporation of America, due to salmonella contamination. A recall of pistachio products due to fears of salmonella contamination followed in March 2009. Other smaller-scale recalls included walnuts, hazelnuts, and macadamia nuts.
