Pawlick informed the standing-room-only audience about the devastating impact of the North American food industry on the nutritional value and flavour of our food. His speech confirmed what is already obvious to anyone who has tasted the difference between a tomato grown in your own backyard and one trucked here all the way from California: local organic food is fresher, tastier, and better for us. This is possible in Toronto, not because it is a prolific producer of local organic food,...

The FDA says while a few pigs may have eaten contaminated pet food, there's only a slim chance that you could get sick from eating infected pork products. The recent pet food recalls have had many people on edge, but the federal government has some good news. The FDA says it's not issuing a recall on these pigs, which are from several states, including New York, but New York farm owners have been told that none of their affected pigs can enter the food supply.

Parents like Amell-Nash are propelling a surge in organic baby food sales, and that has prompted more companies to either join or expand their offerings in the sector. Organic food still accounts for a tiny portion of the overall baby food market, but it is definitely growing. That's why the pureed carrots, sweet potatoes and fruits Sophia ate were purchased from makers of organic baby food. Mohl said Gerber didn't consider leaving the category because she believed moms wanted to purchase...

Menu Foods, a Toronto-based company, recently recalled its pet food from the market, thereby driving the organic pet food demand high. Owners of the pet food stores said that the demand for the healthier alternatives of pet food has been increasing from the last some years. The members of a vet s website reported a minimum of 471 cases of renal failure among pets in the ten days since a countrywide food ( pet ) recall. Segmentation of the markets by products, by revenue, by area under...

Only a small percentage of feed for organic livestock is allowed to come from non-organic crops where pesticides are used and these allowances are set to fall again by the year's end. Some farmers have urged the Soil Association Scotland to slacken the rules so they can breed their stock using a higher level of non-organic feed, according to sources, but that move has been "staunchly resisted" to maintain consumer confidence in organic food. The trend has raised concerns about the...

As part of the ongoing investigation, FDA has determined the rice protein was used in the production of pet food and a portion of the pet food was used to produce animal feed. Based on information currently available, FDA and USDA believe the likelihood of illness after eating pork from swine fed the contaminated product would be very low. As announced on April 26, swine known to have been fed adulterated (contaminated) product will not be approved to enter the food supply. At this time,...

Tyson Foods inc., the world's largest meat processor, posted second-quarter profit of $68 million, beating estimates, after raising chicken and pork prices and stemming beef losses. Chief Executive Officer Richard Bond, 59, said a rally in meat prices led the company to its strongest performance since the fourth quarter of 2005. The beef unit had earnings of $24 million after six straight losses, chicken profit increased fivefold, and pork almost quadrupled. Excluding some items, Tyson was...

April 30 (Bloomberg) -- Tyson Foods inc., the world's largest meat processor, posted better-than-expected profit in the second quarter after raising chicken and pork prices and stemming beef losses. Chief Executive Officer Richard Bond, 59, said a rally in meat prices led the company to its strongest performance since the fourth quarter of 2005. Purchases increased as corn prices retreated, which will help boost cattle supplies for Tyson Foods and other meatpackers as beef demand picks up...

Since then, more than 100 pet foods have been voluntarily recalled, and consumers have been unsure about whether premium and organic food are actually any safer, as some premium brands have issued recalls and some cheaper brands haven't. Local pet-food makers report rising sales since the March 16 North American recall of contaminated cat and dog foods by Menu Foods inc., prompted by pet illnesses and deaths after eating contaminated products. Mud Bay, an Olympia-based pet-food chain with...