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  August 28, 2026
 
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Illnesses have now been confirmed in 20 states.

 

 
This cookie is made using waste plant materials and plastic and could feed humans everywhere from submarines to spaceships.

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Although agriculture is not directly targeted, its effects will still reach farms.

 

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Here's four ways for companies in premix production to combat rising material costs, tightening regulations, and evolving customer expectations.

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A worker operates a forklift in front of steel coils at Ideal Roofing in Ottawa, Aug. 25, 2026.

Experts said there's still time to pull back from the brink of an even bigger dispute.

 
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CISA is aware of more than 100 internet-exposed systems targeted in July cyberattacks.

 

Learn how Darigold, one of North America's largest dairy cooperatives, successfully managed on-site wastewater pretreatment during a major facility expansion without slowing production.

 
Customers at a grocery store in Arlington Heights, Ill., July 6, 2026.

Consumer spending, however, increased at a healthy annual clip.

 
Pilgrims wait in line to have their Fanouropites blessed at the Church of St. Fanourios, Athens, Aug. 26, 2026.

Thousands of pilgrims — with their baked offerings — gather at the Church of St. Fanourios.

 

There’s a big difference between looking compliant and actually being compliant. Learn how airborne food dust silently compromises the very systems inspectors monitor for compliance.

 
General Mills' Lucky Charms cereal at a market in Homestead, Pa., Feb. 24, 2025.

General Mills has shifted to dyes and colors derived from fruit, vegetables and spices.

 
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Diamond Foods’ IT and supply chain leader on turning insights from AI into value.

 

 
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