Category: Food

The CFPB released a report on payment processing companies that help school districts process children’s school lunch payments.

Boar’s Head Provisions Co., Inc., a Jarratt, Va., establishment, is recalling all liverwurst product produced by the establishment that is currently available in commerce because it may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

The 2024 New Mexico chile harvest has begun, and by all accounts, it is going to be a fruitful year. Despite it being a staple of our regional diet, many in our broader community have never attempted to process or store freshly roasted green chile.

The FDA has recommended that the firms voluntarily recall these products. The FDA will update this notice with the communications from firms that voluntarily agree to recall as we receive them.

New Mexico State University’s Innovation Media Research and Extension and Learning Games Lab media production team has created iTIPS Food Safety, a new training program to help entrepreneurs who make food products.

Los padres y cuidadores pronto comenzarán la rutina familiar de preparar y empacar almuerzos escolares para sus hijos.

Some evidence suggests that microplastics and nanoplastics are entering the food supply, primarily through the environment.

The recent collaboration is between NM State Athletics and Tepozán Tequila with Matthew Hechter, owner and NMSU alumnus, and his co-founder Chris Brandon.

Two area locations have already begun roasting Hatch Green Chile. Roasters are out and awaiting inspection across our broader community.

This National Ice Cream Month, cool down with Census Bureau data.

AB World Foods US, Inc. of Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois, is voluntarily recalling Al’Fez Natural Tahini in 5.6oz glass jars because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.

Urban River Spirits is issuing a voluntary recall of the products listed below due to additional shelf stability testing requirements from the Oregon Department of Agriculture.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that low-income New Mexico residents recovering from the impact of wildfires and flooding beginning June 17, 2024, could be eligible for a helping hand from the USDA’s Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP).

On July Fourth, the aroma of barbecue will fill the air as the festivities bring together family and friends to celebrate with quintessential American cooking pastimes: grilling and smoking.

On June 17, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning letter to Bimbo Bakeries USA, Inc. because, during two inspections in late 2023, FDA found that some of the company’s bakery products included ingredients that are or contain major food allergens on their labels, but those ingredients were not included in the product…

Los fabricantes que tengan preguntas sobre las reglamentaciones de la FDA relacionadas con la fortificación de la masa de harina de maíz u otros productos de masa de maíz con ácido fólico pueden comunicarse con la FDA a través de nuestro portal de consultas: Corn_Masa_Inquiries@fda.hhs.gov.

The City of Las Cruces will partner with Las Cruces Public Schools (LCPS) to provide free and nutritious meals for children, ages 0-18, beginning, June 5 and running until July 12.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is alerting parents and caregivers about Cronobacter safety concerns with Crecelac Infant Powdered Goat Milk Infant Formula and other infant formula products imported and distributed by Dairy Manufacturers Inc.

Investigation finds 14-year-old children using razor-sharp deboning knives.

This course will be offered in Spanish and is open to canned food processing operations in the region and Latin America.

Memorial Day weekend is the official kickoff for summer, and as the weather heats up, so do the number of meals that will be served outside.

The recalled confectionary items were distributed nationwide in Walmart, HyVee, Target, Dollar General

Natural Sourcing International is initiating a voluntary recall of one lot of Great Value Organic Black Chia Seeds 32 oz. due to the potential presence of Salmonella that may be in some of the finished products.

Palmer Candy Company, Sioux City, Iowa, is recalling its “White Coated Confectionary Items” because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.

Chuao Chocolatier is voluntarily recalling a single production of Potato Chip mini bar .39oz/11 gram LOT 4022 because some packages may contain undeclared hazelnut.

Hormel Foods Sales, LLC is voluntarily recalling a limited number of two PLANTERS® products that were produced at one of its facilities in April.

The FDA and CDC, in collaboration with state and local partners, are investigating illnesses in a multistate outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections linked to organic walnuts from Gibson Farms, Inc. of Hollister, California that were distributed to multiple natural food and co-op stores in AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, KS, LA, MT, NE, NM,…

Many people consider green chile peppers to be a staple of the New Mexican diet, adding flavor and providing an excellent source of fiber and vitamins A and C.

On a Wednesday morning in March, students in the culinary arts program at Doña Ana Community College mixed, scooped and baked dozens of cookies, muffins and whoopie pies in a kitchen laboratory on DACC’s East Mesa campus. 

The Gluten-Free Cream Cheese Stuffed Mini Bagels are distributed nationwide through national retailers. The recalled product can be found in the frozen section.

You may have seen news or online content about chemicals in our foods. Perhaps you’re wondering, is a food safe to eat if it contains chemicals?

The farm-to-city migration created a great demand for food supplies in dense population centers in which such supplies could not be grown.