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Rising food prices would seem, logically, to motivate consumers to seek out less expensive foods. But some recent studies have shown a significant number of consumers heading in the opposite

Nearly six out of 10 Americans are buying less food due to increasing prices, according to The 2008 Hormel Hunger Survey.

Polylactic acid (PLA) biopolymer is undergoing criticism for not being compostable or recyclable by consumers.

Between 10% and 20% of people claim to have food allergies, but the real number may only be half this, according to a study published in the German journal Deutsches Ärzteblatt International.

Snacking is firmly entrenched in American eating habits and will increase 14% by 2017, according to a report by the NPD Group.

Snacking has become a fourth meal or even a meal replacement.

Canada is banning the use of the chemical bisphenol A (BPA), which it declared a hazardous substance, in baby bottles.

Tyson will identify the United States as origin for a majority of its premium beef and pork products, thus meeting federal requirements for country-of-origin labeling (COOL).

Natural Source Printing has introduced its tree-free FiberStone paper.

The Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute (PMMI) Board of Directors welcomed six new members, and also elected its 2009 Executive Committee.