Packaging

WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration late last week approved a combination of six viruses, known as bacteriophages, or "bacteria eaters," to be sprayed on meat and poultry just prior to packaging, to battle strains of Listeria monocytogenes.

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. -- Dole Fresh Vegetables, a division of Dole Food Company, Inc. here, said Friday there is absolutely no truth to recent stories circulating on the Internet of a current recall of Dole packaged salads. In the statement, Dole said salads are safe to eat and are produced in state of the art facilities with a priority on product safety.

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. -- Dole Fresh Vegetables, a division of Dole Food Company, Inc. here, said Friday there is absolutely no truth to recent stories circulating on the Internet of a current recall of Dole packaged salads. In the statement, Dole said salads are safe to eat and are produced in state of the art facilities with a priority on product safety.

BUFFALO, N.Y. - SeaPak Shrimp Co. here will offer Certified Wild American Shrimp in its value-added product lines nationwide beginning this December.

BUFFALO, N.Y. - SeaPak Shrimp Co. here will offer Certified Wild American Shrimp in its value-added product lines nationwide beginning this December.

ISSAQUAH, Wash. -- Membership-based wholesale club Costco. Wholesale Corp. here is going green with its packaging, replacing some plastic clamshells with a new environmentally-friendly paperboard-based product.

ISSAQUAH, Wash. -- Membership-based wholesale club Costco. Wholesale Corp. here is going green with its packaging, replacing some plastic clamshells with a new environmentally-friendly paperboard-based product.

ISSAQUAH, Wash. -- Membership-based wholesale club Costco. Wholesale Corp. here is going green with its packaging, replacing some plastic clamshells with a new environmentally-friendly paperboard-based product.