For the first time ever, a social media-led story ranked as the most memorable story of the year, with news of the “Fast Food Chicken Sandwich Throwdown On Twitter” ranking as 2019's No. 1 food news story, according to the HUNTER Annual Food News Study, released by Hunter Public Relations, New York.

Refrigerated & Frozen Foods launched a new podcast channel titled “From the Cold Corner.”

STAR-K Kosher Certification, Baltimore, Md., partnered with Registrar Corp., Hampton, Va., where Registrar’s clients can explore Kosher certification and existent STAR-K Kosher-certified clients in need of FDA registration.

Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind., received $10 million from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Washington, D.C., to establish what is said to be the first-ever Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Safety (FSIL).

Recalls in the second quarter 2019 remained flat across industries, but serious and deadly incidents were on the rise, an indication of lagging activity by regulatory agencies, according to the second quarter 2019 Recall Index released by Stericycle Expert Solutions, Indianapolis, Ind.

NSF International, Ann Arbor, Mich., released a new study showing 61% of Americans are concerned about the products they put in, on and around their bodies.

Over 80 food safety experts took part in the speaker faculty at the 2019 Food Safety Summit, which took place May 6-9 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Ill.

HorizonScan, Fairfield, Iowa, released findings for Q4 2018, noting an increase in food integrity issues in key categories such as meat and meat products, poultry, seafood, milk and dairy.

The stakes are rising for food suppliers in a landscape of continuously evolving food safety challenges, technologies and regulations, according to a new from CoBank’s Knowledge Exchange Division, Denver, Colo.