NEW YORK, N.Y. - McDonald's is cutting the Angus burger from its menu. The Oak Brook, Ill.-based chain had said earlier this year that it was evaluating whether to continue selling the Angus Third Pounders, which were introduced in 2009. The company also said at the time that it was it was cutting Chicken Selects and Fruit

At an event known as the Oscars of the US food world, the culinary equivalent of the Best Actor award featured a rare tie result, with Momofuku chef David Chang and Blackbird chef Paul Kahan sharing the title this year. As the words "It’s a tie!" flashed across the big screen in New York’s Lincoln Center, a murmur of surprise swept across the audience, a group made up of the country’s culinary glitterati who swapped their chef’s coats and aprons for tuxedos and designer frocks.

The Dutch government on Wednesday ordered an investigation into persistent shortages of certain brands of baby formula, blamed on networks of traffickers who ship milk powder to China where it is sold at premium prices. Deputy Economic Affairs Minister Sharon Dijksma ordered the Dutch Food and Consumer watchdog to probe a huge rise in demand for baby formula linked to so-called "baby milk runners", who bulk-buy powder in shops before sending it to China where it is resold to young parents fearful of local products.

MONTREAL - Old Dutch Foods Ltd. says it will close its plant and warehouse operations in Lachine, Quebec effective Sept. 27. The company says the plant has ‘‘reached the end of its economic life‘‘ and it is not feasible to renovate the plant. There are 216 people either actively employed or on temporary layoff at the plant just west of Montreal who will be affected by the closing. The plant was built in 1964 by Humpty Dumpty Inc. and has been in continuous operation as a snack food plant since then. Humpty Dumpty was acquired by Old Dutch Foods in 2006.