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The health risks of trans-fats are now well known. © iStock

Trans-fats: Pressure or prohibition?

By Louis Gore-Langton

New studies show banning trans-fats can save lives, but with the industry reformulating products to remove them, is more government policy necessary?

Polish meat processor Agro-Rydzyna's investment will help it supply 1,000 supermarkets

Polish meat business to invest €26m in new factory

By Jaroslaw Adamowski

Polish meat business Agro-Rydzyna plans to invest PLN 110 million (€26 million) by 2020 to increase production at its Kłoda meat plant and build another processing facility in Poland

Examining nutrition labels is often recommended by doctors and dietitians to improve food choices, but choice does not always translate to consumption. ©iStock/piotr_malczyk

Food quality, not quantity matters to label lovers

By Will Chu

People who pay attention to nutrition labels are more concerned with the quality of the food they eat, choosing to eat more fruits, vegetables and beans, and shunning potatoes and refined grains.

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Orkla cuts palm oil from 98% of its Nordic sweets and snack brands

By Niamh Michail

Orkla Confectionery & Snacks Sweden has removed palm oil from 98% of its products, meaning 1,500 fewer tons of saturated fat in consumers' food. But what were the technical challenges and how was it received by fellow members of the Roundtable...

Petition organisers attacked the 'fat cat meatpackers' who, they claim, undercut US beef

US petition seeks to ban Brazilian beef imports

By Oscar Rousseau

A US beef industry-backed petition wants 100,000 signatures to put pressure on the White House to, in its own words, “ban unsafe imports” of Brazilian meat.

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Salty food diminishes thirst and increases hunger: Study

By Louis Gore-Langton

New research has reversed ideas about the health impacts of a high salt intake diet, and may have implications for salt reduction campaigns throughout Europe - though public health campaigners have called the results "contrived". 

France-based Interpol is an international police force battling many forms of criminality

Brazil's meat firms face fraud attacks

By Kakie Roubaud

Interpol wants international assistance in its investigation into alleged fraud against the Brazilian pork and poultry industry, with one trade association admitting the sector has been hit with external attacks, GlobalMeatNews can reveal.

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ScanTech Sciences to open ECP food treatment center

By Joseph James Whitworth

ScanTech Sciences, Inc. has started construction of its first Electronic Cold-Pasteurization (ECP) food treatment center which will bring 175 jobs to Rio Grande Valley.

Russia is battling a number of livestock disease infecting chickens, pigs, cattle and deer

Russia battles diverse livestock diseases

By Vladislav Vorotnikov

Russia is facing numerous biosecurity problems, as African swine fever (ASF) challenges the pig industry, poultry farmers battle bird flu, the first outbreaks of nodular dermatitis hit cattle farmers, and venison breeders combat anthrax.

The Latvian meat producer wants to increase poultry production

Latvian meat business to invest up to €7m next year

By Jaroslaw Adamowski

To expand and modernise its facilities, Latvian meat producer Putnu Fabrika Ķekava (PF Ķekava) plans to invest between €6 million and €7m in its next fiscal year, according to senior company representatives.

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Changing Easter eating habits may benefit industry

By Louis Gore-Langton

Easter eating preferences in the UK have changed dramatically, according to research which shows consumers now plan multiple celebratory meals and are moving away from traditional lamb.

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