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Domestic pork consumption is expected to increase to 22.4kg per capita in Russia next year

Russian pork production expected to grow in 2015

By Georgi Gyton

Production of pork in Russia is forecast to increase by close to 6.5% next year, to 2.83 million metric tonnes (mmt), according to the US Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS).

Fresh fruit and vegetables are susceptible to spoilage

Special Edition: shelf life

Increasing shelf life in fruit and vegetables

By Rachel Arthur

A recent development in food packaging technology can delay the ripening of fruits and vegetables, offering a way to tackle the huge volumes of food waste, according to Cellresin Technologies.

The country is reportedly looking to source antelope meat from African countries

Russia to import meat from Africa

By Vladislav Vorotnikov

Rosselkhoznadzor may allow meat to be exported to Russia from South Africa and Namibia, according to head of the veterinary watchdog Sergey Dankvert.

The company plans to build a new production facility in western Finland

Nordic meat company to invest in Estonia

By Georgi Gyton

HKScan has announced plans to invest in major production projects in Rakvere, Estonia, as well as western Finland – one of its home markets.

Sugar-sweetened beverages do not easily fit within a healthy diet, says Anderson

Food industry must slash sugar – not just tinker

By Caroline SCOTT-THOMAS

Food industry ‘tinkering’ with sugar content while foods and drinks remain relatively high in sugar may detract from more basic sugar reduction strategies, warns a public health expert.

NVWA said the risk for consumers is small

Beef withdrawal over anthrax fears

By Joseph James Whitworth

A batch of beef possibly contaminated with anthrax has been withdrawn from the market, according to the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA).

There have been 34 RASFF notifications for German poultry meat and products since 2011

Sampling and follow-up shortcomings in poultry meat audit

By Joseph James Whitworth

Official controls on poultry meat and products in Germany are largely met but deficiencies are found around sampling and reactions to positive results, according to a Food and Veterinary Office (FVO) audit.

The UK has been dubbed 'the fat man of Europe'

Government policies should pass an ‘obesity test’

By Caroline SCOTT-THOMAS

All new UK government policies should be considered in the context of rising obesity rates in an effort to reverse the trend, urges a report from independent think tank 2020health.

Meat prices have remained high for the past three years

Food prices stable – but meat prices at record high

By Caroline SCOTT-THOMAS

Meat prices are at an historic high – despite international food markets being more stable than they have been in years, according to the Food and Agriculture Organisation’s latest Food  Outlook report.

Don't miss the FoodNavigator debate on salt reduction on October 15.

Salt reduction roadmap: FoodNavigator forum this week

By Nathan Gray

Salt reduction remains a key challenge for many in the food industry. Join our team of salt reduction and policy experts on Wednesday, October 15th to discuss where current efforts can be improved, and what the future holds.

Commission was wrong to separate med agency and EFSA: MEP

By Annie Harrison-Dunn

The Commission was wrong to separate the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA), nutrient profiles are unconvincing and the threat of botanical court action is unsurprising, a Member of the European Parliament (MEP)...

Increased demand for beef exports this year is also driving growth

EU beef and poultry sector growing, pork expected to shrink

By Hanna Lange-Chenier

Beef and poultry production in the European Union (EU) has been growing steadily this year, putting the sectors on track for further growth in 2015, said a new European Commission (EC) report, released on 8 October.

EU's 2014 cereal harvest would hit records of 317m tons: 'Summer weather conditions have been favorable for the development of all summer crops'

Commodity reports: European Commission

EU cereal harvest to hit 2014 record

By Kacey Culliney

The EU cereal harvest will hit record levels this year, driving higher than average exports, says the European Commission (EC).

Novel food proposals

Does 'history of safe consumption' mean foods are safe?

By Annie Harrison-Dunn

Proposals to create a separate process for novel food approval from countries outside of the EU will not see the market flooded with unsafe foods, a European Commission official told a concerned audience at a European Parliament workshop.

‘Frightened’ UK grocery brands slow to report retail dirty dealing

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‘Frightened’ UK grocery brands slow to report retail dirty dealing

By Ben BOUCKLEY

The adjudicator charged with policing the UK food and beverage manufacturing supply chain against retailer malpractice claims that many suppliers are scared of speaking out for fear of retribution.

An investigation is ongoing into the incident

CFIA suspects tampering in potato contamination

By Joseph James Whitworth

A possible food tampering incident involving metal has prompted the withdrawal of potatoes from Linkletter Farms, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA).

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