Pinnacle Foods cited for 27 violations totalling more than $150,000
Pinnacle Foods Group has had fines totalling US$156,700 (€124,583) proposed by the US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
Archives for June 10, 2012
Low carb diets may increases heart disease risk
Schemes to reduce fat in foods may lead to reductions in heart disease risks, but switching to low carbohydrate foods may lead to increased cholesterol levels and higher risks of heart disease, warn researchers.
World Meat Congress
Younger people needed to farm sheep
The world needs to work together to encourage more youngsters into sheep farming, delegates to the World Meat Congress were told.
Dispatches from Vitafoods Europe 2012
Omega-3 suppliers must know their consumers
Omega-3 suppliers must get to grips with their manufacturing customers and with consumers if they are to market their products successfully, according to Virpi Varjonen, executive consultant at commercialisation agents Invenire.
World Meat Congress
Swine fever in Russia raises European concern
Concern is rising over the ongoing outbreak of African Swine Fever across Russia and the possibility it could spill out into wider Europe.
World Meat Congress
Project urges meat industry to combat child hunger
The global meat industry is being called upon to support and back a new initiative to end child starvation and hunger.
Plant research ‘grossly underfunded’ to meet growing food supply demands
Investors must pump 80bn euro into plant research if we are to solve the world’s looming food supply problems, say experts.
Consumers advised not to change diet as EFSA mineral oil probe finds no specific safety concerns - UK
Consumers should not alter their eating habits in light of last week’s opinion from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) on the potential risks of mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOH) in foods, said UK officials.
Partnerships key to tackling cocoa supply chain challenges, says industry
Partnerships will be crucial in tackling the supply chain challenges in the surging cocoa and chocolate industry – this was the key message at Barry Callebaut’s Chocovision conference.
NFU president calls for action on food challenges
Focusing on long-term horizons and 2050 forecasts has allowed governments and other organisations to put off big, and sometimes difficult, decisions that need making today, England’s farming leader told delegates to the World Farmers Congress.