DEFRA boss agrees Europe without GM will become a museum
Europe will become a food and farming museum without science on genetic modification (GM), environment secretary Owen Paterson has warned – echoing food manufacturers’ long-standing fears.
Archives for January 10, 2014
Saudi Arabia to resume Pakistan poultry imports
Saudi Arabia has indicated it may soon allow the import of poultry products from Pakistan, eight years after banning them to prevent the spread of bird flu.
Bunzl spends almost £300m on acquisitions
Bunzl has revealed three more deals to take its 2013 acquisition spending to almost £300m.
I’ll take the T-bone: Middle East wants expensive cuts of meat
The Middle East is now increasingly shunning live imports of cattle and sheep and demanding high value cuts of red meat, say exporters from India and Australia.
Dubai to open international halal certification centre
Dubai plans to launch a new international centre for halal certification within the first-quarter of 2014, with the goal of making the emirate the world leader in halal certification.
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Bye-bye black box: Could ‘radical transparency’ transform the food industry?
Lack of transparency in blended ingredients is harming trust in the food industry – but there is another way, says president and CEO of Premium Blendhub, Henrik Stamm Kristensen.
Governments must regulate to curb obesity: IASO
Governments must regulate unhealthy foods in the same way as alcohol and tobacco to tackle rising levels of obesity, urges a report from the International Association for the Study of Obesity (IASO).
Drought and demand boost Australian beef exports
Australian beef and veal exporters have been buoyed by data from the Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) showing record export numbers for the industry in 2013. The country exported nearly 1.1 million tonnes (t) of chilled...
Russia reveals varied performance for meat and poultry production
Russia will continue to increase meat production and improve meat self-sufficiency in 2014 despite a number of negative factors hampering the development of the industry, according to the recent marketing report from the Russian Institute for...
MOCON lab puts food packaging to the test
MOCON has joined with Ronox Technology to open a flexible package testing lab in Poland.
COFFEE IN MODERATION AS HYDRATING AS WATER: STUDY
Four cups of Nescafé a day keeps dehydration at bay?
UK scientists suggest they have debunked the myth that coffee causes dehydration and claim that moderate consumption provides similar hydrating qualities to water.
Saudi food and beverage consumption to grow by 5% in 2014
Saudi Arabia’s food and beverage consumption will continue to grow robustly over the next year, according to a new report from research firm Business Monitor International.
Action on sugar? Reducing sugar in foods and drinks could boost industry profits too, says policy expert
Fresh calls to reduce the 'excess' levels of sugar in food and drinks products by newly formed Action on Sugar could help industry to higher profits through the use of cheaper non-nutritive sweeteners, according to Professor Jack Winkler.
Waterbath best option for poultry stunning, says EC
Waterbath remains the most economically viable option for stunning poultry in the European Union (EU), the European Commission said in a report, published just before the festive break.
Mung bean sprouts illness source revealed
An outbreak that sickened 126 people in Germany and the Netherlands traced to mung bean sprouts was caused by a single strain of Salmonella Newport.