Operational Efficiency Month
Loma Systems beats Siemens to take EEF title
Loma Systems has won the EEF Future Manufacturing Award for Innovative Operating Practices and Processes, beating prestigious firms including BAE Systems and Siemens.
Archives for February 7, 2014
FDA leases PathoGenetix pathogen tech
PathoGenetix has delivered an early commercial version of the RESOLUTION Microbial Genotyping System to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Commission should strengthen meat origin labelling, say MEPs
MEPs have rejected a European Commission proposal for labelling meat according to where animals were reared and slaughtered – but not where they were born.
EHEDG unveils 'cool' sub-group
A working party (subgroup) of food refrigeration equipment has been created by the European Hygienic Engineering and Design Group (EHEDG).
Building wine brands in the UK…An even tougher trick to pull
The shift in UK wine drinking from bars towards the home throughout the recession and punitive taxes means that brand building is now an even more difficult proposition, according to Rabobank.
Lithuania hopes ASF combat will be financed by Brussels
Lithuania is planning to send a request to Brussels to allocate about €20m towards the fight against African swine fever (ASF), according to a report from the country’s State Food and Veterinary Service.
Typing quality of Listeria ‘encouraging’
The quality of typing Listeria by Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE) in EU labs is ‘encouraging’, according to an external assessment.
GM golden rice: Tables turn on Greenpeace
A dissident Greenpeace founding member claims the environmentalist group has become “a force for evil” in its campaigns against GM golden rice.
Is salt linked to obesity? Study links adolescent salt intake to obesity and inflammation
High intakes of salt throughout adolescence may be associated with levels of obesity and inflammation, regardless of calories consumed, say researchers.
Australia works to reinstate sheep exports to Bahrain
Nearly 18 months since Australian exporters voluntarily suspended sheep exports to Bahrain, Australian Live Exporters’ Council CEO Alison Penfold has told globalmeatnews.com that Australian exporters are keen to resume trading: "Bahrain is a market we...
German government to abstain from GM maize vote
The German government will abstain from a vote on the cultivation of a variety of genetically modified (GM) maize next week, spokesperson Steffen Seibert said on Wednesday.
Plant protein IP: Patent protection for Burcon's 'invisible' protein CLARISOY
Canadian plant protein pioneer Burcon has received a notice of allowance from the US Patent and Trademark Office that a composition of matter patent application over its CLARISOY soy-based protein - which is licensed to ADM - will proceed to grant as a...
Americans call for government to improve food safety
Almost three-quarters of Americans believe there should be more government oversight on food safety.
ISO expands protein measurement method to goat, sheep milk
On the back of "increasing commercial interest" in products such as goat's milk and sheep's milk, the International Standards Organization (ISO) and the International Dairy Federation (IDF) have expanded the scope of a method to measure protein content.