Premier Foods’s sales fall in ‘challenging market’
Premier Foods has reported sales down by 6.1% due to “challenging market conditions” in half-year results to June 30.
Archives for July 21, 2014
Naturex appoints Olivier Rigaud as CEO
26-year food ingredients veteran Olivier Rigaud is the new CEO of French herbal extracts leader Naturex, moving from tate & Lyle, where he has been the chair of Specialty Food Ingredients since 2010.
PHE updates Campylobacter and Salmonella methods guidance
Public Health England (PHE) has published standard methods for the detection and enumeration of Campylobacter and Salmonella species.
Strong Scottish food & drink brands will instil referendum confidence, says Scot food minister
Retail sales of Scottish food and drink brands in the UK rose by £513m from 2007 – figures the Scottish government says will deliver clout in the upcoming independence referendum.
Sysco penalized $19.4m for unrefrigerated food storage
Food distribution giant Sysco has been ordered to pay nearly $20m in restitution for keeping perishable food in unrefrigerated storage.
Finnish tests find no horse meat sold as beef
No products containing horse meat not listed on the product packaging have been found after an investigation in Finland.
Guidance developed for atypical BSE
A laboratory protocol for studying unusual ‘atypical’ cases of BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy) has been developed by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).
Cinnamon found to control non-O157 E.coli STEC
Cinnamomum cassia oil has the potential to be used as a natural antibacterial agent to control non-O157 STECs in food, according to Washington State University scientists.
Documentary attacks meat’s environmental impact
A new documentary has been launched this month that claims to expose the meat industry’s environmental destruction and the lack of a challenge from green groups.
Six Evol Foods employees sickened by carbon monoxide
Half a dozen staffers at the company’s frozen food processing plant have been sickened by carbon monoxide emissions.
Patent Watch
Wrigley discovers ‘pectin surprise’ for gelatin-free chewy candies
Wrigley has filed a patent to develop chewy confectionery products without animal-derived texturizing agents such as gelatin.
UN tightens regulation on lead in infant formula lead and arsenic in rice
The United Nation’s food standards body has adopted new maximum levels for lead in infant formula and arsenic in rice.
Firm wins Nova water bottle deal in Saudi Arabia
Sidel grows its customer services in high ‘at risk countries’
Sidel has partnered with Health Water Bottling (HWB) in Saudi Arabia to install two of its next generation Matrix PET lines, which will start operations in February 2015.