Archives for July 28, 2014

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Seward extends range of Stomacher bag options

By Joseph James Whitworth

Seward is extending its range of sterile Stomacher bags for food sample blending, straining and storage applications in lab blenders and homogenisers.

'Sin taxes' on unhealthy foods will work, says EU report

By Nathan Gray

Taxes imposed on sugary, salty or fatty foods do lead to reductions in consumption, says the European Commission in a new report. But higher taxes could also encourage consumers to simply go for cheaper products, it warns.

Protein: the bridge to fitness for the rest of us

By Maggie Hennessy

We have become a nation of fitness and nutrition go-getters, as evidenced by the skyrocketing number of fitness and nutrition apps and the mainstreaming of the sports nutrition market. 

Pork prices set to stay high, thanks to PEDv, claims Rabobank

By Eleanor Mackay and Georgi Gyton

The latest Rabobank report on the global pork market has suggested pork prices will remain high in Q4, due to the porcine epidemic diarrhoea virus (PEDv), entering some countries into "record territory".

Lack of communication in contaminant control – FVO

By Joseph James Whitworth

There is a lack of communication around contaminant food testing for infants and young children in Romania despite arrangements being in place, according to the Food and Veterinary Office (FVO).