Barcodes on packaging to play ‘even more critical role’
Barcodes in the food and beverage industry will play an even more critical role, according to Global Vision automated proofreading technologies.
Archives for August 25, 2014
Blog: So you can’t find the right Asian distributor?
One of the more common gripes we hear at FoodNavigator-Asia from international companies looking to sell their products and services in Asia’s vast new market, is the loops they have to jump through to find the right local distributor.
Campylobacter risk in festive dish highlights hygiene importance
Eating a national festive dish is a risk factor for human campylobacteriosis in Switzerland, according to researchers.
E.coli O121 outbreak over, says CDC
The multistate outbreak of Shiga-toxin producing E.coli O121 which sickened 19 people has ended, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Companies expanding into Asia must first understand local physiology
Back when Europe and North America were there dominant growth markets for the food industry, Asia was considered as little more than an extension of their traditional business and dominated by unorganised local companies.
Alliance formed in Germany on animal welfare
The food industry in Germany has formed an alliance to tackle ongoing criticism about animal husbandry, with the meat industry, farmers and retailers all keen to see stricter animal welfare standards enforced.
Bubble science: Researchers reveal 'surprising' nano-emulsion effect
In a finding that has wide industrial applications, researchers from the USA have found that the bursting of bubbles can help to create nano-scale mixtures of non-soluble mixtures.
Microbiome 'disruption' in early life linked to obesity in adulthood
Certain gut bacteria could help to shape our metabolism in early life, while disrupting these bacteria appears to increase the risk of obesity in later adulthood, say researchers.
Seaweed provides environmentally-friendly grease barrier
A commercialised grease-resistant coating for paper and board, which is based on seaweed extract, is ticking all of the environmental boxes and should be available in less than three years, according to the product’s coordinator.
Focusing on certification means no beef from consumers
Founded in the early ‘Nineties by a group of Australian pastoral families, OBE claims to be the “oldest, biggest and most trustworthy” supplier of organic beef.
FSA meat inspectors strike in row over pay
Meat inspectors from the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) have gone on strike today and will do the same tomorrow in a row over pay.
Russia starts closing McDonald’s restaurants
Russian sanitary inspection service Rospotrebnadzor has closed four McDonald’s restaurants in Moscow and has initiated inspections in other restaurants across the country in the next stage of the continuing conflict between the Russian authorities and...
Low-carb bakery to go mainstream, says expert
Low-carb baked goods will soon hit mainstream as companies work to overcome formulation and processing challenges to industrialize products, says the founder of consultancy firm the Bakery Academy.