No great change to acrylamide and furan levels, says FSA safety report
The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) detects ‘no significant change or discernible trends’ across many food categories for process contaminants acrylamide and furan.
Archives for September 2, 2014
Environmental stresses increase Listeria resistance
Sub-lethal environmental stresses could stimulate antibiotic resistance in Listeria monocytogenes strains, according to research.
Repackaging costs? Remember the cost of lost consumer confidence, says BEUC meat origin campaign
Industry should put less emphasis on the cost of relabelling and remember the cost of plummetting consumer confidence, according to a European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) campaign to extend mandatory meat origin labelling rules to processed products.
Franck Riboud to step down as Danone CEO after 18 years
Danone patriarch Franck Riboud has stepped down as CEO of the French dairy giant after more than 18 years at the helm.
‘WE WANT TO CREATE AN AFFINITY WITH THE GLASGOW PEOPLE’
Glasgow Distillery Company raises city spirits after 100 years absence
The Glasgow Distillery Company will start distilling gin and single malt whisky in the city for the first time in 100 years next week, and CEO Liam Hughes aims to put Glasgow back on the spirits map.
London group FoodCycle wins government funding
Bromley-by-Bow-based FoodCycle has received £10,000 of government funding to help it increase volunteering opportunities.
Personalised nutrition expected to blossom in the UK, says Canadean
DNA-based nutrition is set to grow in the UK as 10.3% of food consumption is motivated by a desire for personalised products, according to a Canadean survey.
Spotlight on flexitarianism
Almost 50% of the respondents in a special GlobalMeatNews poll said they had actively reduced their meat consumption, suggesting the industry needs to do more to educate consumers about meat’s nutritional benefits.
MENA packaging market to grow to $52.4bn by 2019
The packaging market in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is valued at approximately $41.1bn in 2014 and is forecast to grow at a CAGR of 5.0% to $52.4bn by 2019, according to Smithers Pira.
Mérieux NutriSciences acquires Sino Analytica to boost China presence
Mérieux NutriSciences has reinforced its food safety footprint in China with an acquisition.
FAO warning: Ebola outbreak threatens cereal production in West Africa
The Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak has threatened upcoming cereal harvests across Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea, says the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) as it issues a ‘grave food security’ warning.