World Food Day: Big companies have their heads in the sand, says Food Tank
Big companies fail to address the challenges the food industry is facing, according to Food Tank director Danielle Nierenberg.
Archives for October 15, 2014
FSMA: Many people are unfamiliar with the requirements and consequences of failing to renew their US FDA registrations
‘Packers & processors must renew their FDA registrations between October 1 and December 31, 2014.
No whey in? Arla eyes dairy's role in food aid programmes
Arla Foods Ingredients is conducting fieldwork and calling for cross-industry support as it presses for dairy ingredients to be made an integral part of emergency food programmes.
Symrise opens $3m vanilla extraction facility in Madagascar
Symrise has opened a new €3m ($3.83m) vanilla extraction facility in Benavony, Madagascar - the latest milestone in its strategy to “establish the entire value chain for vanilla in its source country”.
After-effects of PEDv and export bans see pork market cool
It will be a disappointing year for the EU pork industry, according to the latest quarterly report from Rabobank.
Ready meal nutrition is pot luck, says new study
A new study into European ready meals found that pack contents and therefore nutritional value varies widely between batches of the same meal.
Rising stars of the wine world, share your Wine Vision!
With high-level conference Wine Vision fast approaching our sister publication Harpers Wine & Spirit is offering a Rising Star Grant to help rising industry stars attend the event.
Ireland launches Beef Pricewatch app
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) in Ireland has launched a Beef Pricewatch app.
San Francisco study associates sugar-sweetened soda with cell aging
University of California researchers have warned that regular sugar-sweetened soda drinking could increase the risk of disease development and accelerate cellular aging.
Indonesia
Indonesia’s plantation war with foreign conglomerates continues
Indonesia continues its fight against the foreign domination of its plantation industry and, in particular, crude palm oil (CPO).
175 chemicals with known hazardous properties legally used in food packaging
175 chemicals with known hazardous properties are legally used in the production of food packaging, according to a study by the Food Packaging Forum (FPF).
Danone Q3 results 'buoyed' by Asian infant formula recovery
The continuing recovery of Danone’s infant formula business, impacted by the 2013 Fonterra whey protein concentrate (WPC) botulism scare, has “buoyed” the French dairy's Q3 results.
High throughput checkweigher gives ‘future-proof system’ – Mettler Toledo
Mettler-Toledo Garvens has introduced a checkweigher so food manufacturers can achieve higher throughput rates and future-proof production lines.
Nestlé, Kellogg accused of ‘chaotic’ approach to salt
Healthy eating campaigners have slammed Nestlé, Kellogg and other food firms for including varying amounts of salt in the same products depending on where they are sold.
Bluetongue disease halts Romania’s live cattle, sheep exports to EU
The Romanian government has decided to halt exports of live cattle and sheep to the EU following the outbreak of bluetongue disease in a number of the country’s counties.
Is the tide turning on hunger this World Food Day?
The number of hungry people in the world fell by more than 100 million over the last decade – so is this World Food Day a time to rejoice?
DG SANCO chief resigns following ‘sober’ disciplinary inquiry
Director general of the European Commission’s Health and Consumers unit (DG SANCO), Paola Testori Coggi, has resigned following an investigation into a breach of tender policy.
Norovirus transmission not solved by gloves
Protective gloves are not enough to prevent the transmission of Norovirus, according to the Finnish Food and Safety Authority (Evira).