IFC promotes food safety standards in Azerbaijan
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Azerbaijan’s National Confederation of Entrepreneurs are raising awareness of benefits from modern food safety systems.
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Guelph Food Academy classes begin next month
University of Guelph launches online food safety training for industry
The Department of Food Science at the University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada, has launched an expanded online interactive food safety training program for food industry professionals.
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‘The purest water would be completely uninteresting to drink’: MD of fine waters brand Iskilde
The MD of Danish ‘fine waters’ brand Iskilde insists that such products cannot be both ubiquitous and exclusive and believes that ‘less pure’ waters are often the most interesting.
Nactis Flavours to acquire Robertet Savoury
French flavour firm Nactis Flavours has signed an agreement to acquire Belgian flavours company Robertet Savoury.
Multivac files patent for cross web labellers
Multivac Marking & Inspection has filed a patent application for alternative safety concepts for cross web labellers based on an intelligent distance monitoring device.
Invisible Sentinel develops custom assay for Silliker
Invisible Sentinel’s Veriflow diagnostic technology has been adopted for use by Silliker in its laboratories worldwide.
EFSA evaluates risk from pathogens of non-animal origin
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has identified risk factors and recommended possible mitigation measures for some pathogens in bulb and stem vegetables, and carrots.
How to win back share from private label? Make consumers feel the same about their milk as they do about their perfume...
Brand manufacturers must work hard to decommoditise their products to beat competition from private labels, says an analyst at IRI.
Heart healthy grains: More whole grain equals lower mortality, say researchers
Eating more whole grains may be linked to a reduced risk of mortality, especially in deaths due to heart disease, say researchers.
EU allows imports of sheep and goat meat from Ukraine
The European Union (EU) is to allow imports of sheep and goat meat from Ukraine, which could prove an added incentive to develop production of these types of meat in the country, market participants have claimed.
Sugar molecule may be the key to unlocking link between red meat and cancer risk
New research investigating the link between red meat consumption and cancer risk has suggested that a specific sugar molecule known as Neu5Gc could promote inflammation and tumour growth.
No juice brand is an island: UK firms must see export markets as more than ‘side’ business
Exports of UK fruit and vegetable juice have increased by about 40% since 2010 - but the country must shake its island mentality if it wants this growth to continue, says a Mintel analyst.
Wessanen sells Bio-Distrifrais French wholesale business
Dutch food company Wessanen has completed the sale of its French wholesale fruits and vegetables business Bio-Distrifrais for an undisclosed sum.
Malta launches nutrition action plan to adopt WHO health goals
Malta has launched a food and nutrition action plan in response to the World Health Organization’s Health 2020 policy framework – becoming the first European nation to do so.