Aptean: Response time, accuracy and flexibility key in traceability system
A good vision for food firms looking for supply chain traceability is to look at requirements on pharmaceutical companies, according to Aptean.
Archives for April 23, 2015
“We’ve never seen consumers as confused!” PepsiCo asks what – exactly – is ‘good for you’
PepsiCo faces the challenge of redefining 'good for you', as it sees consumers turn their attention to real sugar, organic, and non-GMO.
Confusing food labels are named and shamed on Twitter
A Spanish consumer rights group has launched a naming and shaming Twitter campaign after it found one third of consumers surveyed has bought the wrong product due to confusing food labels.
DuPont Diagnostics names VWR as exclusive US distributor
DuPont Diagnostics has signed a distribution agreement with VWR around the BAX System.
Can organic foods and GM-like technologies ever go hand in hand?
The use of certain biotechnologies could support organic production in the future – although the currently approved ‘cross-species’ GM technologies are the biggest threat to the organic food system, says Christopher Stopes.
EU trait approvals break 18 month deadlock on GM crop imports
The Commission today adopted ten new authorizations and seven renewals of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) for food and feed use.
Poland’s poultry meat exports up 21% in 2014
Poland’s poultry meat exports expanded by 21% to 709,000 tonnes (t) in 2014, with revenues of €1.4bn – an increase of 22% compared with 2013, according to data obtained by the state-run Agricultural Market Agency (ARR).
ECJ says EU animal transport welfare controls can apply for journeys outside the EU
The European Union’s (EU) animal welfare transport rules should apply even to live animals transported from the EU to a third country, according to a ruling from the European Court of Justice (ECJ) yesterday (April 23).
Letters to WHO may be used in EU talks on food marketing to children
Letters of support to the World Health Organisation (WHO) for its recent work on food marketing to children may be used as a basis of dialogue between European governments and the food industry, the WHO has said.