How do you like your frogs legs? Irradiated
Frogs legs and dried aromatic herbs and spices were the top two commodities irradiated but overall use of the technique fell, according to an EU report.
Archives for June 15, 2015
NZ paid Saudi trader $3.4m not to sue
Scandal around payments by New Zealand to a Saudi animal importer deepened, as details of an additional US$3.4m transfer emerged, allegedly to prevent a lawsuit.
Arla to sell stake in Belgian joint venture Walhorn AG to Lactalis
French dairy giant Lactalis has agreed to buy Arla Foods' stake in Walhorn AG, the companies' Belgian dairy joint venture.
New plant enzyme discovery could help battle global vitamin A deficiency
A newly discovered enzyme that is critical for the biosynthesis of carotenoids in plants could help to reduce vitamin A deficiency, say researchers.
Making baobab famous: Taking an African superfood to the European mainstream
Aduna aims to create sustainable African businesses by using little-known local crops – starting with baobab – says its co-founder, Andrew Hunt.
EU Parliament vote rejects calls to scrap nutrient profiles
The European Parliament’s Legal Affairs committee has voted to reject amendments to the EU Nutrition and Health Claims Regulation, which would have seen nutrient profiles abandoned.
Belgium signs pork meat export deal with China
Belgium’s agriculture minister Willy Borsus signed a memorandum with Chinese authorities this week that could see the number of Belgian companies exporting pork meat to China increase in the next few months.
'The status quo is not sustainable’ - Andriukaitis briefs MEPs on GM proposal
The EU Parliament’s ENVI Committee held an exchange of views last week with EU Commissioner for health and food safety, Vytenis Andriukaitis, focusing on the proposal giving EU countries the possibility to prohibit the use of GM food and feed on their...
MEPs vote Wednesday on toughening EU cloning ban
A joint meeting of the European Parliament environment and agriculture committees will on Wednesday (17 June) vote on proposals to toughen two draft laws to ban the cloning of farm animals and importing products from cloned livestock within the European...
Grass-roots project to fix Saudi farmers’ problems
A US-Saudi project aims to help small-scale farmers in the kingdom by tackling their biggest challenges, with a model the academics behind it hope can be rolled out across the region.
Russia restricts transit of US poultry over bird flu fears
Russian veterinary body Rosselkhoznadzor has banned transit of US poultry, including poultry meat and products, on its territory over concerns about bird flu, according to the head of the organisation Sergey Dankvert.
Driven to distraction: Low attention to food leads to later snacking
The amount of attention we pay to our food while eating it has a direct relationship with intakes of food later in the day, according to new research.