EU competition authority approves Moy Park sale
Moy Park’s sale to Brazilian meat processing giant JBS has been approved by the EU’s competition authority.
Archives for September 27, 2015
Dietary fat plays vital role in inflammatory response and obesity related disease risk
The type of dietary fat we eat may lead to changes in our inflammatory response, which in turn play a key role in long term risk of obesity-related diseases including diabetes and atherosclerosis, warn researchers.
Nanotek group opposes changes to EU novel foods rules
Mooted changes to EU novel food laws that will cater for new ingredient sources like insects and food making methods like nanotechnology are ‘vague, unclear and unworkable’ according to a leading nanotechnology group.
Sweden sees fall in pork imports
Bad publicity in Sweden for the pig meat sector in the past year – including television programmes critical of industry welfare and public debates over the heavy usage of antibiotics and tail-docking of piglets in the European Union (EU) – have depressed...
Coloring Food with food: Will EU regulations spur a global shift to natural colors in confectionery?
Confectioners to ditch non-artificial additive colors as EU rules enter full force, says GNT
Coloring Foods supplier GNT says the global confectionery market will rapidly move away from artificial and additive colors as an implementation period to conform with EU rules on colors looms.
EU project aims to slash food waste by 30% by 2025
A new EU-funded research project involving partners across the EU, as well as in China, will help reduce food waste by 30% by 2025, say those behind the project.
Andrew and Williamson makes donation to STOP Foodborne illness
An ‘absolutely devastated’ produce firm linked to an outbreak of Salmonella from cucumbers is to make a donation to STOP Foodborne Illness.
FDE announces new industry commitment for healthy diets
FoodDrinkEurope will continue to take a ‘holistic’ approach to improving the health of Europeans with a new commitment to trigger further industry action on making food healthier, it says.
Fresh approach for Belgian meat
The willingness to explore new markets and flexibility has helped Belgium become the seventh-biggest exporter of pig meat in the world. Aidan Fortune examines the Belgian meat market.
MALDI-TOF MS subject of PHE draft standard
Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization – time of flight (MALDI-ToF) mass spectrometry is to be added to Public Health England’s (PHE’s) standard microbiological test methods.
Meat cut preferences are more important than price or origin
Consumers prefer certain cuts of meat – and origin labelling or price discounts may not affect this,researchers have found.
Spanish traceability controls missed ‘serious, systematic deficiencies’ - FVO
While the Spanish competent authorities found some non-compliances in traceability of meat they did not detect a number of more serious, systematic deficiencies, according to the Food and Veterinary Office (FVO).