No siesta for rising Spanish pork exports
Exports of pig meat in Spain have risen by 17% year-on-year in the first nine months of 2015, according to research published by UK body AHDB Pork.
Archives for December 4, 2015
Commission report backs a legal limit for trans fat
A limit on permitted levels of industrial trans fats in food is the most effective way to reduce Europeans' risk of heart disease, says the European Commission in its long-awaited report - but it does not say what that limit should be.
BRF in ‘final stage’ talks with two firms
BRF is close to acquiring two more firms after buying Golden Food Siam (GFS) for $360m and said its ambitious expansion plans in Argentina and the UK have “intensified”.
Clean label is the major concern for EU food firms
The reduction of sugar and the removal of additives are currently the biggest headaches for the European food industry, according to new research.
Is industry too old-fashioned to connect with living, breathing, sustainability-loving consumers?
At FiE the nutrients and ingredients industry quacked a good game, but can it really walk like a sustainability-loving duck? Or is it a sitting duck for hypocrisy and business blindness? wonders Scandinavian strategist, Virpi Varjonen in this FiE post.
Food Fraud Network exchanges boosted by IT system
The European Commission has launched an IT system which will be used to exchange information on cross-border violations of EU food chain rules such as food fraud.
Largest European investment to date
Danone doubles Dutch baby milk production capacity
Danone-Nutricia has invested €240m in a new production plant in the Netherlands on the back of double-digit sales growth of infant formula products such as Aptamil and Nutrilon.
dispatches from fie 2015
Will 'Peru-perfood' sacha inchi be the next quinoa?
High in protein and omega-3, Peruvian sacha inchi has ‘superfood’ potential, according to a supplier of its oil and protein powder.
EU could soon ease Fukushima produce restrictions
Japanese media have reported that the European Union may no longer require radiation screening for some food products imported into the bloc from the beginning of next year.
Salmonella illnesses linked to nut butter spreads
Salmonella has sickened 11 people from nine states with a link identified to raw nut butter products.