Icicle targets faster food safety compliance
Icicle Technologies has launched a smart suggestion feature for its software to help firms comply with food safety regulations.
Archives for March 11, 2016
Q&A with AHDB Pork analyst
Global pork prices are at their lowest levels in nearly eight years, according to a report from the UK levy board AHDB Pork.
DISPATCHES FROM FOOD VISION 2016
‘Demand-creation’ business model key to sustainability
How to create a new high-value, sustainable business model for African ingredients? By focusing on demand-creation first, production second and engagement with communities, says the founder of baobab start-up Aduna.
Brexit
Brexit could spark a ‘food factory crisis’
Leaving the EU could spark a “food factory crisis”, according to new research on the consequences of a British exit, or Brexit, from the EU, from the Food Research Collaboration (FRC).
IFFA: KG-Wetter designs vacuum cutter for butchers
German machine manufacturer KG-Wetter will present its new 120-litre vacuum cutter, made specifically for butchers and small-scale businesses, at the meat processing trade show IFFA in Frankfurt.
Animal health body criticises welfare law
Compassion in World Farming (CiWF) has slammed the newly-approved EU Animal Health law for ignoring what it considers to be of the main causes of animal disease – intensive farming livestock practices.
Soapbox
Six-legged livestock: The next ‘bug’ thing
There is only one obstacle between insect-based foods and supermarket shelves: western people don’t like to think of eating them.
FARE: "It is just shockingly absurd!"
EU court answers the ‘burning question’: Yes, the claims regulation can be applied to B2B
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) says the nutrition and health claims regulation (NHCR) could be applied to “commercial communications” intended for professionals but with the goal of indirectly reaching consumers.
Devro entering tough period
Scottish manufacturer of sausage casings, Devro, is entering a period of “greatest operational risk”, according to the investment management firm Shore Capital.
Smart sustainability: Save money by saving water, says report
The food industry needs to start using water resources in a more sustainable manner, says one business-led charity, which has published a step-by-step guide to doing so.
APEX upgrade can help meet stringent quality standards - Thermo Scientific
Thermo Scientific is offering an upgrade to extend life and improve functionality of selected metal detector platforms.
GreenPalm palm oil goes greener – or does it?
GreenPalm sustainable palm oil certificates will now offer buyers traceability back to the mill, meaning it is now the only fully inclusive supply chain open to all growers, says the trading platform. But campaigners are still calling it a "false...