Denmark reports record low number of outbreaks
Denmark has reported the lowest number of foodborne outbreaks since central tracking began over 10 years ago.
Archives for December 14, 2016
NutraIngredients is hiring
Can you break news in multiple formats? Are you comfortable interviewing a CEO or Greenpeace protester, food scientist, politician or legal hound? Do you have the temperament to handle daily deadlines as you work on Europe’s leading nutrition sector...
Industrial in vitro: Commercialising lab meat
The spectre of lab-meat has been haunting the meat industry for years but has yet to reach store shelves. We speak to the Good Food Institute to discuss the obstacles in making this happen.
Gluten-free diet may not promote good intestinal health: Study
Nearly one in five children with coeliac disease showed signs of continual intestinal damage, even with a strict regimen to a gluten-free diet.
Anton Paar purchases Raman technology
Anton Paar has purchased a Raman spectroscopy product line of benchtop instruments from BaySpec and licensed technology for handheld Raman products from SciAps.
FAO opens Lebanon office to boost conflict-hit food supplies
The director-general of the Food and Agriculture office of the United Nations has blamed conflicts in the Middle East for a doubling of undernourished people in the region as he visited a new regional office in Lebanon.
AddLife: Deal means further expansion outside Nordic region
AddLife is to acquire all shares in part of Biolin Scientific AB which has been owned by Ratos since 2010.
Hygiena to acquire DuPont's food safety diagnostics business
Hygiena is to acquire DuPont's food safety diagnostics business for an undisclosed amount and says it plans to invest behind new product development.
Pledge seen as ‘breakthrough’ for seafood industry sustainability
Eight CEOs of the leading seafood companies globally, in both wild capture and aquaculture, along with fish feed players have signed a major ocean sustainability pledge.
Irish researchers say green pastures mean better dairy products
Irish scientists say there is evidence that pasture-fed cows do produce better products.
MEPs place cap on deep-sea fishing
MEPs voted to ban deep-sea fishing below a depth of 800 metres in the North-East Atlantic on Tuesday, 13 December.
Ethical certification promises much - but it's been a tough year
Back in 2014 I interviewed Hans Jöhr, who at the time was corporate head of agriculture at Nestlé. We had a (refreshingly) open discussion about certification schemes. Some of them are “cheating consumers” and “cannot help farmers be better farmers per...
SternLife serves up high-protein breakfast ideas for food manufacturers
The German functional food specialist has launched a range of protein-fortified products to put onto the breakfast table.
ADM expands sweetener manufacturing in Europe: ‘End of the sugar regime’
Global ingredient producer ADM is pushing harder into the European starch and sweetener market, announcing the acquisition of major production facilities in Turkey and Bulgaria on Monday in the wake of changing EU sugar laws.
Farming in the desert: Quinoa could transform agriculture in the Gulf
Experts have urged Gulf states to look to an Andean super-food beloved of hipsters as a staple crop at a time when groundwater supplies are shrinking and becoming more saline.