Plastic or rubber-related recalls double – Detectamet
Recalls due to products contaminated with plastic or rubber more than doubled in the past 12 months, according to Detectamet.
Archives for January 13, 2017
2017 will be ‘breakout’ year for SDC-based tech adoption – PURE Bioscience
Food safety challenges this year will include persistent outbreaks and recalls and increasing US Department of Justice (DOJ) scrutiny, according to PURE Bioscience.
Get ready for bespoke snacking experiences on a mass scale, says Mondelez chocolate innovator
Snacking is about to get personal with food manufacturers using technologies such as visual and 3D printing to scale up bespoke eating experiences, according to Gil Horsky, global innovation leader at Mondelēz International.
Salt-cutting strategies with industry targets are a 'best buy' for governments
Government-supported policies that include food industry agreements to reduce salt intake would be cost effective in most of Europe saving nearly six million life-years lost to cardiovascular disease annually, say scientists.
EU bank backs organic Bulgarian bar maker by a cool €2m
Sofia-based healthy snack and ‘superfood’ producer Smart Organic has won a €2 million loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to aid expansion for the rising healthy snack and ‘superfood’ manufacturer.
Poultry producer launches halal subsidiary
One of the world’s largest exporters of poultry BRF – which operates a factory in the UK – has launched a subsidiary to target the growing halal processed foods market in the Middle East.
Carlisle Companies acquires San Jamar
Carlisle Companies has acquired a provider of dispensing systems and food safety products for foodservice and hygiene applications.
Bird flu could halt free range egg production, warn MEPs
Outbreaks of bird flu throughout Europe could put a stop to free range eggs as safety precautions make meeting the labelling requirements impossible, Dutch members of the EU parliament have warned.
Australia goat prices move from ‘strength-to-strength’
A relatively good balance between the Australian and US dollar during 2016 fended off a price pinch for goat meat exporters hit with trade decline.
Industry network strives for targeted authenticity approach
Campden BRI is to manage membership of a network created to share intelligence on food authenticity.
Firm fights 'lax and meaningless' Swiss Made law with watch made of cheese
A Swiss watchmaker is protesting against the loopholes in the country's ‘Swiss Made’ law with a novelty 100% Swiss watch made from cheese. "Our response to this lax and insufficient label is derision," says the CEO of H. Moser & Cie.
EFET gives all clear after acid contamination threat
The Hellenic Food Authority (EFET) has confirmed all ‘is back to normal’ following threats to contaminate Coca-Cola, Nestlé, Unilever and Delta products with chlorine and hydrochloric acid.