Center enables real-life training conditions - Ecolab
Ecolab has opened its first training center in Europe for its field team and customers.
Archives for May 15, 2017
FSNS donation supports Colorado State University renovation
Food Safety Net Services (FSNS) has donated $175,000 to Colorado State University’s (CSU) Department of Animal Sciences.
Yarok technology wins UN award
Yarok Technology Transfer has won a UN innovation award for its pathogen detection technology.
Eat more yoghurt for better bones, says study
Higher hip bone density and a reduced risk of osteoporosis have been found to occur after increased consumption of yoghurt in older women and men in Ireland.
Food & Drink Ireland: ‘Brexit border will add ‘huge costs’ to food’
Food and Drink Ireland says Brexit hard border between Ireland and Northern Ireland would add “huge costs” to food businesses and suggests Sweden and Norway border may be solution.
Interpack 2017
GEA sees rise in label-on-stick lollipops
GEA showcased its Aquarius BunchWrapper wrapping machine at Interpack which is fitted with labelers for placing labels inside a wrapping film and on a stick.
New EFSA enzyme tool paves way for deeper safety evaluations
The European Food and Safety Authority (EFSA) have revealed a new approach to assessing consumer exposure to food enzymes, tightening up their safety profile in line with current EU law.
dispatches from Food Integrity in Parma
Food Integrity: Organised crime and Italian authenticity
Why the food sector attracts organised crime groups, protecting authentic Italian products and an added company to the project were highlights of the Food Integrity conference last week.
Green tea supplements: Good for weight loss, but lacking in anti-inflammation action against PCOS
Consumption of green tea supplements leads to weight loss in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), but it is still uncertain if supplementation provides a direct anti-inflammatory effect against the condition.
Poland's QFG begins work on €40m slaughterhouse
Polish meat company QFG has begun construction work on a new poultry slaughterhouse due to be opened in the first half of 2018 in Radom, central Poland.
JBS posts poor income amid bribery investigation
Brazil-based JBS, one of the world’s largest meatpackers, has reported poor results for the first quarter of 2017.
Holistic approach that downplays RCTs best path to optimal nutrition, paper says
A holistic approach to optimal nutrition that would include other research modes beyond RCTs will be the best way to get a handle on the modern plague of obesity, authors of a recent paper concluded.