FOOD SAFETY SUMMIT 2014
Wisdom trumps washing in effective sanitation programs
Thorough staff training is more important to a food sanitation program's chances of success than the chemicals used to clean equipment, according ChemStar.
Archives for April 9, 2014
Belarus takes first steps towards meat industry privatisation
Belarus has announced the implementation of large-scale reforms in the meat industry, which will include the first-ever partial privatisation of farms and meat processing enterprises.
Poland eyes pork exports to China to compensate for Russian ban
Polish Minister of Agriculture Marek Sawicki has announced plans by Poland to launch pork exports to China in a bid to compensate for the losses incurred by Russia’s decision to ban imports of Polish pork, which started on 7 April.
Mars to source cocoa from India
Mars follows in Cadbury footsteps as it looks to source cocoa from India, a crop that still only accounts for a tiny fraction of world production.
DAIRYREPORTER.COM INVESTIGATION
Nutricia India at ‘risk of non-compliance’ with IMS Act: Danone
The Danone Group has acknowledged that its Nutricia India business is still at “risk of non-compliance” with the Infant Milk Substitutes Act (IMS Act), DairyReporter.com can exclusively reveal.
Japanese beer giant Asahi set to acquire Malaysian dairy
Asahi Group Holdings, the firm behind the Asahi Japanese beer brand, is preparing for its first foray into fresh dairy after agreeing a deal to acquire Malaysian firm Etika Dairies.
Insights from Perrin Conferences
Traceability, tell-all genomics and authentication: The new reality for F&B litigation
Few short answers exist in the world of complex consumer food litigation. Arthur Miller, PhD, principal scientist and engineering and scientific consulting firm Exponent Inc., summed up three key industry trends that have contributed (and likely will...
Small changes are the way to go (and that’s not an industry cop out!): Obesity expert
Obesity should be tackled in small steps, acknowledging where people are and not where public health officials wish they were, according to a US scientist.
DSM opens its first premix plant in India
Dutch life science company DSM has opened a sizeable new plant in Gujarat to produce its Fortitech premixes in Vadodara, Gujarat. At an investment of US$10m, it will be the company’s first human nutrition plant in India.
Rapeseed is a sustainable feed solution, finds EU study
A European Union (EU) research project has touted rapeseed cake as an effective feed for reducing livestock methane emissions, while also providing biofuel. The study also suggests the use of rapeseed cake improves digestion in ruminants.
Wild Oats to launch at Walmart - at prices 25% lower than rival organic products
Walmart has signaled its intention to get into organic food in a big way this week with plans to carry 100 Wild Oats organic products at a “new, more affordable price point” in 2,000 stores.
Chocolat Frey expands in North America with SweetWorks buy
Swiss firm Chocolat Frey has boosted its presence in North America by acquiring New York based chocolate, candy and gum maker SweetWorks.
Key Insights from Food Vision
Food Vision 2014: Bridge knowledge gaps, overcome change and work sustainably
What is the future of food? Simple communication of complex advances will be crucial, as well as picking up the pace amid a global population boom to feed the world nutritiously and sustainably, according to FoodNavigator and NutraIngredients senior editors.
Sweetened beverages again linked to stroke risk, and effects could be dose-related, says new study
Increased intakes of sweetened beverages may increase the risk of stroke, says a new study from Sweden.
Sugar free formulation: Maltitol and FOS combo may lower glycaemic response
Using a combination of maltitol and short chain fructo-oligosaccharides when formulating sugar-free foods could provided the added benefit of reducing postprandial glycaemic responses, say researchers.
Mars develops heat resistant chocolate with polyol mix
Mars has filed a patent for heat resistant chocolate that can withstand hot climates, following an earlier application from Mondelēz and Nestlé.
FOOD SAFETY SUMMIT 2014
Food technologies wage war against pathogens
Novel technologies like high-pressure processing can win the war to lengthen shelf life and eradicate foodborne illness, according to industry experts.
Meat suppliers on show in Asia
International meat producers and exporters are in attendance at Asia’s largest food and hotel exhibition, Food and Hotel Asia (FHA) 2014, which got under way today in Singapore.
Up to one-third of Indian grain being lost to substandard warehousing
India needs around 43m tonnes of additional warehousing and storage capacity if it wants to reduce the amount of food grain that is at risk of being damaged by poor conditions.
Fresh from Smithfield buy, WH Group readies for biggest IPO in a year
Chinese pork producer WH Group, which last year bought US pork giant Smithfield Foods, hopes to raise more than US$5bn in what would be the world's biggest initial public offering for a year when it lists in Hong Kong later this month.
FDA says firms can use natural blue food color spirulina in applications beyond gum & candy
The FDA has approved the use of Spirulina Extract as a natural blue coloring ingredient in everything from ice cream to extruded cereals.