Global mapping can help reduce El Nino crop losses
New global mapping techniques will help to better track and predict the effects of El Nino and La Nina on crop yields, say researchers
Archives for May 22, 2014
USP: Food fraud should get its own class
The US Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) submitted a public comment letter to the FDA urging it to revisit its strategy for addressing economically motivated adulteration (EMA) of food ingredients, noting that the current framework doesn’t sufficiently...
China makes waves in international meat market
Demand for meat in China is soaring with exports to the country growing rapidly, according to the US Meat Export Federation (USMEF).
Listeria woes behind 7-ton hummus recall
Food processing firm Lansal is voluntarily recalling hummus manufactured for Target and Trader Joe’s due to Listeria concerns.
Fermented stevia: Cargill and Evolva hit ‘technical milestone’
Cargill and Evolva Holding SA have announced the achievement of a technical milestone in their joint development program of fermentation-based minor steviol glycosides - the compounds responsible for the sweet taste in the stevia leaf.
Taco Bell affair publicity boosts Cargill's Trehalose ingredient
The recent furor over the ingredients in Taco Bell’s taco meat has had an unintended positive effect for one of its suppliers. Cargill reports higher interest in its Trehalose additive after all of the publicity connected to the affair reverberated...
Findings released on PEDv in Mexico
There have been a total of 83 outbreaks of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus (PEDv) in Mexico since July 2013, according to the latest update from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OiE).
Weigh in on FDA food import rules
Food firms only have a few more days to weigh in on a rule requires companies to give a heads up on imported edibles; an expert from SGS offers advice on the particulars and the potential impact on processing firms worldwide.
EFSA invites comments on draft allergy evaluation
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is inviting comments on a draft scientific opinion for the evaluation of allergenic foods and food ingredients for labelling purposes.
Bottled water: the next big zero cal beverage?
Buoyed by a growing number of Americans abandoning carbonated soft drinks for bottled water and a spate of innovation in the category, the bottled water market as a whole is projected to increase from $13.1 billion in retail sales to $17 billion in...
Hormel announces big jump in earnings
US firm Hormel Foods Corporation achieved record group sales of $2.24bn in its second quarter, up 4%. However, the firm announced that due to "lower anticipated hog supplies" it would be cutting slaughter operations to four days a week at its Fremont...
US-made hemp ingredients for supplements, food closer to reality with advent of Colorado production
Despite the continued murkiness surrounding the legality of non-narcotic fractions of cannabis sativa for dietary supplement use, one company is forging ahead with hemp ingredient production in Colorado. And it doubtless will be joined by others, as...
Own-label ready meals lack innovation, Bingham and Jones
Retailers need to be bolder with their own-label ready meals and stop relying on the basics, such as spaghetti Bolognese and lasagne, former food industry rivals Jonny Bingham and David Jones have said.