Marfrig’s Moy Park subject of sale to JBS
Brazil-based Marfrig Global Foods is to sell poultry business Moy Park Holdings Europe to fellow food giant JBS SA, for approximately US$1.5bn.
Archives for June 21, 2015
Horses for EU export possibly treated with illegal substances - FVO
Horses for export into Europe may have been treated with illegal substances in Canada within the last 180 days before slaughter, according to a Food and Veterinary Office (FVO) report.
Financial reward only helps stop bad eating habits
Giving people money to encourage healthier lifestyles only works in the longer term when designed to stop negative behaviour rather than promote positive choices, suggests research from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
Too much time in front of a screen? Omega-3s may ease computer-related dry eye
Daily omega-3 supplements may improve symptoms of dry eye associated with prolonged exposure to computer screens, says a new study from India.
Pope Francis weighs into the GMO debate
Pope Francis has weighed into the debate over GM crops, arguing that while he doesn’t believe there is any “conclusive proof that GM cereals are harmful to human beings”, he worries about their effects on the ecosystem, and argues that they have resulted...
Canada and USA back at WTO over COOL
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has once again been asked to arbitrate over the dispute between Canada and the US over American country-of-origin labelling (COOL) for meat and livestock products.
12 guiding principles for private-public partnerships will help advance food, nutrition research
Food and nutrition stakeholders unveiled June 16 a framework for creating public-private partnerships that can pool increasingly limited resources to address mounting public health questions related to nutrition, health, food-science and food-safety.
Artizone gives small food providers a digital hand with marketing & distribution
Artizone, an online hybrid of a farmer’s market and an incubator, offers very early stage food and beverage startups a convenient way to market, sell and distribute within their communities, while preserving their independence from the retailer.
Freedom Foods and mystery international dairy considering a2 Milk takeover bid
Australian firm Freedom Foods and an "unnamed leading international" dairy have lodged a non-binding bid to acquire the a2 Milk Company (a2MC).
Norden: No regulation for metals & alloys in FCMs apart from Regulation (EU) No 1935/2004
Metals and alloys in food contact materials have no ‘detailed regulation’
The Nordic Council of Ministers (Norden) has published a guidance document on metals and alloys used in food contact materials (FCMs).
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FTA will have bigger benefit for China than Australia, critics say
FTA will have bigger benefit for China than Australia, critics say
Ferrero and Thorntons strike £112M purchase deal
Ferrero has struck a £112M deal to buy 30% of the UK chocolatier Thorntons, after several shareholders sold their stakes in the business.
Reference materials studied for silver nanoparticles in meat
A feasibility study for a reference material of silver nanoparticles in chicken meat has been investigated by scientists.
Has FDA's determination on PHOs provided ammo for new wave of class action lawsuits over trans fats?
While the FDA has given the food industry until June 2018 to phase out partially hydrogenated oils, its June 16 final determination that PHOs are not GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe) has given plaintiff's attorneys ammunition for a new wave of class...
Eye scan could lead to earlier BSE detection
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) could be detected in cows earlier by examining the animal’s retina, research from Iowa State University has shown.
Ségolène Royal apologises for Nutella boycott call
French ecology minister Ségolène Royal has apologised for urging a Nutella boycott over its palm oil content after learning that parent brand Ferrero uses sustainably sourced palm oil.
USA extends meat import privileges for African exporters
With a compromise over the US-South Africa poultry trade having paved the way, the US House of Representatives’ overwhelming approval of a Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015, which includes re-authorisation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act...
Seeking a definition: What makes whole grains whole?
Whole grain foods should be promoted for health – but the term needs a standard definition to encourage innovation among food companies, say nutrition researchers.