Safety procedures must be developed in food processing plants
'In the food and beverage industry, employees often use dangerous equipment such as decanters and conveyor belts.
Archives for March 14, 2017
South Asia radius
Food safety ministry told ‘could do better’ in five-yearly report card
A five-year audit has uncovered severe flaws in India’s food safety apparatus, with the government’s chief auditor accusing officials of botching investigations and employing too few enforcers.
Polish meat processors to merge
Polish meat processors Unimięs and ZM Peklimar have unveiled plans to merge with local industry player Madej Wróbel to create what could become one of the country’s largest meat processing groups.
Russian retailers enhance biosecurity controls over bird flu outbreaks
Russia’s largest retailers, including Magnit and Auchan, have enhanced biosecurity controls over poultry production due to the recent outbreaks of avian influenza (AI) in Moscow Oblast.
FOOD VISION 2017
FOODVISION: Trust and ethics key to reaching consumer hearts and minds
Trusted sources of food and nutritional advice are being overlooked in preference to instant, real-time interactions with celebrities and bloggers, according to a communications expert.
ASIA'S FOOD LEADERS VIDEO SERIES
VIDEO: Asia is still the growth engine of the food world, Singapore CEO
Better productivity, more reliable logistics and enhancing export oppotunities - these are just three of the key benefits of Commonwealth Capital's new $70m manufacturing site in Singapore.
Ingredients firm to build massive animal feed factory in China
Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) Company is targeting Chinese growth with plans to build a new animal feed factory in central China and add aquaculture production lines to another factory in Nanjing.
IFST updates Information Statement on Acrylamide ahead of EU Commission regulation
The Institute of Food Science & Technology (IFST) has updated its Information Statement on Acrylamide as the EU Commission moves to a decision on the regulation of acrylamide.
Carrefour introduces CO2-reduced milk carton pack in Spain
Carrefour, one of the biggest distribution chains in Europe, is offering three different types of UHT milk in the combibloc EcoPlus 1,000 ml aseptic carton pack in Spain.
Natural flavours and colours can reassure health-conscious parents
Industry used to shy away from scrutiny towards ingredients lists, but by choosing the right colour or flavour firms can add value to products and reassure consumers, according to colouring food supplier GNT and kids' food brand Appy Kids Co.
Polish meat processor to rebuild plant after fire
Polish meat processor ZM Olewnik plans to rebuild its plant, which was significantly damaged in a fire last January, generating losses of about PLN100 million (€23m).
Brazil's JBS moves on Danish Crown US outfit
Brazil’s JBS has agreed to buy US-based Plumrose USA from Danish Crown in a definitive share purchase agreement, valued at $230m.
Healthier diets could slow climate change via lower medical costs: Study
Research accounting for greenhouse gas emissions caused by the health care system shows healthier diets could have an even greater effect on climate change than previously thought.
FOODEX JAPAN 2017
'Don’t dismiss organic': Growing US market could offer opportunities and advice for Japan
Japanese firms can tap into rising demand for organic and natural produce and products in the US by learning best practices and getting to grips with the latest market trends.
Six stand-out functional food and supplement trends from Indonesia
From consumer spending to retailer awareness, we pinpoint six of the most pressing functional food and supplement trends ahead of next week’s HI South East Asia exhibition and conference in Jakarta.
FQN digests 2016 and injects topics of 2017
Focus was on pesticide residues and beverage analysis - Thermo
To understand the food safety and quality landscape we sent a Q+A to several companies in industry to discuss highlights of 2016 and to predict what this year could bring.
Are you a cruncher, chewer, smoosher or sucker? Ingredion tailors its texture talk
People can be divided into one of four categories depending on how they eat - crunching, chewing, smooshing or sucking - and each group has unique, unexpressed needs in terms of texture choice and food satisfaction, according to a report by Ingredion.
The Soulfull Project seeks to ease food insecurity and equalize access to nutrients
Chicken soup may be good for the soul, but hot cereal can fill it, and those who are food insecure, at least if it comes from The Soulfull Project – a startup that launched this summer with a mission to wipe hunger off the map.
Natural Products Expo West
Nature’s Bakery overhauls branding, launches new SKUs to become the ‘Little Debbie of the natural snack industry’
With a goal to become “the Little Debbie of the natural snacks industry,” Nature’s Bakery is expanding its portfolio beyond its flagship Fig Bar line, and overhauling its branding to ensure the company name isn’t lost among the multiplying stock-keeping...
IRI and Experian collaborate to expand database, personalize advertising
Market research company IRI has partnered with financial data firm Experian to add more dimension to IRI ProScores, a database of household purchase data that predicts the likelihood of consumers to purchase specific consumer packaged goods brands and...
Why schizophrenia may be the leading health consequence of the Great China famine
A new systematic re-analysis of prenatal exposure to the Great Chinese Famine of 1959-61 suggests that schizophrenia may have been the leading health consequence.
LonoLife embarks on mission to 'bring bone broth to the masses'
LonoLife – the first brand to put bone broth in a recyclable K-Cup, and a fast-growing player in the burgeoning bone broth stick-pack market – has rolled out to 2,500 stores just over a year after launch, and expects to be in 6,000 stores by the year end...