Fore! Golf ball pieces prompt McCain Foods recall
McCain Foods USA has recalled hash browns that may be contaminated with golf ball materials.
Archives for April 23, 2017
How to reduce sugar scientifically and creatively in confectionery
Soluble dietary fibers, dextrins and added vanilla can help manufacturers cut sugar beyond reducing portion size, writes Leatherhead Food Research’s head of microscopy.
France prepares response after China lifts meat import ban
European and French meat industry organisations are preparing to respond to China’s decision to lift its embargo on French exports of de-boned beef for animals.
Data protection and quality management essential for food industry security
The volume of data in the food industry is on the rise, from e-commerce to supply-chain information - and with the EU's data protection regulation set to come into force next year, suppliers and manufacturers need to start devising a strategy, writes...
Fake olive oil in Brazil, Czech’s check honey and Spanish seizures
We are back with what will be a monthly round-up (GFSI and Pittcon got in the way!) from food safety agencies wider than the English-speaking ones.
Top public nutrition adviser faces criticism after receiving money from chocolate industry
A spate of recent reports have accused a top member of Scotland’s food standards agency of bias after revealing her financial ties to a major chocolate firm - is the junk food industry meddling with objective scientific research?
Plant protein may prove a more effective diabetic defence: Study
Consuming protein from plants rather than meat greatly reduces chances of type 2 diabetes, new research shows.
Home-based treatment with local therapeutic food helps tackle child malnutrition in India: Trial
Locally prepared ready-to-use therapeutic food is the best option for tackling severe acute malnutrition among Indian children, a trial has found.
Nestlé Waters North America joins How2Recycle
Nestlé Waters North America, Campbell Soup Company and Unilever have joined How2Recycle as PepsiCo plans to roll-out more products with the label.
FQN digests 2016 and injects topics of 2017
Food labs looking to make better use of resources - Agilent
To understand the food safety and quality landscape we sent a Q+A to several companies to discuss highlights of 2016 and to predict what this year could bring.
Vaccination tackles lumpy skin disease in SE Europe
Mass vaccination of cattle succeeded in containing lumpy skin disease in south-eastern Europe in 2015-16, according to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).
Dispatches from Experimental Biology 2017
Study unlocks how genes may affect dietary preferences
Genes involved in behavioral and psychological traits appear to drive a significant part of someone’s food preferences and dietary habits, says a new study from Spain.
Better testing fuels US meat pathogen reports
Reported US infections linked to pathogens Yersinia and Shiga toxin-producing E.coli, commonly contaminating meat products, grew in number in 2016, but experts blamed better testing, not more people becoming sick.
Full Harvest aims to make access to ‘ugly’ produce easier via B2B marketplace
Drawn by the start-up’s mission to reduce global food waste, investors have injected $2 million in seed round financing for Silicon Valley-based marketplace Full Harvest.
Hong Kong AI warning as human case now critical
Hong Kong has issued a bird flu warning, confirming that the condition of a man stricken by the disease in Jilin Province, north east China, is now critical.
Cargill JV opens $100m oilseed plant in north China
Cargill has opened an oilseeds processing plant in northern China that it has built in partnership with New Hope and Hebei Bohai Investment Group.
FBIF 2017
TCM heritage and modern innovation: Firm secures sales success through supplement and functional food expansion
Harnessing the heritage of Traditional Chinese Medicine with modern supplement and functional food trends can help Chinese companies boost growth at home and across Asia – providing it is backed by sound science.
Halal duo jailed for selling turkey as halal lamb
Two men have each been jailed for five years, after falsely supplying 116t of turkey thighs, labelled as halal lamb, to butchers and restaurants.
CDC revises tracking of foodborne illness trends
Changes in use of tests that diagnose foodborne illness pose challenges to monitoring and disease prevention, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Rogue one: Liver immune cells turn to dark side in the face of obesity
Being overweight and following a high-fat diet appears to reprogram virus-fighting immune cells into disease-promotors in a discovery that sheds light as to why the liver produces an excess of glucose in diabetics.
Unleash your inner Viking! Saga Dairy takes its grass-fed Icelandic yogurt nationwide with Sprouts
Viking Icelandic Yogurt – which hit the market in 2015 as grass-fed products started to gain traction in the dairy case - is launching nationally with Sprouts starting April 17, says brand owner Saga Dairy, which has also won listings in conventional...
NOSB defers vote on organic certification for hydroponics amid confusion about ‘basically everything’
Hydroponic and aquaponic farms can keep their organic status – at least for now – following the National Organic Standards Board’s decision April 21 to defer a vote on whether the systems are eligible for USDA certification.
China direct
Most Chinese ‘fake news’ stories involve food safety
Most fake news stories in China concern food safety, according to a online verification team set up by Tencent.
Albertsons and Whole Foods? Not a match made in heaven, say analysts
All eyes have been on Whole Foods since activist investors demanded radical action to address its recent “chronic underperformance." But is Albertsons – rumored to be courting the Austin-based retailer – the right suitor?