Experimental dairy farm opens in Catalonia
A new experimental dairy farm has been opened in Spain.
Archives for April 24, 2017
RSPO issues first ever RSPO Next palm oil certification
The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) has issued its first RSPO Next certification, a stricter voluntary add-on, to Colombian-based agribusiness Daabon Group.
Life Sciences a ‘blueprint’ for future food standards - Deloitte
Companies will tackle food safety and supply chain quality in the future through cross functional teams that use specialist knowledge and integrate risk identification and management across operations, according to Deloitte.
Experts dismiss new study showing dangers of BPA
New research shows exposure to Bisphenol A (BPA) in pregnant mice can disrupt the immune system and lead to multiple sclerosis in infancy, but experts say the chemical poses no risk to humans.
Dispatches from GFSI 2017 in Houston
Kimberly-Clark Professional addresses allergens and hand hygiene
Kimberly-Clark Professional has launched an industrial cloth and a system that uses behavioural science to improve worker hand hygiene.
Taste, habits, price and availability: Why young Singaporean adults aren’t eating whole grains
Food manufacturers and health officials have to overcome significant barriers to encourage the consumption of disease-fighting whole grains among young Singaporean adults, a new study has found.
Childhood obesity in India 'biggest threat to future generations'
India will have the second largest childhood obesity problem by 2025 in what has been described as “the greatest threat to future generations.”
What is healthy? Comments flood in as FDA docket closes
Oldways: ‘It’s time we stopped tying ‘healthy’ to a formula of nutrients divorced from actual foods’
“If we were looking for an easy answer and widespread agreement on the definition of ‘healthy,’ we didn’t find it [at a public meeting last month],”observed the FDA in a blog post this week. So could it seriously consider banning the word from food...
Conagra completes takeover of meat snacks brand
Packaged Foods produced Conagra Brands has completed its acquisition of meat snacks and sunflower seeds maker Thanasi Foods for an undisclosed sum.
South Asia radius
India sees 1000% beer growth in six years
Having seen substantial growth since 2011, India’s beer market is expected to reach volumes of nearly 470bn litres by the end of this year—a near thousand-fold increase since 2011.
Operation Opson: Counterfeit alcohol tops list
Nearly 26 million litres of fake alcohol has been seized as part of an INTERPOL-Europol operation.
FDA culls huge number of foreign food facility registrations
In its latest cleanup of its food facility registration database, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has culled an eye-opening 28% of existing registrations. The biggest drops happened in overseas sites.
MEPs vote to end cross-border bias in online shopping
Shopping for specialty foods could become easier after an EU committee voted to lift restrictions preventing retailers from selling products online to consumers living in another member state.
US and Australia recognise food safety systems as comparable
Australia and the US have signed a bilateral food safety recognition agreement after five years of work.
Brew your vitamins: Startup VitaCup delivers vitamin-fortified coffee for Keurig system
As both the dietary supplement industry and consumers are well aware, taking one’s dietary supplements is a daily routine people are prone to forget. A cup of joe, on the other hand, not so much.
Magnet found in sausage mix sparks recall
Florida-based Uncle John’s Pride has issued a recall for over 63 tonnes (t) of ready-to-eat smoked meat and chicken sausages after a magnet was found in a product mix.
Perdue confirmed as US agriculture secretary
America’s meat trade has reacted warmly to news that Donald Trump’s pick for agriculture secretary, Sonny Perdue, has finally been confirmed by the US senate.
Protein power: Consumers in emerging Asian markets increasingly understand the benefits
Consumer understanding of the nutritional benefits of protein is soaring in Asia, according to research from NZMP, the ingredients brand of New Zealand-based dairy manufacturer Fonterra.
The potential of a delay to Nutrition Facts label changes should not slow compliance efforts
Assuming FDA does not delay the deadline for the new Nutrition Fact label as requested by industry, then large companies have slightly more than a year left to overcome challenges associated with added sugar, the new definition of dietary fiber, changes...
IFE 2017
Manning Impex ups Asian offering for UK market with seaweed snacks
UK-based importer and distributor Manning Impex has added Tao Kae Noi seaweed snacks to its Asian snack portfolio.
Digital shift may boost EU organic meat imports
Organic meat importers may be boosted by digital certification system, which the European Commission says will make the EU “a global leader in traceability" and the collection of reliable organic trade data.
From take-over fears to taxes, sustainability to social media marketing: FoodNavigator reader survey results are in
The results of the FoodNavigator survey are in, and it's no holds barred as our readers reveal their hopes, fears and pet peeves about the food industry from squeezed margins, sugar taxes, the demise of traditional marketing and the threat of take-over...
Potential feed link in dioxin contamination scandal in Taiwan
The spotlight is on animal feed in a probe by Taiwanese authorities investigating an incident where eggs were found to have been tainted by dioxin.
Fiji looks at irradiation to open up fruit and veg exports
Fiji has proposed a project to support irradiation to help increase exports of fruits and vegetables to international markets.
China
Authorities ‘fully alert’ to wanghong food risks
Shanghai’s food watchdog has been clamping down on the sale of wanghong—or food endorsed by high-profile bloggers and celebrities on the internet.
Interview
Indian plant central to Naturex drive to boost emerging markets
Having first gained a foothold in India with its Roha plant acquisition from Valentine Agro in 2012, Naturex has cemented its position in the local fruit and vegetable powders market by being ahead in drum-dry technology.