TraQtion software now available in UK and EU
Quality management software from an NSF International subsidiary has been rolled out in the UK and EU.
Archives for May 7, 2017
Campylobacter and Salmonella reduction focus for Aus and NZ
Australia and New Zealand have targeted the reduction of foodborne illness, particularly Campylobacter and Salmonella, during a meeting on food regulation.
NMPF calls for FDA labeling crackdown of 'dairy imitators,' while Califia Farms trusts 'common-sense wisdom' of consumers
America’s dairy organizations are demanding that “dairy imitators” must start complying with federal regulations that require dairy products labeled as 'milk' to contain dairy milk.
Marcho Farms recalls adulterated beef and pork products
The US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has announced the recall of approximately 5,620lb of boneless veal, and ground veal, beef and pork products that may be adulterated with non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing...
Pork and poultry outperform beef in grocery sales, says Packaged Facts
Retail sales of poultry are expected to increase over the next five years thanks to its cost advantages relative to many types of meat, according to the latest report on the meat and poultry category by Packaged Facts.
EU pork sales boost to China may be short-lived
EU pig meat producers were big winners in boosting export sales between March 2016 and February 2017, according to the European Commission, with receipts rising by more than 33% compared to the same period last year.
Meat The News
Watch: Denmark and China pen ‘historic’ deal
A breakdown of Denmark and China’s historic deal, allowing the former to send heat-treated sausages, salami and canned meats to the latter is what Meat The News tucks into this week.
Tea genome: How a single leaf can produce so many flavours
Despite tea’s immense cultural and economic significance, relatively little is known about the shrub behind the tea leaves. Yet news of the first mapping of the tea tree genome may help explain how tea leaves are so rich in antioxidants and caffeine, and...
Flaxseed flexes its muscles: Good Karma Foods strikes minority investment from Dean Foods
Dean Foods announced a minority investment and distribution deal with Good Karma Foods, adding resources to expansion plans of the latter, a small Colorado-based independent company that specializes in flaxseed beverages and yogurt.
Cellular agriculture advances mean ‘clean meat’ could be commercially available in less than 10 years
The idea of eating a burger grown in a lab rather than from a cow raised on a farm and slaughtered for its meat may sound like something out of a science fiction story set far in the future, but in reality the commercialization of so-called “clean meat”...
A third of seafood dinners mislabeled - study
A third of seafood sampled in a study was mislabeled, according to scientists at the George Washington University.
Export drive as Australia tests fragile UK politics
UK political uncertainty has pushed Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) to fire the starter gun on non-EU countries clambering to expand market access in Britain, as the country moves towards Brexit.
Eurofins invests in HQ to ‘future-proof’ site
Eurofins Food and Water Testing UK and Ireland has invested in its Wolverhampton headquarters.
NH Foods buys stake in Uruguay beef business
Japanese meat processor Nipponham Foods (NH Foods) has made its second move in South America through a multi-million dollar takeover of Breeders & Packers Uruguay (BPU).
Functional beverages using nootropics will rise, predicts new energy drink LGND
With consumers looking for alternatives to high doses of caffeine and sugar, nootropics could become the ‘new norm’ for energy drinks, believes new brand LGND.
China direct - Soapbox
Unwrapping China: How to address the ‘new normal’
China is a country of epochs and eras, phases and cycles, periods and plans. It has witnessed agricultural revolutions followed by massive industrialisation, open-market reforms and WTO accession—and now technological innovation and a digitised...
Food Vision Asia 2017
Year of the dragon: Wales targets Asia for premium exports
After nearly three decades of exports in the doldrums, one of the smaller nations of the United Kingdom is setting its sights on bolstering trade to Asia.