Brazil beef exports rising after meat scandal
Brazilian beef exports appear to be returning to pre-scandal levels, with global shipments up by nearly a third in July, according to new data.
Archives for August 3, 2017
Russian struggle against GMO feed hurts meat business
Russian sanitary watchdog Rospotrebnadzor plans to improve the country’s control over genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in the domestic food and feed market, according to a government plan on food quality improvement.
Cereal, sugar and dairy drive global food prices upwards
World food prices rose for the third month in a row, driven by higher values for cereals, sugar and dairy, according to the Food and Agriculture Organisation's (FAO) Food Price Index.
Chinese supplier Layn to bring monk fruit to Europe
Chinese supplier Guilin Layn Natural Ingredients wants to be the first firm to sell monk fruit in Europe, and has submitted a request for a scientific opinion to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).
Ancient grain genome breakthrough advances struggle for food security
A group of international scientists has identified the complex DNA sequence of Wild Emmer, which will open up an unparalleled opportunity to further the development of hardier, more productive strains of modern wheat.
Morinaga Nutritional Foods gets self-affirmed GRAS for Aloe vera gel to dispel confusion about carcinogens
Aloe vera is an increasingly common ingredient in packaged food and beverage products, but self-affirmed GRAS for a specific aloe vera gel was still necessary to market Morinaga’s new aloe yogurt in the US, according to the company.
Arkansas farmers embrace provenance technology
A group of livestock farmers from the US-state of Arkansas have adopted technology that will tell customers where their dinners originated.
Are you compliant with Turkey's new food labelling laws?
Turkish regulators are helping manufacturers comply with new rules on food labelling that ban terms such as 'real' or 'genuine' and prevent firms from making additive-specific free-from claims, such as 'No palm oil'.
Soup-To-Nuts Podcast: What does it take to win a pitch slam?
For time-strapped entrepreneurs who are brave enough to take the stage, competing in pitch-slams is a good way to secure funding, meet potential business partners and weave a network of supporters who can help shine a spotlight on them without investing...
Aspire Food Group unveils world’s first automated cricket farm
When it comes to edible insects, there is still something of a disconnect between the rhetoric (insects can help us feed the world) and the reality, in the US., at least (they’re still niche and expensive). But that’s about to change, predicts the...
Annual World Food Safety Day moves step closer
Food safety could soon have an annual dedicated day after a vote at a recent FAO Conference.
Petrow sees demand rise for ‘free-from’ ingredients as its invests $131k in powder fill machine
Petrow Food Group has invested £100k ($131k) on an Auger powder fill machine for dry mixes.
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ALP urges flexibility to achieve Listeria control
The Alliance for Listeriosis Prevention (ALP) has urged the FDA to give companies flexibility when looking to control Listeria monocytogenes that fits the level of risk in products and facilities.
Polish meat producer creates 140 jobs
Poultry producer Lech Drób plans to invest some PLN 21 million (€5 million) and create at least 140 new jobs at new facilities in Zalewo, north-east Poland.
Fipronil scare hits European egg suppliers
Millions of eggs have been pulled from shelves across Europe after Dutch and Belgian regulators detected the presence of high levels of a toxic insecticide, Fipronil, which is banned in food for human consumption.
MoU signed and CDB funding for Grenada
A trilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed while Grenada has received funding to boost food safety in the produce sector.
Early-life exposure to famine increases risk of dyslipidaemia in women: China study
Exposure to severe famine as a foetus or infant significantly increases the chance of having dyslipidaemia in adulthood for women, analysis of people affected by the Chinese famine has revealed