The first agriculture and fisheries council meeting under the
Austrian presidency of the EU, held today in Brussels, will set the
agenda for food industry reform in 2006.
The search for mislabelled meat products in the UK continues, with
the country's food regulator calling on buyers to be on the lookout
for frozen chicken wings originally sourced from Euro Freeze
(Ireland) Ltd.
With the nation's sugar supplies still low, manufacturers of
products that use sugar have again appealed to the US Department of
Agriculture (USDA) to allow for extra imports in order to avoid
shortages on the market.
The humble and much-maligned slug, a common garden pest and victim
of numerous salt attacks, could be a factor in the spread of E.
coli in salad vegetables.
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is to fund research to
crack the code of the pig genome, something that could lead to
better meat for consumers.
Israel-based Algatechnologies says the little-known carotenoid
astaxanthin is set for rapid growth in coming years, with strong
interest from Japan prompting it to boost both capacity and
marketing activities this year.
The removal of a food product in the UK due to the presence of an
undeclared irradiated ingredient highlights the complicated legal
status of this technology within the EU.
The anticipated replacement of International Flavours &
Fragrances (IFF)'s chairman and CEO comes at a difficult period of
transition for the business.
Britain's largest off-licence chain Threshers will transform a
third of its stores into franchises and rival Bargain Booze has
been sold to venture capitalists as supermarket dominance takes its
toll.
It is ten years since the first large-scale planting of genetically
modified (GM) crops. Food Navigator looks at both sides of
the argument to assess the future of the technology and its
implications for the European food industry.
Foreign retailers eyeing China may be tempted by the alleged sale
of Trust-mart, the country's largest foreign-owned retailer, but
with a $2 billion price tag only global leaders need apply.
A recent commodity report focusing on edible oil and soy production
suggests that India's vegetable oil industry is not happy, while
global oilseed production could reach new heights.
The dairy group's new, lower calorie milk technology may help it
re-gain ground on its home Danish milk market, after dropping
almost 10 per cent in market share and losing another supply
contract to a smaller rival.
Ajinomoto's joint venture agreement with Knorr Foods and three
Chinese firms is the company's latest forage into one of the
fastest growing markets in the world.
Following last week's collapse of British snack maker Golden
Wonder, more than 60 prospective buyers have approached the
administrators hoping to acquire the rights to some of Britain's
most well known crisp brands.
New research may provide insight into how to reduce the allergenic
properties of peanuts through the use of an enzyme found in certain
fruit and vegetables, findings that could lead to the development
of "hypoallergenic peanut...
The EU's food safety regulator's endorsement yesterday of four
chemicals for cleaning chickens marks a shift in policy to allow
the use of antimicrobials in meat processing plants.
Once again Tesco has outperformed its rivals, enjoying strong
Christmas sales on core food items and substantial growth in
non-food sales despite rising energy costs.
EFSA has concluded that rapeseed oil high in unsaponifiable matter
as a novel food ingredient is safe for human consumption under
specified conditions of use.
I am beginning to feel like a freak among journalists. Good or bad,
my reporting is the product of hours of questions, fact-hunting and
often-times editorial debate. Yet, despite this rigour, every day
we receive emails from people...
Monsanto has won permission to import and market three of its
genetically modified (GM) maize types across the EU for 10 years,
despite fierce opposition from some Member States.
Speculation is mounting that Rewe, Europe's fourth largest
retailer, will pull its supermarkets out of Poland following an
influx of foreign retailers.
Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) is to expand its range of low trans
fat oils for the food industry by teaming up with biotech giant
Monsanto to process some of the company's Vistive low-linolenic
soybeans this year.
Tate & Lyle is set to launch two flexible new wheat protein
isolates that have been developed from a new patent-protected form
of wheat protein processing.
Sales of olive oil in the UK have surpassed sales of standard
varieties - vegetable, sunflower and seed oils - for the first
time, according to Mintel.
A new variety of winter malting barley could provide brewers with a
better quality and more stable barley supply, say scientists who
have been developing the variety for the past decade.
