All news articles for March 2012

Halal controversy spreads to Quebec

Halal controversy spreads to Quebec

By Melodie Michel

Canadian Parti Québécois (PQ) deputy André Simard has asked the province’s assembly to give a public report on ritual slaughter by 23 March, arguing that halal meat is being sold without consumers’ knowledge.

EU signals potential WTO action against SBV-related import bans

EU signals potential WTO action against SBV-related import bans

By Keith Nuthall

The European Union (EU) has signalled it is prepared to launch World Trade Organisation (WTO) dispute actions should non-EU governments impose import bans on European meat and livestock over Schmallenberg virus (SBV) outbreaks.

UK industry hits back at high mortality study

UK industry hits back at high mortality study

By Melodie Michel

UK meat professionals have criticised an American study linking consumption of red meat with increased mortality, saying it “should not be used to determine cause and effect”.

EU encourages US efforts to end beef war

EU encourages US efforts to end beef war

By Melodie Michel

The European Parliament has voted for the increase of the duty-free quotas for hormone-free US beef, after the American Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) proposed to lift import restrictions on EU beef.

Franco-German millers penalised for flour cartel

French flour millers fined over €149m for price fixing

By Jane Byrne

As a probe continues into the practices of French flour mills supplying commercial bakeries, France's anti-trust watchdog has this week hit those producers with a €149.4m fine over price fixing on packaged flour sold in supermarkets.

Internet and vending machine sales spark FSA raw milk review

Internet and vending machine sales spark FSA raw milk review

By Ben Bouckley

The board of the Food Standards Agency (FSA) will decide, during a March 20 meeting, whether to review current rules governing the sale and marketing of unpasteurised, or raw, drinking milk and cream after producers used novel sales routes such as the...

Irish farmers criticise animal welfare bill

Irish farmers criticise animal welfare bill

By Melodie Michel

Ireland’s new animal health and welfare bill must not be an obstacle to the farming sector’s competitiveness, the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has said.

Natural and functional formulations could learn from salt, fat, and sugar reduction technologies, says Leatherhead expert

Natural and functional formulations could learn from salt, fat, and sugar reduction technologies, says Leatherhead expert

By Nathan Gray

Technical solutions used for the reduction of salt, fat, and sugar could offer the food industry additional opportunities when it comes formulating with natural and functional ingredients, according to one expert at Leatherhead Food Research.

62 chemically-defined flavouring substances deemed safe, one flagged due to lack of data: EFSA

EFSA deems 62 flavouring substances safe but flags one

By Kacey Culliney

Following an evaluation conducted by an EFSA panel on 63 chemically-defined flavouring substances to look into the implications on human health, 62 were deemed safe but one flagged as a potential concern amid a lack of genotoxicity data.

Pektowin acquisition set to be a lucrative fruit and veg basket for Naturex?

Heavily strategic Polish buy-out for Naturex finalised

By Kacey Culliney

French botanicals giant, Naturex, will venture into the fruit and vegetable concentrates sector for the first time and almost double pectin production, as its acquisition of Polish manufacturer, Pektowin, is finalised.

EU non-stun derogation system criticised

EU non-stun derogation system criticised

By Ed Bedington

A relaxed attitude to ritual slaughter in some EU member states has led to systematic slaughtering without stunning, regardless of consumer need, according to EU welfare experts.

DS Smith fined after packaging safety breach

DS Smith fined after packaging safety breach

By Rory Harrington

DS Smith has been ordered to pay almost £60,000 (€71,000) for a safety breach which led to a worker breaking his arm and ribs after becoming caught in packaging equipment.

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