All news articles for October 2012

Finnish meat firm streamlines production

02-Oct-2012 By Arabella Mileham

Finnish meat producer Atria has announced a reorganisation at one of its plants in order to “maintain competitiveness in a tough market”.

European Commission adopts approved flavouring list

01-Oct-2012 By Nathan Gray

The European Commission has approved plans to harmonise the use of food flavours in the European food industry with a list of permitted flavouring substances.

Excess salt and sugar may be ‘a ticking time bomb’ for public health

01-Oct-2012 By Nathan Gray

Consumption of a high-sugar, high-salt diet is creating 'a ticking time bomb of health problems,' according to new research in rats.

Arla Foods and Milk Link merge to form UK’s largest dairy firm

01-Oct-2012 By Lorraine Mullaney

Arla Foods and Milk Link have merged to form the UK’s largest dairy firm.

Fairtrade in Spain hits €26m but still lags behind Europe

01-Oct-2012 By Kacey Culliney

Fairtrade sales in Spain hit €26m for 2011 but wider Europe is significantly ahead in both sales and awareness, according to a report.

New swine fever culling study undertaken

01-Oct-2012 By Nicholas Robinson

A new study has looked at the effectiveness of culling a herd of pigs in the circumstance of classical swine fever (CSF) outbreaks.

Strong year for Zambeef

01-Oct-2012 By Arabella Mileham

African integrated agri-business Zambeef has seen strong trading over the year to 30 September 2012, driven by rapidly increasing demand across meat divisions and continued growth in the Zambian economy, the company has announced.