All news articles for January 2014

Ethiopia maize fields. Picture courtesy of World Vision.

DuPont and USAID in food security deal

By Rachel Arthur

DuPont and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) have announced an agreement to extend its Advanced Maize Seed Adoption Programme and improve global food security. 

Quinoa safe for celiacs, UK study says

Quinoa safe for celiacs, UK study says

By Maggie Hennessy

Regular consumption of quinoa appears to be safe for people with celiac disease, according to research published in The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 

Europeans use more than their fair share of cropland

Europeans use more than their fair share of cropland

By Caroline SCOTT-THOMAS

Europeans must reduce consumption of meat and dairy as part of a plan to cut agricultural land use by about a third, claims a UN report presented at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos on Friday.

Chia was among the fastest growing ancient grain in the first half of 2013 across Western Europe, according to Innova Market Insights

Bakery top category for ancient grain boom

The use of ancient grains in new products continues to boom in Western Europe, and the top category last year was bakery, according to Innova Market Insights.

Safe Food Healthy Business app

Food Safety App gets 25k hits in debut launch

By Jenny Eagle

Two environmental health practitioners have seen an astonishing 25,000 downloads after creating an app to fight future food recalls, such as the horse meat scandal and subsequent company closures.

Intervention fails in closure of Danish meat processing plant

Dismay at Danish Crown Faaborg plant closure

By Gerard O’Dwyer

Danish Crown’s (DC) decision to shut down its DC and Tulip meat processing plants in Faaborg followed a late-hour, but unsuccessful intervention by the city’s mayor, Christian Thygesen, who has expressed sadness over the decision.

Consumers voted Tropicana Trop50 most innovative product in the drinks category

Consumers prefer low calorie and convenient innovation

By Rod Addy

Aerosol ham, self-cooking meals and non-melting ice cream are among the innovations consumers would like to see from food manufacturers, according to an independent survey by market analyst TNS.

GCC looks to Turkey for food investments

GCC looks to Turkey for food investments

By Eliot Beer

Two Gulf investment vehicles have bought major stakes in Turkish food producers in recent weeks, as Turkey positions itself as a major halal food producer.

Food insecurity drives conflict, says IFPRI research

Food insecurity drives conflict, says IFPRI research

By Eliot Beer

Food insecurity is a disproportionately significant cause of conflict in the Arab world, and improving food security can reduce regional conflict, according to research from the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).

Photo: Jeff Fitlow. Box held by Rice Uni graduate student Jinghui Wang (L) with Sibani Lisa Biswal, contains a tiny array of microcantilevers functionalized to detect Salmonella pathogens

Biosensor targets Salmonella detection

By Joseph James Whitworth

A novel biosensor to detect Salmonella strains which delivers results within minutes has been developed by US researchers.

Tin cans are hard to open

Manufacturers changing packaging for OAPs

By Jenny Eagle

The German Packaging industry will grow at an annual rate of 1.05% (by volume in million units) by 2017 but heavier and fragile glass will decline at an annual rate of -0.36%, according to Canadean.

Denmark reduces antibiotics on-farm by 11%

Denmark exceeds antibiotics objective

By Line Svanevik

Denmark has exceeded its objective to reduce antibiotics on-farm since 2009, according to figures from October last year.

Food recalls: Incorrect labelling, pathogens and jelly cups

Food Safety recall round-up 17-23 January

Recalls: Listeria, choking hazard and pest excrement

By Joseph James Whitworth

In this weeks recall round-up the reasons behind food recalls takes us to USA, England, Canada, New Zealand, Norway and Australia.

Spanish meat producers saw healthy prices in 2013

2013 prices cheer Spanish beef and pork producers

By Robert Stokes, in Málaga

Spanish meat producers secured increasingly healthy prices in 2013 as the country crept out of recession in the second half, figures from its Ministry of Agriculture, Food and the Environment (MAGRAMA) show.

Plant-based diets: The rise and rise of flexitarian eating

Special Edition: Plant-based diets

Plant-based diets: The rise and rise of flexitarian eating

By Caroline SCOTT-THOMAS

Meat reduction – or ‘flexitarian’ eating – is on the rise. In this special edition article, FoodNavigator asks why are consumers reducing meat, and how prevalent is the trend?

Turkish dairy sector 'very attractive' investment opportunity

Turkish dairy sector 'very attractive' investment opportunity

By Mark ASTLEY

Turkey’s young population and the gaining pace of its move from open to packaged products made the country’s dairy industry a “very attractive” venture opportunity, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said following its first investment...

Belgium advises citizens to cut down meat consumption

Belgian government advises decrease in red meat consumption

By Carmen Paun, in Brussels

The Belgian Superior Health Council, a scientific advisory body of the government, has recommended citizens eat no more than 500g of fresh red meat per week and to avoid cold cuts, such as cooked sausage or salami made of the meat. The advice comes after...

Reynolds Consumer Products settles with Federal Trade Commission

Reynolds Consumer Products settles FTC charges

By Joseph James Whitworth

Reynolds Consumer Products has agreed to settle charges with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for falsely claiming participation in an international privacy program.

Feeding the planet in 2050: with or without animal products?

Special edition: Plant-based diets

Feeding the planet in 2050: with or without animal products?

By Maggie Hennessy

In order to feed a growing global population that’s on track to reach 9 billion people by 2050, some scientists argue that people will have to adopt a predominantly plant-based diet to sustain both the environment and humans’ well-being. As part of FoodNavigator-USA's...

FDF event: Food business management during a crisis

FDF tackles crisis management for food firms

By Joseph James Whitworth

Premier Foods, Eversheds LLP and the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) are some of the speakers at an event looking at crisis management in the food industry.

DSM: A “confluence of completely unrelated events” has affected its 2013 results

DSM profits rise in 2013 despite sluggish nutrition performance

By Shane STARLING

Multiple issues in the omega-3 sector, a ‘saturated’ US food supplements market, a widespread consumer move to private label plus a strengthening euro have all impacted Dutch-Swiss ingredient giant DSM’s nutrition division in 2013, but it still delivered...

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