All news articles for February 2014

Ukraine pork pricse could collapse due to oversupply

Ukraine may face pig production crisis

By Vladislav Vorotnikov

Ukraine could face a collapse in pork prices this year due to oversupply, which is already taking its toll on the market, said the Association of Pig Producers of Ukraine. This, in turn, could lead to a crisis in pig production, it added, predicting that,...

The MAPS technology

$5m grant to kill pathogens in chilled food

By Jenny Eagle

Researchers at Washington State University (WSU) have launched a pasteurization machine called MAPS (Microwave Assisted Pasteurization System) to reduce contamination in chilled or frozen food.

5 food safety testing trends expected for 2014

Changing face of food safety in 2014

By Joseph James Whitworth

Increasing food microbiology testing, growing use of rapid microbial methods and booming business for food contract testing labs are three trends identified by Strategic Consulting, Inc

FastRipe cheese 'the same...just made faster': AFI

FastRipe cheese 'the same...just made faster': AFI

By Mark ASTLEY

Arla Foods Ingredients (AFI) has developed a milk protein that allows cheese makers to speed-up maturation time - offering a potentially significant reduction in storage costs.

Rising vegetable oil demand linked to deforestation

Rising vegetable oil demand linked to deforestation

By Caroline SCOTT-THOMAS

Rising global demand for vegetable oils has accelerated deforestation, claims a report from the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) – but there are deforestation-free alternatives available for businesses.

Yumbles offers firms without retail contracts a place to sell their products

Website provides route to market for food firms

By Laurence Gibbons

Small food and drink firms and entrepreneurs can benefit from a new website that offers businesses without retail contracts opportunities to market their products.

Russian meat processors calls on intervention on ban

Russian President called to intervene in EU pork import ban

By Vladislav Vorotnikov

The largest Russian meat processors have sent an open letter to the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, with a request to lift recently implemented restrictions on EU pork imports. According to them, this step has already resulted in “a catastrophic situation”...

EU is considering additional livestock welfare laws

EC to consider additional laws on animal welfare

By David Haworth, in Brussels

European Commission officials are already considering whether to propose additional livestock welfare laws or guidelines, over and above the Commission’s May 2013 proposals for an animal welfare regulation that is now being considered by the European...

FoodQualityNews global food recalls

Food safety recall round-up 7-13 February

Recalls: Listeria, Salmonella and audit findings

By Joseph James Whitworth

This week in the recall round-up the reasons behind food withdrawals takes us to USA, Canada, Germany, Australia and New Zealand.

NGO threatens EFSA with court action

Show us the documents: NGO threatens EFSA with court action

By Annie-Rose Harrison-Dunn

Pesticide Action Network Europe (PAN) has said it will take the European Food Safety Authority to the European Court of Justice after the agency denied access to documents relating to its new science director, Juliane Kleiner, PhD.

Lamb and sheep meat production on the rise in Czech

Czech lamb and sheep meat production rises

By Jaroslaw Adamowski

Despite the decrease in production reported in the majority of meat segments in the Czech Republic last year, local lamb and sheep meat production rose in 2013, according to data released by the state-run Czech Statistical Office (CSU). Production of...

EU has to make concessions on meat, says EC official

EU concessions on meat needed in US negotiations, says official

By Carmen Paun, in Brussels

The European Union (EU) will have to make concessions on meat in its negotiations with the US for a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), a senior European Commission official warned last night (Tuesday).

Pasty company angles at core male audience with new TV campaign

Ginsters: 'Manly' ad campaign will fuel male interest

By Annie-Rose Harrison-Dunn

UK-based pasty maker Ginsters wants to re-engage with its core male audience through a £4m ($6.58m) advertising campaign but said the tone does not aim to be 'laddy' or alienate female consumers.

Source: SICK

product inspection systems

Having the vision for quality control

Vision sensors from SICK inspect every product that leaves the belt at a frozen food manufacturer in Belgium to ensure every product is what the label says it is.

The Scottish government pledged to end 'the scourge of misleading information' about the origin of food

'We'll make food labelling clearer': Scottish government

By Michael Stones

Consumers in Scotland will receive far clearer information about the origins of their food, the Scottish government has pledged, after launching a new partnership yesterday (February 11) to deliver that promise.

Heuft tackles false rejection dilemma

Product inspection systems

False rejections 'should not be underestimated' - Heuft

By Joseph James Whitworth

“Better too much than too little" is a policy that prevails worldwide when it comes to removal of supposedly faulty products from the production line, according to Heuft.

Kyle Thomas, strategic business unit (SBU) manager, talks to FoodQualityNews

Product Inspection Systems

X-ray machines moving on up

By Joseph James Whitworth

X-ray inspection machines are being moved up the production line in some food factories, according to Eagle Product Inspections.

Four crickets provide as much calcium as a glass of milk and dung beetles contain more iron than beef, says the project's leader. Photo credit: Just Walk Away Renee

Are 3D printed insect snacks the taste of the future?

By Annie-Rose Harrison-Dunn

Hurdles in food safety, taste and consumer acceptance await on the London South Bank University’s quest to join two big food innovations: 3D printing and insect-based ingredients.

Ethiopia aims to tighten livestock market

Ethiopia tries to crack down on livestock black market

By Matthew Newsome, in Addis Ababa

Ethiopia’s large livestock industry is set to undergo a shake-up following a new livestock trading bill, passed on 21 January. The new law, due to be enforced in March, is designed to tighten Ethiopia’s livestock market, increasing its efficiency and...

Food producers reveal mixed full-year results

Food producers reveal mixed full-year results

By Eliot Beer

Regional food manufacturers have seen mixed results 2013, with Savola Group's earnings up 21% and Agthia up 28%, but dairy giant Almarai posting profits of just 4%.

Institute for Food Research tackles Salmonella

Salmonella behaviour focus for IFR

By Joseph James Whitworth

Identifying and solving weak spots in the food chain for Salmonella is the aim of a newly-appointed molecular microbiologist at The Institute of Food Research (IFR).

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