All news articles for April 2014

A salmonella outbreak tied to chicken from Foster Farms has racked up 524 illnesses (none fatal) since it began in March 2013.

Foster Farms salmonella woes continue

By Jenni Spinner

A salmonella outbreak tied to tainted chicken is rolling on more than a year after the first reported incident, with 500+ consumers reportedly falling ill.

Have no fear, the bees are still here, says EU Commission

EU Commission: The bees are OK, but the pesticide ban stays

By Annie Harrison-Dunn

Pan-European research shows that while higher bee colony mortalities do exist in some parts of the EU due to cold winter weather, bees are neither disappearing, nor is colony collapse disorder taking place.

Research project launched to tackle food fraud

EU funds project to fight meat fraud

By Andrew Byrne, in Brussels

The British Meat Processors Association (BMPA) has welcomed the launch of a €12m EU research project to combat meat retail fraud, following last year’s horsemeat scandal.

Food manufacturers need to protect themselves against political instability – such as the Ukraine crisis

Food manufacturers should act over Ukraine crisis

By Michael Stones

Food manufacturers should protect themselves against political instability – such as the Ukraine crisis – and extreme weather by planning contractual protection, warns food law firm Roythornes.

A unified food safety law was the demand of many exporters to the UAE...

UAE’s new food safety law dish harsher penalties

By Ankush Chibber

The UAE’s new food safety law will see higher penalties for those found to be endangering food safety, according to the draft legislation presented this week by the country’s law makers.

If big firms don't invest in small businesses they risk losing their income streams

Invest in small food firms or risk losing income

By Laurence Gibbons

Big food and drink manufacturers should invest in small firms to protect their income streams and benefit from injecting an innovative and entrepreneurial spirit into their businesses.

Stephen Daniells and Shane Starling from FoodNavigator and NutraIngredients

Key Insights from Food Vision

Food Vision 2014: Bridge knowledge gaps, overcome change and work sustainably

By Kacey Culliney

What is the future of food? Simple communication of complex advances will be crucial, as well as picking up the pace amid a global population boom to feed the world nutritiously and sustainably, according to FoodNavigator and NutraIngredients senior editors.

Poland looking to export to China in lieu of Russian losses

Poland eyes pork exports to China to compensate for Russian ban

By Jaroslaw Adamowski, in Warsaw

Polish Minister of Agriculture Marek Sawicki has announced plans by Poland to launch pork exports to China in a bid to compensate for the losses incurred by Russia’s decision to ban imports of Polish pork, which started on 7 April.

FoodQualityNews global food recalls

Food safety recall round-up April 4-10

Recalls: Mislabelling, cake spoilage and Salmonella

By Joseph James Whitworth

This week in the recall round-up gallery the   reasons behind food withdrawals takes us to Belgium, Greece, the UK, USA,  Canada and Australia.

The US Army's food scientists have engineered foods, such as shelf-stable pocket sandwiches, that offer extended shelf life.

FOOD SAFETY SUMMIT 2014

Food technologies wage war against pathogens

By Jenni Spinner

Novel technologies like high-pressure processing can win the war to lengthen shelf life and eradicate foodborne illness, according to industry experts.

Food fraud comprises a range of illicit activities, such as product and package tampering.

FOOD SAFETY SUMMIT 2014

Catch food fraud before it happens

By Jenni Spinner

Food fraud must be dealt with swiftly and seriously to prevent harm to consumer health, according to one industry expert.

Complaint filed against Russia regardings its actions following ASF outbreak

EU challenges Russian pork import ban at the WTO

By Carmen Paun, in Brussels

The European Union (EU) has filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO) against Russia’s import ban on pigs and pigmeat sourced from across the EU, following four cases of African Swine Fever (ASF) detected in Lithuania and Poland.

The PPMA show.

Special edition: Automation

Name and shame unethical supply chain practices

By Jenny Eagle

Reluctance to adopt technologies, like automation is in part driven by ‘endless squeezing’ of supplier margins by the major multiple retailers, says the PPMA Group (Processing & Packaging Machinery Association).

Food safety training requires a modern approach

FOOD SAFETY SUMMIT 2014

Food safety training must evolve to succeed

By Jenni Spinner

Keeping up with ever-changing regulatory requirements and increasingly complex processing environments requires an evolved approach to safety training, according to one industry expert.

Cutting ingredient costs 'should not be seen as a negative': AFI

2014 SPECIAL EDITION: DRIVING UP QUALITY, DRIVING DOWN COST

Cutting ingredient costs 'should not be seen as a negative': AFI

By Mark ASTLEY

Arla Foods Ingredients (AFI) believes that the use of cost-cutting dairy ingredients "should not be seen as a negative," despite acknowledging that quality risks "certainly do exist."

Over-simplistic, negative stories get through to the media and consumers when it comes to sweeteners, according to members of a panel discussion in Brussels.

dispatches from ISA conference 2014

Simplicity, not science, rules sweetener coverage

By Annie Harrison-Dunn

The average consumer’s desire for simplicity and the average journalist’s desire for a good headline is driving public perception of sweeteners, according to participants of a debate in Brussels.

A combination of saturated markets and slow population growth is putting pressure on the packaged food industry, say analysts

Sluggish growth predicted for global packaged foods markets

By Nicola Cottam

A slowdown in global packaged food markets is expected over the next five years as supply in developed countries reaches saturation point combined with insufficient opportunities elsewhere, but health and Asia offer hope.

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