All news articles for June 2014

Remi-Frit potato processors

Remo-Frit converts potato peels and sludge into biogas

Food processors turn to waste as alternative energy consumption

By Jenny Eagle

Food processors are increasingly looking for alternative ways of converting their waste into energy due to soaring electricity costs in Europe, according to Global Water Engineering (GWE).

Delegates at the European Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil debated sustainable palm oil in London this week

European RSPO 2014

Sustainable palm oil pressures worrying to emerging economies

By Nicholas Robinson

Food businesses and consumers don’t understand the impact emerging economies could face if pressure to source 100% sustainable palm oil builds too quickly, Marks & Spencer’s (M&S) sustainable development manager Fiona Wheatley claims.

Palm oil: “Act first, consumer demand will follow”

Palm oil: “Act first, consumer demand will follow”

By Andrew MCDOUGALL

In order to achieve a sustainable palm oil industry and tackle the deforestation issue worldwide, actions must be taken quickly and the consumer demand will follow, says Dr Alan Knight OBE.

FoodQualityNews global food recalls 29 May - 5 June

Food Safety recall round-up 29 May - 5 June

Recalls: Clostridium botulinum, Listeria and Salmonella

By Joseph James Whitworth

This week in the recall round-up gallery the reasons behind food withdrawals takes us to the US, Canada, Norway, the UK, France and Australia.

The boycott has arisen over claims about Denmark's animal welfare standards

Boycott of Danish pork widens in Sweden

By Gerard O’Dwyer, in Helsinki

Danish officials have raised concerns over a boycott of Danish pork in Swedish ICA Supermarket stores during a meeting of Nordic prime ministers in Iceland.

Russia hopes to decrease reliance on imports through local investment

Putin orders government to abandon meat imports

By Vladislav Vorotnikov

Russia is planning to substitute imports in a number of product categories, including meat. The move was announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin at the St Petersburg International Economic Forum.

World Environment Day should be used to celebrate natural resources and acknowledge the work of farmers, but also draw focus on the role the global food sector has to play, says Food Tank chief

World Environment Day - June 5 2014 - Driving action on climate change

Sustainable food: Cut the greenwashing and act now, says Food Tank

By Kacey Culliney

Food manufacturers don’t understand the urgency of sustainability and need to act faster, but also communicate actions better with consumers, says the president of global NGO Food Tank.

Healthy burgers could be on the menu: Study

By Nicola Cottam

Consumers have a positive attitude towards healthy burgers and therefore a greater propensity to buy them, according to a study carried out by researchers at the University of Sao Paulo in Brazil.

Eating prunes can help weight loss

Eating prunes can help weight loss

By Maggie Hennessy

Research from the University of Liverpool found that including prunes in weight may control diets and even improve weight loss. But can the dried plum get past its image problem?

International demand has been weakened due to poor hygiene standards

Need for investment in Nigeria’s livestock sector

By Frank Garriba, in Abuja

The poor health and welfare reputation of Nigeria’s abattoirs and meat processors has undermined the reputation of its meat sector, helping reduce exports to a derisory level.

Obesity a threat to global food security: DuPont

Obesity a threat to global food security: DuPont

By Maggie Hennessy

Nearly three quarters (70%) of countries worldwide improved their food security in the past year, according to data from the 2014 Global Food Security Index jointly presented by DuPont and the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). But the global threat obesity...

“The gradual decrease of the H. pylori colonisation observed in recent decades could be causally related to the obesity endemic observed in the Western world,” according to researcher.

Review links ulcerous stomach bacteria with obesity

By Annie Harrison-Dunn

The gradual decrease of the ulcer-causing stomach bacteria Helicobacter pylori could be linked to the global obesity endemic, according to an international research review. 

A fire at Shoei Foods in California has destroyed 200,000 square feet of food processing facilities.

Fire guts walnut processing facility

By Jenni Spinner

A blaze all but decimated four structures at a Shoei Foods facility over the weekend, though no injuries have been reported.

The report suggests food safety standards could be lowered

US food safety association flags up potential negatives of TTIP

By Georgi Gyton

Food safety in the meat industry could be negatively affected by the result of the current Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) talks between the US and the European Union, according to the Center for Food Safety (CFS) in the US.

Children think bread comes from animals

Food origins still lost on children

By Laurence Gibbons

Children think that bread, potatoes and pasta all come from animals and that carbohydrate is more calorific than fat, a new study by the British Nutrition Foundation (BNF) has revealed.

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