All news articles for November 2014

FoodQualityNews recalls 22-28 November

Food Safety recall round-up 22-28 November

Recalls: Solvent, cleaning fluids and Campylobacter

By Joseph James Whitworth

This week in the recall round-up gallery  the reasons behind food withdrawals takes us to Ireland, Germany, Belgium, Sweden, France and Denmark.

Reports described rusty meat hooks, an untiled and unwashed floor, unclean water, and unsanitary slaughtering and packing methods at slaughterhouses

Lebanon rocked by ‘diseased’ food scandal

By Eliot Beer

Lebanon’s food is “dunked in diseases and microbes” the country’s health minister Wael Abu Faour announced this month, sparking a major food safety and political scandal.

Campylobacter is the most common cause of food poisoning in the UK

More reaction after FSA publishes Campylobacter in chicken results

PHE hopes Campylobacter findings encourage action

By Joseph James Whitworth

Public Health England (PHE) has said any initiative that helps reduce Campylobacter infections is welcomed after a UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) survey found 70% of chickens sold in UK supermarkets tested positive for the bug.

Strawberries cause allergic reactions among many European adults

EFSA updates food allergen advice

By Caroline SCOTT-THOMAS

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has updated its scientific advice on food allergens, taking into account latest published data on food allergy prevalence in Europe.

The UK is 'unsurprisingly' chomping down snacks, driving sales growth 5% higher than the overall food and beverage sector

IRI F&B DATA: Part II on snacks

Snacks scatter UK top 20 F&B showing sturdy growth

By Kacey Culliney

Two major snack brands have made it into the UK’s top 20 best-selling food and beverage list with above-market growth, according to IRI data.

Kingsmill, Warburtons and Hovis made the top 20 with white bread products, but every brand saw sales drop between 10-15%

IRI F&B DATA: Part I on bread

White bread chomps into UK top 20 F&B but sales plummet

By Kacey Culliney

Three major white bread brands have made it into the UK’s top 20 best-selling food and beverage list, according to IRI data, but every single one has seen sales plummet.

“This decision has opened a new doors for us, for example the supplement market as for example the chia seeds can’t be included in dietary supplements,” said Aurelie Vromaine, product manager at Ingredia.

Benexia chia oil wins EU novel foods approval

By Anna Bonar

The European Commission has approved Benexia chia oil as a novel food for use in food supplements and in place of other plant fats and oils in foods and drink applications.

EU companies make progress on goal to halve food waste by 2020

EU companies make progress on goal to halve food waste by 2020

By Caroline SCOTT-THOMAS

The European food industry has made progress toward cutting food waste, with nearly two-thirds including wastage in their sustainability strategy, according to a new report from trade organisation FoodDrinkEurope.

Emma Blackery's YouTube channel has more than 830,000 subscribers

YouTube Oreo ‘lick race’ ads banned

By Caroline SCOTT-THOMAS

The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned several YouTube adverts for Oreos following a BBC Newsround investigation, ruling that their commercial nature was not immediately clear to viewers.

Pigs do not become ill from MRSA, says Olov Aspevall

Random tests find MRSA in Danish and German pork in Sweden

By Gerard O’Dwyer, in Helsinki

Pork containing MRSA (methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus) has been detected during random checks by Sweden’s national veterinary institute (Statens veterinärmedicinska) inspectors.

While a negative impact is being felt by many suppliers, there are opportunities to be had

Russia’s import ban – the last thing we need?

By Lizzie Bonsall, Promar International

In August 2014, Russia placed a ban on the import of all meat, fish, fruit, vegetables, milk and dairy products from the US, EU, Australia, Canada and Norway, in response to the economic sanctions placed by the West on Russia as result of recent developments...

Food Safety: state-of-play, current and future challenges

EU food safety challenges revealed

By Joseph James Whitworth

Nanotechnology, globalisation, foodborne illness and endocrine disruptors are some of the food safety challenges named in a report.

O'Brien said he has

US conveyor belt firm eyes UK market

By Eleanor Mackay

US-based conveyor belt manufacturer Cambridge Engineering Solutions has announced plans to extend its sales operations to the UK in an “important step in [its] global growth plan”.

 The OIE and FAO have urged at-risk nations to step up biosecurity.

Biosecurity precautions urged over bird flu threat in Europe

By Oli Haenlein

The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have warned that avian influenza’s “rapid spread” through Europe threatens the poultry sectors in low-resourced countries, and have urged...

Dawn Meats will acquire 49% of Terrena’s beef processing division Elivia

Dawn Meats signs deal with French cooperative

By Oli Haenlein

Irish red meat supplier Dawn Meats and French farming cooperative Terrena have announced a deal in which the former will acquire almost half of Terrena’s beef processing division Elivia.

The term nanotechnology refers to the control of matter at an atomic or molecular scale of between one and 100 nanometres (nm) – one millionth of a millimetre.

MEPs reject nanoparticles in novel foods

By Caroline SCOTT-THOMAS

Members of the European Parliament’s health and environment committee last night rejected a Commission proposal that would have updated novel foods rules to allow the use of nanoparticles.

Poultry welfare coming to the fore – but not for all

By Simone Baroke, contributing analyst with Euromonitor

For grocery retailers in many markets, offering cage-free eggs and cruelty-free poultry meat has virtually become the new industry standard. The next point of public contention – namely the unpalatable fate of “wrong-sex” chicks – is already looming large...

Follow us

Products

View more

Webinars