All news articles for June 2016

Washington alleges that China has flouted international trading laws

China angry with US over WTO poultry dispute

By Keith Nuthall

China is upset with the US after it asked the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to check if China complied with a 2013 order to reform its anti-dumping duties on chicken broiler products.

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No specific link in two related EIEC outbreaks - study

By Joseph James Whitworth

Whole genome sequencing showed organisms isolated from case-patients in two UK outbreaks were genetically related but no specific epidemiologic link was identified, according to a synopsis.

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BREXIT REACTIONS

Britain votes to leave the EU: What now?

By Niamh Michail

Britain has voted to leave the European Union and Prime Minister David Cameron has resigned as a result. Across Europe and the UK, the food industry is coming to terms with the outcome.

Brexit is expected to have 'major implications' in the way the UK trades meat

Meat industry faces Brexit pressure

By Oscar Rousseau

The UK meat industry is grappling with fears over what Britain's Brexit vote means as uncertainty prevails in the wake of the vote to leave the EU.

A selection of studies pointed towards eating meals irregularly was linked with an increased risk of a high BMI and blood pressure.(© iStock.com)

SCIENCE SHORT

You are WHEN you eat: Are guidelines needed for eating times?

By Will Chu

Meal times should be considered in future national dietary guidelines as irregular meal patterns may contribute to a higher BMI and blood pressure than for people who eat at set times with others, say scientists.

Danish Crown produces 1.3 billion kilogrammes of meat every year

Danish Crown welcomes SPF-Danmark takeover

By Kitty So

Danish Crown has welcomed the strengthening of its distribution system through the acquisition of livestock transporter SPF-Danmark, after it bought out pork producer Tican’s 10% stake.

Italian consumer watchdog is warning parents not to give children products that contain palm oil due to carcinogenic contaminants. © iStock.com

Don't give children palm oil, says Italian consumer group

By Niamh Michail

After finding that 12 kids' food products from Nestlé, Barilla, Ferrero and Danone contain high levels of carcinogen 3-MCPD, Italian consumer group Altroconsumo is calling on parents to stop giving products that contain palm oil to children.

Poland could be worth €59m to QSM lamb exporters by 2020

Lamb takes off in Poland

By Oscar Rousseau

Poland could be a gold mine for lamb exporters, and UK levy board AHDB Beef & Lamb has been celebrated for generating meat demand in the eastern EU state.

Most Russians currently prefer to shop in-store, but there is a growth in online shopping

Meat industry goes online in Russia

By Vladislav Vorotnikov

Meat traders in Russia are exploring online operations, ushering in what experts claim is a new era of transparency for the sector and offering particular benefits to organic suppliers.

Copa-Cogeca want to promote a more positive image of livestock farming across Europe

Farming body targets anti-meat campaigns

By Oscar Rousseau

EU farm group Copa-Cogeca has claimed one of the main pillars of its livestock promotion campaign is to challenge the “negative” messages perpetuated by anti-meat campaigners.

BPA safety has been the subject of debate for many years

EFSA begins new BPA review process

By Joseph James Whitworth

Work on another evaluation of bisphenol A (BPA) by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has started with a final scientific opinion scheduled for 2018.

Picture: Foss. Three versions of the MeatMaster II X-ray fat analyser

Foss expands options for meat inspection

By Joseph James Whitworth

Foss has launched a compact version of a system to make X-ray fat analysis and foreign object detection available to a broader group of meat producers.

L-R: Cormac Healy, director MII; agriculture minister Martin Creed; Philip Carroll, chairman of MII

Ireland eyes lamb boom

By Oscar Rousseau

Meat Industry Ireland (MII) has presented the government with a five-year plan to grow Ireland’s sheep flock, a move that could create 500 jobs and boost profits.

Lamberts: N8 AgriFood will explore solutions to food security, agritech and consumer health issues across the supply chain

UK agrifood research programme launched

By Rick Pendrous

The global challenges of ensuring sustainable, resilient and healthy food supplies for all is the focus of the international launch of the N8 AgriFood programme today (June 21).

Regulation on endocrine disruptors, chemicals common in pesticides, could indirectly raise meat prices

Endocrine disruptor standards could damage livestock feed

By Liz Newmark, in Brussels

The European Commission’s release of scientific criteria to identify endocrine disrupting (hormone-changing) chemicals in pesticides and biocides could impact livestock feed supply, warns Copa-Cogeca.

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