All news articles for March 2017

The investigation found Irish cattle covered in faeces en route to Turkey

Meat body defends under-fire livestock trade

By Oscar Rousseau

A European meat body has defended animal exporters, claiming an investigation into brutal treatment of EU livestock in the Middle East does not represent the sector’s daily reality.

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PureCircle cleared of 'forced prison labour' accusations

By John Reynolds

Stevia maker PureCircle today (Tuesday) said it would “leave all the options open” as to whether it would seek compensation after it was “cleared” following a dispute with the US authorities over whether stevia imported from China was produced by forced...

Russia may have to cull up to 4 million chickens to prevent bird flu from spreading

Large avian flu outbreak hits Moscow Oblast

By Vladislav Vorotnikov

A total of 250,000 chickens will be culled on a farm in Moscow Oblast, due to an outbreak of the highly pathogenic strain of avian influenza (AI) H5N8, according to Russia’s sanitary body Rospotrebnadzor. 

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Comparable MLVA results achieved between labs

By Joseph James Whitworth

Internationally comparable Salmonella Enteritidis MLVA results could be seen between labs often using different equipment, according to a validation study.

Picture: Viavi/ESPROS. Multispectral sensor chip

Viavi and ESPROS collaborate on sensor and developer kit

By Joseph James Whitworth

Viavi Solutions Optical Security and Performance Products (OSP) and ESPROS Photonics Corporation (EPC) have launched a miniaturized spectral sensing system-on-a-chip and multispectral sensor developer kit.

Beef famers make more money through EU direct payments than by selling meat

Direct payments essential to beef sector

By Liz Newmark

The European beef sector must keep its direct payments at a time when the European Union’s (EU’s) Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is under review, according to new research highlighted by the European Parliament.

It is Daelmans' intention to make the stroopwafel world famous. Pic: Daelmans

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Dutch baker Daelmans aims to take stroopwafels worldwide

By Gill Hyslop

Daelmans has been making the caramel waffles for over 100 years and today, is the worldwide market leader, producing several million of the speciality biscuits in its bakeries daily.

Danish Crown UK CEO Lars Albertsen said the takeover is 'an exciting step'

Danish Crown buys UK foodservice business

By Oscar Rousseau

Danish Crown has swooped on long-standing UK foodservice business Leivers Brothers, acquiring the Nottingham-based firm for an undisclosed sum.

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Be warned: obesity plans make for easy targets

By David Burrows

The UK's childhood obesity strategy has been criticised again – this time in an analysis published in the British Medical Journal. Will all this flak put other EU countries off the idea?

The proposed rule changes will 'streamline' how butchers handle food hazards

New food safety rules for butchers

By Oscar Rousseau

New rules simplifying food safety management in small retail businesses, including butcheries, have been proposed by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). 

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