All news articles for January 2018

Scott Gottlieb (left) and Sonny Perdue (rght) sign agreement at the White House

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USDA and FDA sign agreement on oversight of food

By Staff Reporter

The US FDA and USDA are to look at ways to streamline regulatory responsibilities, reduce inspection inefficiencies and use government resources more efficiently.

Arla Foods has announced its biggest investment ever for 2018 as it pursues its 2020 goals.

Arla Foods to invest €527m in 2018

By Jim Cornall

In the biggest single investment announced in the Danish-headquartered dairy cooperative’s history, Arla Foods says it will invest more than half a billion euros ($656m) in 2018 to deliver on its 2020 growth ambition.

Growth in Chinese poultry exports, especially broiler meat, is well ahead of overall agricultural export growth

Chinese poultry exports on the rise

By Mark Godfrey

Efforts by Chinese poultry firms to get export market share were given a boost by the news that a major poultry-producing region in eastern China has upped its exports by over 13% year on year in 2017.

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Keeping grounded: Cricket flour best for insect innovation

By Niamh Michail

Europeans are warming to the idea of eating insects - but the interest in nutritious, non-wheat flour combined with 'the ick factor' means means using ground crickets in baked goods is the safest bet, according to Mintel.

Engage to cut supply chain emissions, CDP urges

‘Surge’ in climate leadership puts greater focus on the supply chain

By Katy Askew

Last year saw a “surge” in climate leadership, prompting environmental disclosure platform the Climate Disclosure Project (CDP) to praise food and beverage companies including Nestlé, Ajinomoto, Coca-Cola, Kellogg and Unilever for their supplier engagement...

Avi-Top supplies major Romanian retailers and said its expansion would pave the way for more products to hit shelves

Romanian poultry meat producer to invest in expansion

By Jaroslaw Adamowski

Avi-Top plans to invest €6 million to modernise its production capacity, allowing the Romanian poultry producer to significantly grow its revenue, according to senior company representatives.

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Grass is greener for healthy, novel protein, say researchers

By Niamh Michail

Cheap, plentiful and with an amino acid profile similar to eggs, grass could be the next sustainable protein ingredient for food manufacturers, say Danish researchers, who have already created a grass protein bar.

Dmitry Medvedev and Vladimir Putin want Russia to become a major organic food producer

Russia to strengthen foothold in organic meat market

By Vladislav Vorotnikov

Russia could take its share of the global organic market, including meat, from 10% to 25%, according to Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, following adoption of an organic farming bill.

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Finnish food additive intake within safe limits: Evira

By Niamh Michail

The Finnish population intake of food additives is mostly within safe limits – but food manufacturers should nevertheless try to lower additive levels where possible according to a report by Finnish Food Safety Authority Evira.

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Commission crackdown on member state misuse of PDO

By Niamh Michail

The Commission has issued warnings to Denmark and Bulgaria over misuse of its protected designation of origin (PDO) scheme - "evidence of the EU's priorities", according to one legal expert.

Swiss-Irish baked goods company Aryzta has decreased its full-year guidance by 15%. Pic: ©iStock/Vicheslav

Bakery group Aryzta downgrades full-year guidance

By Gill Hyslop

Swiss bakery business Aryzta has downgraded its full-year 2018 EBITDA, previously projected to be ‘broadly in line’ with last year, but now expected to be around 15% lower.

Food Recall round-up by FoodQualityNews

Food Safety Recall round-up 19-25 January 2018

Recalls: Listeria, Campylobacter and Plastic

By Joseph James Whitworth

Recalls and alerts were made by UK, US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Belgium, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Italy, Netherlands, Greece, Germany and Norway.

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