All news articles for January 2019

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More taxes on unhealthy foods aren’t on the cards… yet

By Katy Askew

Momentum is growing behind calls to impose fiscal sanctions on unhealthy foods. And while such stringent action is not on the immediate horizon that could change if the food industry fails to step up its efforts on reformulation.

The facility will consist of six buildings and 12 halls, with a maximum capacity of 233,000 birds

Bulgarian poultry business opens new facilities

By Jaroslaw Adamowski

Bulgarian poultry producer and processor Gradus AD has announced its subsidiary Lora - 2004 EOOD has completed the construction of a new facility to increase its broiler breeding capacity in Madjerito, in southern Bulgaria.

Cargill's acquisition of Polish business Konspol has been completed

Cargill completes Konspol acquisition

By Aidan Fortune

Cargill’s European poultry business has completed the acquisition of Poland’s Konspol, strengthening its value-added offering.

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Processed meat under fire over nitrate cancer risk

By Katy Askew

A coalition of scientists, medical professionals and politicians in the UK have called for nitrates to be removed from processed meats, insisting that consumption of the additive can be linked to the development of bowl cancer.

Marel Poultry's BoxGrader at Şenpiliç's processing plant

Şenpiliç partners with Marel to enhance operations

By Ashley Williams

Turkey-based poultry processor Şenpiliç has revealed a partnership with equipment manufacturer Marel Poultry to control its packing, batching and labelling operations at its processing plant.

Cutting the red tape to grow exports can be intimidating for start-ups but compliance is a must ©iStock

Managing compliance to grow exports: A how-to guide for start-ups

By Katy Askew

As start-up food businesses work to move their brands to the next level, many will look to grow overseas sales. To do so, they will need to navigate a minefield of compliance issues. FoodNavigator sought advice from regulatory compliance experts at Ashbury...

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