The European food and drink industry this week gave a vote of
confidence to the radical revamp of the 41 year old Common
Agricultural Policy proposed by European Agriculture Commissioner
Franz Fischler - but gave a clear warning about...
Surebeam, the leading US food irradiation provider, has lambasted
allegations made by Public Citizen that its directors have received
excessive pay-outs.
The United Food and Commercial Workers Local has called for the
Pennsylvania General Assembly to let the Food Employees
Certification Act of 1994, a voluntary measure designed to train
and certify food workers and ensure food safety,...
A report from the US-based Institute of Food Technologists
highlights a series of methods to control food bacteria using
antimicrobial food preservatives and sanitisers.
International BioChemical Industries has said that it has moved
into the second round of testing in a cooperative effort with a
global food and beverage company after initial testing for its
antimicrobial agents proved effective.
The legal issues encountered during local authority food safety
investigations are tackled in a new publication, 'Food
SafetyEnforcement' compiled by a group of barristers.
French company AES Laboratoire, which specialises in tests and
equipment for research into food contaminants, this week registered
a healthy increase in its turnover, thanks mainly to increasing
concerns over safety issues within...
The UK's Joint Health Claims Initiative has been making news with a
new health claim for soya protein in foods. This week Novis's
Lindsey Partos takes a closer look at health claims and
discuss the EU's draft proposal...
A new computer program devised by British physicists can quickly
spot tiny beetles, rodent droppings and ergot (a poisonous mould)
in grain destined for flour and bread manufacture.
Swiss company Wilco has introduced the first fully automatic,
in-line seal integrity tester for trays, cups, bags and pouches at
this week's PackExpo Show in Chicago.
US food irradiation specialists Surebeam and Food Technology have
both announced quarterly results which indicate that, despite the
recent E. coli outbreaks, uptake of irradiation is still not widely
accepted in the US.
The UK's Food Standards Agency has reported "growing evidence" that
links the recent outbreak of salmonella, which has so far caused
two deaths and 350 people to become ill, to originate in Spain.
