No link between botulism-olive recalls – Canadian food authorities
Canadian food authorities have denied any link between a botulism-related olive recall and another that took place in the US earlier this month.
Archives for November 29, 2011
Norwegian dairy giant call for tariff relief as butter crisis bites
Leading Norwegian butter producer TINE has called upon the country’s agricultural authority to temporarily suspend customs duties on butter imports, to avoid shortages over the Christmas period.
Anti-norovirus processes will not be implemented - FSA
UK food safety authorities are not considering introducing new industrial processing techniques safety for oysters, despite over 75% grown in the UK containing the norovirus.
Fresh EU novel food proposal may separate cloned meat legislation
New proposals on novel foods regulation due in 2012 may see separate legislation to deal with the delicate issue of animal cloning, according to experts from the FSA.
Unilever: We know there’s frustration, but ‘breakthrough is near’ on sustainable palm oil
While the uptake of certified sustainable palm oil (CSPO) has not been as fast as many stakeholders had hoped, a “breakthrough is near” according to Unilever’s director of sustainable sourcing development Jan Kees Vis.
AB Enzymes upgrades texturiser for clean label bakery products
AB Enzymes is set to launch a texturiser for clean label bakery products that it says can cut costs and give results closer to monoglycerides than its last offering.