Meat inspection cutbacks cause outcry in Canada
Canada’s Agriculture Union has called on the food industry to oppose plans by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) to scale back on meat inspections.
Archives for January 18, 2012
Kraft to cut 1,600 jobs in preparation for company split
Kraft Foods has said it will cut about 1,600 jobs from its US and Canadian workforce over the next 12 months, as it prepares to split into two separate companies.
Choppy waters still ahead for Premier Foods on debt talks, analysts
Recent trading momentum does not favour Premier Foods’ bid to get the upper hand in pending refinancing talks, claim market watchers.
FSA meat plant audit reports published
Reports from more than 200 meat establishment audits have been published by the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA).
LycoRed touts natural red as carmine replacer in surimi products
Israeli supplier LycoRed is touting its tomato lycopene-based natural red colour as a replacement for carmine in applications such as surimi.
FSA backs lactic acid in meat processing despite concerns
UK food safety authorities have backed a European Commission (EC) proposal to authorise the use of lactic acid as a decontamination treatment in beef production.
DRI president leads 2012 dairy charge to spotlight ‘total nutrient package’
Reflecting on a successful last year in research terms, US Dairy Research Institute (DRI) president Gregory Miller told Dairy Reporter.com about the key challenges facing the industry in 2012.
French beef production to drop by 5% in 2012
French beef and veal production is expected to go down by 5% in 2012, following two years of increase, the Institut de l’Elevage (livestock institute) has revealed.
The Delboeuf illusion: Why expanding dinner plates are expanding our waistlines
An optical illusion documented by Belgian philosopher Franz Joseph Delboeuf in the 1860s could help to explain why smaller plates could help us battle the bulge, according to a new study.
Ralcorp board approves Post cereals spin-off
Ralcorp has outlined the shape of the company after it spins off its Post cereals business, four years after it bought the maker of Grape-Nuts, Raisin Bran and Honey Bunches of Oats from Kraft Foods for $1.65bn.
Gulf seafood ‘as safe as before the spill’, says FDA
“Gulf seafood is as safe to eat now as it was before the spill,” FDA deputy commissioner for foods Michael Taylor has said, as government agencies continue to try and reassure the public about seafood safety in the region.
Meat diet switch can reduce stroke risk, says report
An American study has found that people can reduce the risk of stroke by swapping red meat in their diet with poultry.
Steppe change for Arla with first ever Russian facility to double local turnover
Arla Foods has signed an agreement with Russia’s third-largest dairy concern, Molvest Group, to establish its first production site in the country, which will produce yellow cheese.
Barry Callebaut growth dented by European shortfall
A downturn in sales throughout Western Europe has seen Barry Callebaut fail to meet its projected growth for the first quarter. However the Swiss chocolate supplier said it is still outperforming the market.