Rosina faces nearly $55,000 fines after OSHA citations
Rosina Food Products Inc. has been handed proposed penalties of almost $55,000 for serious hazards at its West Seneca, New York plant.
Archives for January 3, 2013
EFSA panel raises concerns over mercury contamination
Consumers may be at risk of exceeding recommended consumption levels for methylmercury and inorganic mercury, according to evidence considered by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).
UK joins prestigious food innovation competition
Campden BRI and the Institute of Food Science and Technology (IFST) has launched a Europe-wide Dragons Den-style food innovation competition in the UK to inspire students pursuing a food industry career.
UK consumers sceptical of diet foods, says Mintel
January is typically seen as a boon time for manufacturers of foods marketed as diet-friendly – but a majority of UK consumers actively distrust foods labelled as diet, low fat or low calorie, according to market research organisation Mintel.
South Africa rejects anti-dumping duties on Brazil poultry
The South African government has rejected a controversial proposal to introduce anti-dumping duties on Brazilian exports of whole birds and boneless chicken cuts.
Norovirus cases increase in UK
Norovirus cases have risen 72% from this time last year, according to the UK Health Protection Agency (HPA).
Nestlé claims KitKat legal scalp in chocolate war with Cadbury
Nestlé has won the latest legal spat in its chocolate war with Cadbury after it stopped its rival from copying the shape of its KitKat fingers.
Slightly overweight people may live longer, study suggests
People who are moderately overweight may live longer than their normal weight peers, according to a new review of nearly 3m people published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Eyeing new horizons in North Africa and the Middle East
Young, self-confident and increasingly wealthy populations in North Africa and the Middle East offer big opportunities for food and beverage firms – but there are risks too, according to ingredient company Wild GmbH.
Too much food can kill you? Overeating and obesity now a bigger global problem than lack of food
Chronic diseases linked to obesity and overconsumption of food are now a bigger global healthcare burden than illness and disease caused by malnutrition, according to the most comprehensive disease report ever produced on global health issues.