Donkey found in South African burgers
South Africa’s Minister of Trade and Industry Rob Davies has ordered an urgent inquiry after donkey and goat DNA was found in burgers and sausages.
Archives for March 1, 2013
Oxfam thanks food industry for ‘bland’ and ‘complacent’ response to damning CSR report
Oxfam will step up its campaign to improve the treatment of people and resources that form part of the supply chain of the world’s biggest food conglomerates, after it cast industry responses to its damning Behind the Brands report as ‘bland’ and...
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Gulfood: The whole world eyes a slice of the Middle Eastern pie
FoodNavigator was among the hordes at Gulfood in Dubai this week, joining a huge international crowd, which squeezed its way past stands from 110 countries over the past four days.
Federation of Bakers: Real Bread Campaign report is ‘selective and misleading’
The UK's Federation of Bakers has snubbed the Real Bread Campaign’s report and described it as fundamentally flawed, selective and misleading.
Dietary sugar has a direct effect on diabetes risk, says study
Sugar consumption levels may have a ‘direct and independent’ link to the risk of developing diabetes, according to new research.
Merger creates “unmatched” proposition, says CEO
Key Technology and Visys NV have entered into a merger agreement and said the entity will be at the “forefront of vision inspection technology”.
Abolishing sugar quotas would quash competition, says ASSUC
European sugar traders have come out in support of continued sugar quotas to encourage a more competitive sugar market, according to trade association ASSUC (European Association of Sugar Traders).
FSAI introduces online food safety training for industry
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has introduced a series of online food safety training courses for the food industry, starting with a module on food additives and flavourings.
Brussels expresses concern over EU beef exports to Thailand
The European Commission has welcomed Thailand lifting its longstanding ban on bovine product imports from European Union (EU) member states, but has complained that Bangkok is insisting on expensive inspections for approved exporters.
Breakthrough in ADC convertors targets food waste reduction
Researchers have invented cost-effective plastic analog-to-digital converters (ADC) for use in packaging to measure food freshness.
Warnings over US horsemeat exported to Europe
The slaughter of US horses has soared in the last few years, with the majority of meat exported to Europe, a welfare charity has claimed.