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Dawn Meats plans European presence for Cheeky brand
Irish meat processor Dawn Meats is hoping to take its newly launched slow cooked meat brand Cheeky Chef into Europe, with Germany providing the initial target market.
Archives for October 8, 2013
UK sees evolution for red meat exports
Export opportunities for the UK red meat industry are growing, but are still hampered by supply issues and, in the case of Russia, delays in accessing a potentially lucrative market. Carina Perkins reports
Mass detector brings ‘new era in separations science’ - Waters
Waters Corporation has unveiled what it claims is the first mass detector to bring high-quality, mass spectral data to chromatographic separations.
CP Kelco invests a further €8m to expand pectin production in Denmark
Hydrocolloids firm CP Kelco has said it will invest a further 60m Danish krone (€8m) to expand its facility in Lille Skensved, Denmark, on the back of increased demand for its amidated pectin, used in low sugar and sugar-free foods.
Vegetable fats specialists ‘working hand-in-hand’ to study carcinogen risk
The vegetable oils and fats industry has said it is making progress in improving analysis of potential carcinogen 3-MCPD – formed when vegetable fats are heated – after an EFSA report suggested that about 6% of the population could be at risk of...
Canadian wheat imports to UK up 50%
Poor UK harvests and a deregulation of Canada’s grain market has meant that Canadian wheat sales to the UK have increased by 50%, but the UK industry says that need not mean a long term trend.
Russia threatens Ukraine over EU trade agreement
Ukraine looks likely to lose the right to export meat and other agricultural products to Russia if it signs the Association Agreement with the EU, according to Russian authorities.
Canada dismisses Greek call to drop feta cheese exports from trade talks
Canada has vowed only to sign a free trade agreement with the European Union (EU) that creates new export opportunities for Canadian firms, after a Greek official called for talks regarding the possibility of Canadian-made feta cheese entering Europe to...
PathoGenetix demonstrates Salmonella identification
PathoGenetix has demonstrated culture-independent identification and strain typing of multiple Salmonella serotypes from enriched food samples using their Genome Sequence Scanning (GSS) technology.
Chocolate bar prices climb 25% in past year as cocoa deficit deepens: Mintec
Soaring cocoa butter prices have upped the cost of chocolate bar manufacture in Europe by 25% in the past 12 months, according to commodity analysts Mintec, which claims the cocoa deficit will worsen.
Portion size science: There is still a lot we do not know, says review
Simply reducing portion sizes is not an easy solution to reducing energy intakes as results from laboratory based experiments do not necessarily reflect what happens in the real world, according to a new review.
ANUGA TASTE THE FUTURE 2013: INNOVA MARKET INSIGHTS, PART 1
Retro soda meets spice: Innova’s top drinks trends in Americas, Europe
Innova Market Insights mined its datasets for Anuga to lend unique insight into what’s on trend in drinks across key world regions - here Europe and The Americas.
Packaging operation earns an “A” for food safety
A packaging company specializing in meat, seafood and produce has attained an “A” for food safety from a global standards organization.
DuPont’s BAX system fully certified after latest AOAC backing
DuPont’s BAX System for detecting Shiga toxin-producing E.coli (STEC) in beef trim and ground beef has been backed by the AOAC Research Institute.
Merck Millipore targets onsite Campylobacter testing
Merck Millipore has launched a Campylobacter detection kit for poultry to test for the bacteria on the farm immediately prior to slaughter.
Almonds: satiating and nutritious snack without weight gain?
Snacking on almonds could fill you up and provide you with nutrients without making you put on weight, a study which looked at people with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes has claimed.