EU points to ongoing cases of salmonella in meat
The European Union’s (EU) food and feed safety rapid alert network (RASFF) has warned of continued detections of salmonella contamination in imported meat and meat products across Europe.
Archives for October 30, 2013
Croatia sausage to receive geographical indication status
Croatia’s meat sector has started reaping the benefits of the country’s European Union (EU) accession in June, with officials lodging papers to ensure EU geographical indication for the Baranjski ‘kulen’ (sausage) from the Baranja region.
Poland denies blame for Russia meat ban
Polish experts have claimed that the ban on meat exports from Poland to Russia was caused by the actions of a number of other European countries, which are regularly supplying sub-standard products to the international market, and have thus cast a shadow...
Sriracha maker in hot water with city
The makers of the popular Asian hot sauce have been hit with a lawsuit, claiming the plant is creating smelly, irritating emissions.
Yantai Andre Pectin increases pectin prices on raw material shortage
Yantai Andre Pectin has increased its pectin prices by 10-20% across all markets, after citrus peel and apple pomace supply has dwindled.
Special edition: Tackling diabetes: Formulating for healthy blood sugar
Food marketers have narrow field to play in when making blood sugar management claims
The need for dietary interventions to help diabetes sufferers is clear. But communicating how individual ingredients and foods might meet that need is fraught with regulatory peril, observers say.
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Inclusion of palm oil smallholders is a tough nut to crack
Even though often invisible, palm oil is present in many product formulations. Currently, it is the worlds most used vegetable oil and its production and demand are forecast to grow.
Chia on the cusp of joining protein and omega-3 in mainstream functional food/beverage ranks: Marketing expert
Increasing numbers of products with superfoods like chia will see this favorite of the Aztecs joining the mainstream functional food/beverage ranks, says a leading marketing expert.
Taste beyond flavour: How colour, texture and environment influence taste perception
The way we taste foods is actually far more complex than their flavour alone. Neuroscientist Professor Charles Spence discusses how the shape, smell and colour of a food, its packaging, and even the setting in which it is eaten, affect the way it tastes.
Salmonella strains in Foster Farms outbreak show antibiotic resistance
Three out of seven strains of Salmonella from an outbreak that has sickened more than 300 people are resistant to multiple antibiotics, said the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Ingredient can open up market for high-protein drinking yogurt: Arla
Arla Foods Ingredients (AFI) has unveiled the latest addition to its Nutrilac range – a whey protein ingredient designed to overcome the viscosity issues experienced when increasing the protein content of standard spoonable yogurt and yogurt drinks.
World’s fastest growing functional food in 2013? Infant formula (by a mile)
Infant formula is the fastest growing healthy and functional food and drink category – adding almost $5bn (€3.63bn) in global sales in 2013 according to Euromonitor International.
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Process Expo sets out its stall in Chicago
The global food equipment and technology show Process Expo will take place in Chicago, Illinois on 3-6 November this year.
Chinese UHT milk demand 'creating opportunities' for US dairy
Booming Chinese consumer demand for imported UHT milk represents a significant opportunity for the US dairy industry, the US Dairy Export Council (USDEC) has claimed.
Big Interview: Matt McLean, CEO of Uncle Matt's Organic
Uncle Matt's Organic outpaces competition in organic juice 'war of attrition'
From one pulp-free organic orange juice SKU in a regional Florida grocery store chain in 1999, Uncle Matt’s Organic is the oldest US organic juice company with 11 organic juice products and national distribution in such chains as Whole Foods, Publix and...
Minister puts supermarkets on notice as Oz grocery shows Asian promise
Australia’s food and beverage, grocery and fresh produce manufacturing sector is poised for growth in spite of tough economic conditions.
OSI opens China’s biggest poultry processor
OSI Group is on the way to becoming Asia’s biggest value-added meat processor after the American food major opened two more plants in China.
Frying temperatures key for flaxseed wheat chips: Study
Wheat chips can be fortified with flaxseed but frying temperatures must be high to counteract textural and taste impacts, research shows.
Russia strengthens fight against FMD
Russian veterinary watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor is strengthening the fight against foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) to prevent massive losses in the country’s livestock industry, according to head of the service Sergei Dankvert.
Unilever and Manchester Uni R&D link-up
Unilever and Manchester University have announced a long-term R&D link-up, making the school one of the firm’s six key research centres.
Dietary fats: The good, the bad and the ugly...
The possible risks - and benefits - of eating different dietary fats is one of the most hotly debated and controversial areas in our industry. So just where do we currently stand?