Oxford Instruments targets meat fraud
Oxford Instruments is working with a UK research laboratory on preventing meat fraud, such as the horsemeat scandal.
Archives for November 18, 2013
PACK EXPO gets smart with intelligent packaging content
PACK EXPO International 2014 is expanding its tech content by welcoming an event dedicated to 'smart' packaging technologies.
Special edition: Super grains!
Feeling freekeh? InHarvest chef on which ancient grains to back, and telling a good story
While quinoa and chia have stolen much of the limelight, one of the most interesting ‘ancient grains’ to watch is freekeh - wheat that has been harvested early while it is still green and then roasted and cracked - according to one leading supplier of...
Australia’s supermarkets reined in under new code
Australia’s über-powerful supermarket chains have agreed to a voluntary code of conduct with a peak food industry body, in a move that is expected to prevent the retailers from abusing market power against suppliers.
Officials working to assess Typhoon Haiyan damage to rice crops
While the scale of destruction in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan constitutes a major humanitarian crisis, its impact on rice production in the worst-affected Filipino provinces is yet to be fully understood.
Burcon: Market timing right for pea protein
Functional plant protein supplier Burcon NutraScience Corp. continued its focus on commercializing its “invisible” pea protein isolate Peazazz during the second quarter of fiscal 2014, beginning operations at its semi-works facility, ramping up...
Burton’s Biscuit Company sold to Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has reached a deal to acquire Burton’s, the maker of Jammie Dodger and Wagon Wheels.
A thousand years in nature, one year in a lab: How 3D modelling is speeding enzyme evolution
Novozymes has developed a computer modelling system to help it more quickly discover and adapt enzymes for use in foods and consumer goods.
Agilent NMR platform tackles food authenticity and origins
Agilent Technologies has launched a nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy platform to address food authenticity and origin concerns.
Mars launches Galaxy at 'accessible' price in India
Mars has launched premium tablet chocolate brand Galaxy (also known as Dove) in India at a reduced price point.
Tate & Lyle defends sucralose safety after researchers claim the sweetener is “not biologically inert"
Tate & Lyle has reassured consumers that sucralose is a safe ingredient following the publication of a review alleging that the high intensity sweetener is “not biologically inert" and that more research is needed to determine what happens to it...
Study calls for global reduction in livestock antibiotics
A new report has called for a worldwide ban on growth promoters in livestock, warning that antibiotic use in animal agriculture is a major contributor to growing levels of antibiotic resistance.
Canada expands food safety network
Canada has expanded its food safety surveillance system to help prevent foodborne illness.
US body calls for better chicken welfare
US poultry processors have hit back against claims that current production methods pose a risk to animal welfare and food safety.