Lotte finalizes deal for Kazakh confectionery firm
Korean confectioner Lotte has overcome regulatory hurdles to acquire a 76% stake in Kazakhstan-based firm Rakhat.
Archives for November 28, 2013
Only in Waterford: Blaa bread granted EU protection
Traditional Irish blaa bread joins the likes of the Cornish pasty as it is granted Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) by the European Union.
Spain sets out fresh standards for meat industry
Spanish food organisations have produced a series of industry standards for their sector to adopt in a bid to disperse the negativity caused by the horsemeat scandal and prevent it happening again.
EFSA health claims chief shares common dossier failures
Incomplete or selective reporting, high drop-out rates and unplanned post-hoc analyses are some of the common health claim submission failures, EFSA’s claims panel chief professor Ambroise Martin, PhD, told a congress last week.
dispatches from fie
Leatherhead’s top 3 new products at FiE
Mushroom salt reduction, award-winning algal flour and musical taste buds, Leatherhead takes us through the top three new products at this year’s Food Ingredients Europe (FiE).
Journal set to retract Seralini GM rat cancer study
A heavily criticised rat study that linked Monsanto's genetically modified maize and the herbicide Roundup to increased cancer risks is set to be withdrawn by the journal that published it.
Poland’s poultry production up 6% in H1 2013
Poland’s poultry production increased by 6% to 793,000 tonnes (t) in the first half of 2013, according to a report released by state-run Institute of Agricultural and Food Economics (IERiGZ).
Hole in one for Material Discrimination X-ray tech
Amateur golfers like myself cannot, in general, be relied upon to hit the ball straight and land it in the fairway, believe it or not this can cause problems for some food manufacturers.
Drop by Drop: Is there a market for water enhancers in Europe?
Tate & Lyle continued to tout its Drop by Drop flavoured ‘water enhancer’ at FIE in Frankfurt last week following on from successful product launches in the United States – but will it do so well in Europe?
Food recall reporting ‘hugely inconsistent’, finds Trace One
Reporting and recording of food recalls is ‘hugely inconsistent’ because local authorities do not have to tell the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA), according to Trace One.
Intertek targets South African food safety
Intertek has launched training sessions in South Africa to promote food safety within the country.
Restraint reminders: Can imagery help dieters reduce food intake?
Subtle exposure to diet-congruent imagery may help dieters to further reduce energy intakes, according to new research.
Nestlé becomes 100th member of initiative to cut food waste
Nestlé has become the latest member of the Save Food initiative, which aims to draw on both the public and private sectors to address massive food waste and loss in every part of the food supply network.
TNO eyeing S Korean research base
One of Europe's leading food research institutes has signed an MoU with the South Korean government under plans to relocate its research centre to South Korea.