News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Staples ‘driving consumers into the arms of food safety enforcers’
Detectamet is launching a jumbo version of its stapleless stapler, to avoid using metal staples or loose sheets of paper in a food production area.
FIVE MINUTES WITH: MIRANDA TSE, FOOD TECHNOLOGY STUDENT
A Canadian graduate student is translating her lifelong passion for food into a career dedicated to a safe food supply.
Mariani Foods Europe has acquired UK dried meat business Bare Earth as it looks to expand across Europe.
Restricting marketing to children and continuing to cut salt, fats and added sugar in processed foods are among initiatives put forward in a plan to tackle childhood obesity, agreed by EU member states in Greece last week.
Fonterra has opened a warehouse in Dubai to support increasing demand for its dairy ingredients in the Middle East, Africa, and the CIS region.
Authorities who stopped delivery of tainted strawberries as part of Germany’s biggest foodborne outbreak halted more than 11 tons reaching the consumer.
Ultrasound and antimicrobials could be combined to help reduce Salmonella levels on poultry, according to research.
A high intake of whole grain, bilberries and fatty fish can help to raise levels of ‘good’ HDL-cholesterol particles, according to new RCT data.
GLOBAL FOOD SAFETY CONFERENCE 2014
A representative with Alchemy Systems says the most important resource a company relies on to ensure operation-wide food safety is its staff.
Romer Labs has expanded two test kits for allergen testing to offer customers an increased choice of food matrixes.
Food and drink companies can have a big influence over sustainability and ethical issues in their supply chains - and have the power to change them rapidly. One year on from Oxfam's first Behind the Brands sustainability scorecard, nine of the ten...
Russia has imposed a temporary ban on pork imports from Ukraine, claiming the unstable political situation in the country does not allow local veterinary services to properly monitor the quality of meat products being exported.
The Swedish government is to discuss "practical" initiatives to support Sweden’s high-cost pig farming sector, which is struggling to compete with cheaper imported pigmeat products.
Alginates isolated from certain types of seaweed may have potential in weight loss supplements and foods, according to new research.
dispatches from EU food manufacturing and safety summit
One centralized food safety system for the supply chain is simpler and easier to manage, according to McDonald's Europe.
Premier Foods is continuing to review its refinancing options, the food manufacturing giant confirmed today (March 3), after weekend press reports claimed it would reveal a deal worth more than £750M this week.
The European Union (EU) and Brazil are to boost their cooperation over health controls in their trade in meat and livestock, said a joint communiqué, released after a summit meeting in Brussels.