Judge throws out lawsuit alleging HFCS caused girl’s type 2 diabetes
A product liability lawsuit alleging high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is to blame for a teenage girl’s type 2 diabetes has been dismissed by a federal judge in New York.
Archives for April 22, 2014
UK FSA: "We are working to clear the backlog as quickly as possible."
UK FSA reopens novel foods doors after industry concern
The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) has backtracked on a decision to close its doors on EU novel foods applications after stakeholder unrest at the UK government austerity driven measure.
ABF: Sugar slump offset by Primark and grocery
A starring performance by clothes retailer Primark and strong growth in grocery helped Associated British Foods (ABF) lift its half-year group profits by £7M to £463M, despite a slump in its sugar business due to lower prices.
Organic labeling regulation change 'offers opportunities': spiritsEUROPE
spiritsEUROPE insists that laws on production and labeling of organic products including spirits present opportunities for small to medium-sized distillers in particular to better cater for consumer needs.
China to keep up high grain production tempo
China will continue to maintain a high rate of self-sufficiency in major grain output in order to achieve its food security target over the next decade, according to an official government-backed report.
Infrastructure needs to keep up with India’s dairy production gains
Milk production in the world’s biggest dairy producing country continues to grow quickly, with India seeing an increase of around 19% in the five years from 2006 to 2010.
Special edition: Sports nutrition
Expert founds company with goal to fill in data gaps on sports nutrition for women
When formulating sports nutrition products for women, is the concept to merely give them a little bit less of what you’d give a presumably much heavier man under similar circumstances? Or are a female athlete’s needs subtly different? No one really...
Analysis
Aus and NZ must have guts to nuke alien invaders
Isolated from the rest of the world, New Zealand and Australia are critically at risk from alien invaders of the most threatening kind: biological pests from overseas that prey on the countries’ indigenous and vulnerable agricultural produce.
French processed pork products to be exported to China
The China representative of France pigmeat association INAPORC has welcomed an agreement between the Chinese and French governments that should enable French processed pigmeat products to be exported to China.
CONTROVERSIAL HEALTH SERVICE AD COMPARES ALCOHOL TO ASBESTOS AND TOBACCO
Tumor in a beer bottle: Scary NHS advert survives industry strike
The UK beer industry has failed in its bid to stop the broadcast of a controversial National Health Service (NHS) aligned advert that shows a man swallowing a cancerous tumor from a glass of beer.
The plot sickens: More than 100 Food Safety Summit attendees fall ill
An investigation into a foodborne illness during the recent Food Safety Summit has confirmed more than 100 attendees were taken ill after the event.
EU food supply fees blocked as UK MEP cries success
The rejected pan-EU fees for food chain inspections would have spelled higher food costs and an excuse to dip official hands into industry and consumer pockets, says a UK Conservative MEP.
Carbonated soft drinks sales in free fall, says Nielsen data
Dollar sales of diet soda plunged 9.5% in the four weeks to April 12, while sales of regular soda fared hardly any better (- 2.4%), as Americans sought out other options from energy drinks (+8.9%) to sparkling water (+24.5%), according to the latest...
Vermont GMO labeling bill heads to governor's desk. But can it withstand a First Amendment challenge?
A bill requiring foods produced with genetic engineering be labeled in Vermont has passed the house and the senate, and now just needs Governor Peter Shumlin’s signature to be signed into law. However, legal experts say a First Amendment challenge could...
USDA announces new measures to control PEDv spread
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced it will require reporting of all cases of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus (PEDv) and Swine Delta Coronavirus in a bid to try and reduce the spread of these diseases.
Single serve pods account for 41.2% of dollar sales of ground coffee in the US
More than four out of every 10 dollars spent on ground coffee in the US is now spent on single-serve pods such as K-Cups, according to the latest Nielsen data.
Can industry-backed academic inventions spur increased innovation?
Industry-sponsored academic research leads to innovative patents and licenses, and may not skew science towards inventions that are less accessible and less useful to others, according to a new analysis.
ConAgra sells Medallion Foods
Private label salty snack manufacturer Shearer’s Foods has acquired the assets of the Medallion Foods business from ConAgra Foods for $33.5 million.
We have to do more to reduce waste as an industry, warns Leatherhead expert
Food manufacturers should leave no stone unturned as they search for ways to decrease waste and increase the value of manufacturing waste streams, says Steve Osborn of Leatherhead Food Research.
General Mills apologizes and backtracks on consumer legal policy
General Mills has reverted back to its old online legal terms following backlash and media outcry over its arbitration clause.
Exclusive interview: Pat Crowley, director and founder of Chapul
Chapul cricket bars founder: ‘Our marketing approach has been absolute, utter optimism’
As one of the forerunners of the commercialization of edible insects in the US, Chapul, makes its first big push into the national market with its cricket protein bars, founder Pat Crowley caught up with FoodNavigator-USA on the enviable efficiency of...
Indian government urged to probe Nutricia India doctor bribery allegations
The Indian government has been urged to investigate claims that infant formula manufacturer Nutricia India, a subsidiary of the Danone Group, approved illegal payments by its employees to doctors.
Polish poultry industry eyes new investments
Polish poultry processors are planning a number of new investments to boost output, with a view to increase sales both in the domestic and export markets.
Maple Leaf closes Brockley Road wiener plant
Maple Leaf Foods has now closed its wiener production facility on Brockley Road, Hamilton, with production now transferred to its new prepared meats facility in Hamilton.