Fraud fears as Canadian agency makes food inspection cuts
Cuts to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has prompted fears of increased food fraud if criminal gangs exploit the resulting lack of inspectors in certain areas.
Archives for April 24, 2014
"The time is now. We cannot afford to wait."
Food production must take climate change potential in to account, warns FAO chief
Countries all over the world must step up and increase efforts to shift food production systems to more sustainable methods that can mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change, warns the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation director-general.
Keep calm and carry on with your safety plan
Minimizing risk from foodborne illness is a matter of crafting an effective safety plan, and maximizing control along the supply chain, according to one expert.
Total lamb exports from New Zealand rise 11% in value
The value of total lamb exports from New Zealand increased 11% in the first six months of the 2013-14 meat export season, despite a decline in volume, according to the latest data from Beef + New Zealand.
Pollution control and market demand prompts China price rise of CoQ10
The increasing cost of pollution control in China is one of the reasons behind the decision by Shenzhou Biology and Technology to increase the price of its CoenzymeQ10 by 10%, starting next month.
Study links microbial imbalance with breast cancer
The microbiota could play a role in the development of breast cancer, according to new research.
Krill oil (plus B vitamins, soy and rosemary) relieves PMS: Pilot study
Krill oil supplementation can relieve pre-menstrual stress disorder (PMS), according to a small pilot study.
Quorn Foods’s £30M investment to create 400 jobs
Quorn Foods aims to invest £30M at its Billingham site, creating 400 jobs, it claims, to keep pace with soaring consumer demand for meat-free products.
Exclusive documentary preview: MicroWarriors Special edition
MicroWarriors: Exploring probiotic power (and the powers that be)
NutraIngredients went to LA recently to question two leading probiotic academics about probiotics and the microbiome and which we present exclusively here. The interviews form part of a new documentary to be narrated by Leonard Nimoy, better known as...
So if I ‘like’ you, I can’t sue you? General Mills’ legal policy woes
General Mills found itself at the center of a bad PR storm this month after a seemingly routine change to its online legal terms to include an arbitration clause. Food & beverage attorney Ron Levine talked with FoodNavigator-USA on the good and bad of...
Pork prices jump in Ukraine
Amid the continuing political crisis, Ukraine has reported a sharp rise of about 40% in the price of pork during the past two weeks. On the first week in April the retail price of pork was about UAH45 (US$3.78) per kg, while this week it rose to...
Children's TV viewing habits linked to 'junk food' consumption
There is a correlation between children’s TV screen time and higher consumption of sweetened beverages and 'junk foods', says new Swedish research.
CEO JOHN BROCK 'guardedly optimistic' on aspartame's EU future
‘We’re in a better place on aspartame’: Coca-Cola Enterprises boss unshaken by US diet soda slide
Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) boss John Brock says he believes Europe is in a ‘better place’ on aspartame than the US after EFSA's December safety ruling, despite a slight dip in diet soda sales for Q1 2014.
Term 'evaporated cane juice ' misleads consumers, says nutrition education group
Consumers are confused about what evaporated cane juice (ECJ) is, but the FDA’s preferred term - ‘dried cane syrup’ - is not much better, according to one of the first groups to respond to the agency’s new request for comments on ECJ.
Ardo UK’s boss to take over Danish arm of firm
Ardo UK md Stephen Waugh has also been appointed as the new boss of the frozen fruit and vegetable firm’s Danish arm.
Novozymes raises 2014 outlook on back Monsanto alliance and strong Q1 results
Global enzymes producer Novozymes has raised its expected EBIT for 2014 to between 8%-10% after a strong Q1 performance and alliance with biotech giant Monsanto.
FDA prohibition of omega-3 nutrient content claims ‘in no way reflects the well-substantiated benefits associated with EPA & DHA’, says GOED
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will publish on Monday, April 28 a final rule prohibiting certain nutrient content claims for foods that contain the omega-3 fatty acids DHA, EPA, and ALA, drawing criticism from the Global Organization for EPA...
Vietnam height initiatives drive drinking milk sales growth: Euromonitor
Vietnamese government initiatives designed to boost the average height of citizens by encouraging milk consumption have contributed significantly to the growth of the country's drinking milk products category in recent years, according to Euromonitor.