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Archives for August 26, 2014
Extraction technology from Phytonext could help reduce food waste and lower food and cosmetics prices
A botanical extract technology focusing on essential oils from citrus peel could help cut cosmetics and food prices as well as reduce food waste, the firm behind it is claiming.
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It is too early to praise industry for Thai prawn slavery meeting
When in June of this year, British newspaper The Guardian published a damning report tracing fishmeal that it claimed had been caught by workers kept in slave-like conditions, a public relations storm seemed to have broken loose.
Orkla ups chocolate game in the Baltics with Laima buy
Norwegian group Orkla has acquired Latvian company NP Foods Group and its Laima chocolate brand.
DuPont’s assay for Listeria backed by AOAC
DuPont’s BAX System Real-Time PCR Assay for Listeria has been certified by the AOAC Research Institute as a Performance Tested Method (PTM).
Syrian livestock sector feels the effects of conflict
The livestock sector in Syria has been seriously impacted by the country’s ongoing civil war, with poultry production down by over half compared to pre-conflict levels, cattle herds by 40%, and the number of sheep down by 30%. Meanwhile, veterinary...
Argentina to double meat exports to Russia
Argentina will be able to double its supply of meat to the Russian market from about 15,000t in 2013 to almost 30,000t in 2015, taking advantage of the trade restrictions on food imports recently imposed by Russia against the European Union (EU), the USA...
Salt reduction and social inequality? UK reduction policies 'have not reached those most in need'
Despite overall drops in salt intake over last 10 years, social inequalities in salt intake have hardly changed in the period, say researchers.
ConAgra braces itself over peanut butter outbreak charges
ConAgra has said it is ‘likely’ it will be hit with a federal misdemeanour charge over a Salmonella outbreak from peanut butter seven years ago.
Selig Group wins Grade A BRC Certification
Selig Group’s closure seal manufacturing facility has received a Grade A certification under the British Retail Consortium‘s (BRC) Global Standards for Packaging and Packaging Materials.
Small brands play catch up with food labelling rules
Small brands are reacting to food labelling changes more slowly than larger peers and risk a last-minute scramble to meet Food Information for Consumers (FIC) Regulation requirements, according to GS1 UK.
"We've identified a bacterial population that protects against food allergen sensitisation"
Gut bacteria that protect against food allergies offer probiotic promise
Common gut bacteria from the class Clostridia could prevent sensitisation to allergens in food, according to new research that may pave the way for probiotic products aimed at battling food allergies and intolerances.