China second largest export market for Irish dairy: Bord Bia
Infant formula-hungry China is now the second largest export market for Irish dairy, according to Bord Bia (Irish Food Board).
Archives for January 14, 2015
Sweet enough? French dismissal of sweetener benefits is a public health pity, says ISA
The French food agency failed to take on the full health picture and missed a good opportunity for public health change with its dismissal of sweetener benefits, according to the International Sweeteners Association (ISA).
Research
Meat-and-two-veg Australia not keeping up with 'two and five' each day
Only one in 50 Australians is eating the recommended two servings of fruit and five of vegetables each day, according to new market research. And while many keep up with the right amount of fruit, veggies are a bigger problem.
If Bright Food takes over Weetabix...
Bright Food will need to protect Weetabix’s UK brand heritage should speculation of a full buyout come true, says a China-based analyst.
Health benefits of chocolate bars directly correlates with percentage of cocoa
Companies hoping to appeal to consumers interested in the heart health benefits of dark chocolate now have another marketing tool at their disposal: the percentage of cocoa labeled on their bars.
National Pork Board names new chief executive
Chris Hodges has been appointed as the new chief executive of the National Pork Board in the US.
What are industry’s science and technology needs?
Food fraud, healthy diets and sustainability are among the issues needing innovation in science and technology, according to a major survey from Campden BRI.
Modernization, collaboration, education, safer nation
FSIS Administrator Al Almanza reviews 2014, eyes the year ahead (Part 2)
Major product recalls, multistate outbreaks of foodborne illness, formalizing cooperation among federal agencies, and an overhaul of the poultry slaughter inspection system: such challenges are all in a day's work for Al Almanza, adminstrator of USDA's...
Cold plasma touted as treatment to tackle norovirus
Cold atmospheric pressure plasma (CAPP) can reduce the risk of transmitting norovirus, according to a study.
China bans all US poultry over bird flu scare
China has reacted to the recent avian influenza outbreaks with a blanket ban on all US poultry and egg products.
Where is the food ingredients industry going? HIE lessons and sessions
Despite challenging times in the ingredient business there exist excellent opportunities particularly for mid-sized ingredient firms, concludes Nordic strategy and marketing agency Invenire. Analyst Patricia Wiklund unpicks key trends from the recent...
600 calories, 75 g protein, 30 g carbs: EFSA issues ‘milestone’ diet replacement opinion
EFSA has very specifically refined what a low-calorie diet replacement regime should contain including a minimum of 600 calories and 30 g of carbohydrates per day. One observer said the opinion was more important than a health claim win for certain...
Pharmavite study using NHANES data shows obese adults have lowest micronutrient intakes
It has long been suspected that the kind of diets that make Americans fat paradoxically fail to supply enough of the right nutrients. A newly published study now supplies data to support that case, showing that body weight status is inversely associated...
Researchers unravel Tibetan barley genome
Scientists in southern China have mapped the Tibetan highland barley, the country’s staple food, for the first time.
China bans all US poultry imports after west coast bird flu outbreak
Chinese authorities have announced a ban on all imports of US poultry and egg products, including processed and unprocessed products and breeding stock, after the detection of avian flu in America’s pacific states.
Local claims are rising star as sun sets on organic claims
New consumers continue to enter the organic category for the first time, but the health halo cast by the US Department of Agriculture’s certification is dimming as it becomes more mainstream and as shoppers’ interpretation of the standard evolves.
Salmonella detection in poultry matrices talk at IPPE
Salmonella enterica detection in poultry matrices will be the subject of a presentation at the International Production and Processing Expo (IPPE).
‘Excipient foods' show promise in enhancing nutrient bioavailability
Improving the design of functional and finished products by better understanding the role of excipient foods could help increase the bioavailability of functional nutrients, according to new research.
Oxford Farming Conference
Food industry faces ‘disaster’ if UK quits EU
Quitting the EU would be “a disaster” for the UK food industry, according to leading politicians at the recent Oxford Farming Conference.
Functional and healthy GM foods have large market potential
Consumers are more accepting of, and willing to pay more for, genetically modified (GM) foods that have defined health benefits, say researchers.