Nestlé wades into debate on rapid and conventional microbiological methods
Nestlé is one of the keynote speakers wading into the debate about ‘what’s new’ in traditional and rapid methods for food-orientated microorganisms.
Archives for April 27, 2015
Packaged food sales increase in ‘two-speed’ Western Europe
The Western European packaged food market has grown 5% since 2009, with chilled pasta, sustainable foods and frozen yoghurt leading the way, according to Euromonitor International – but Europe is still a divided market.
Fleixcon offers free testing on its sanitary Tubular Cable Conveyor for preventing plant contamination
Flexicon has launched a Flexi-Disc sanitary Tubular Cable Conveyor for fragile bulk foods and non-foods and is offering free testing at its laboratory in Pennsylvania, US.
Can organic feed the world?
Organic crops generally have lower yields than conventional crops – but that’s not the only way to measure their potential to feed the world.
Fish manufacturers should voluntarily improve labelling - or risk boycott
Manufacturers of fish products should adopt clearer labelling to allow consumers to make sustainable choices – because otherwise they may be encouraging boycotts of their products, say campaigners.
Frontmatec supplies new cutting system to Atria
Denmark-based automation manufacturer Frontmatec, will provide an automated solution for new a cutting and deboning facility at a pig factory in Finland.
PHD student makes gelatine source breakthrough
A PHD student at the University of Huddersfield has developed a technique for establishing the difference between pork and beef gelatine.
No cracks here: EVT Egg Counter revolutionizes food processing industry
Eye Vision Technology (EVT) has launched Egg Counter, an EyeVision software to separate and count eggs on a production line.
Argentina ships first beef to EU under feed-lot quota
Argentina has shipped its first consignment of beef to Europe, under the feed-lot quota.
'Serious implications for public health': Study finds organic milk contains a third less iodine
Organic milk contains nearly a third less iodine than conventionally-produced fresh milk, a British study has found.
WGS used in ‘near real-time’ to investigate Salmonella outbreak
A multi-country Salmonella outbreak from eggs demonstrated the importance of using MLVA to identify it and WGS to confirm the findings, according to a report in Eurosurveillance.
Special edition: Beyond 2020 - The future of sustainable cocoa
Hot chocolate: How will industry protect its key commodity from climate change?
Rising temperatures could seriously change where cocoa is grown in the next half-century and global output could be threatened if the chocolate industry does nothing to protect its key crop.