News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Russia is continuing to identify hundreds of attempts to smuggle meat from the European Union (EU), potentially threatening the country’s domestic producers, according to the management of veterinary watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor.
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A former FMCG high-care engineering manager has fulfilled his dream of creating a business for food manufacturers.
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Mettler-Toledo has launched an Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) Reporting Feature for its Profile, Profile Advantage and Signature Touch metal detectors using an existing RS232 and Ethernet interface or through its Safeline Metal Detection’s...
Pork producer and processor Smithfield Romania has acquired a US$60 million (€54m) investment loan to finance expansion plans in the Romanian market.
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Tomra Sorting has launched three products to market in the last three months as it claims the emerging BRICS markets provide new opportunities but also very different challenges.
A pledge to end slave labour in the supply chain and increased use of biomass energy production are among the areas covered in Marfrig Global Foods’ 2014 annual sustainability report.
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Cert ID Europe has launched VAPor for an independent assessment of vulnerable ‘hotspots’ in the food supply chain, as it plans to open an office in India, to meet a rapidly expanding Asia market.
New Zealand
While imposing health-related taxes on less healthy foods might spare thousands of New Zealanders from early deaths, doing so would also put staples out of the reach of many New Zealanders, the grocery industry’s representative body has warned.
Blue light emitting diodes (LEDs) have strong antibacterial effects on foodborne pathogens, according to a study from the National University of Singapore (NUS).
US researchers have created a ‘healthy beverage index’ – a scoring system designed to measure the quality of beverage intake and help prompt healthy drink choices.
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Inspecting wet products like meat, dairy and ready meals, known as the ‘product effect’, has presented manufacturers with challenges for many years, according to Fortress Technology.
An increasing number of commercial organic operations could be contributing to higher levels of greenhouse gases coming from each acre of farm land, say researchers who warn that organic food production needs to take the right direction on emissions.
Roka Bioscience has received AOAC certification for its Listeria Environmental detection assay.
Summer Fancy Food Show
The founder of Tio Gazpacho, a front runner in the drinkable soup segment, welcomes to the nascent category several newcomers that he hopes will help validate the new food concept and build consumer interest.