Roka gets AOAC certification for Listeria environmental assay
Roka Bioscience has received AOAC certification for its Listeria Environmental detection assay.
Archives for July 14, 2015
Special edition: Product Inspection
‘Fortress has something even better coming soon that will all but eliminate product effect’
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.
You are what you drink: Researchers develop healthy beverage index to assess consumption
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.
Organic food production ‘needs direction’ to be sustainable, warns US study
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.
Marfrig reveals progress on sustainability
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.
Special edition: Product Inspection
Cert ID Europe: Top consumer trends to emerge in the next five years
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.
Russia battles EU meat smugglers
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.
Special edition: Product Inspection
As food contamination regulations tighten, we will see a big shift from metal detection towards X-ray inspection
A former FMCG high-care engineering manager has fulfilled his dream of creating a business for food manufacturers.
Special edition: Product Inspection
Mettler-Toledo launches OEE Reporting Feature for Profile and Signature Touch Metal Detectors
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...
Smithfield Romania pumps €54m into pork production
Pork producer and processor Smithfield Romania has acquired a US$60 million (€54m) investment loan to finance expansion plans in the Romanian market.