Importance of data-driven operations growing - InfinityQS
Manufacturers are recognizing the value of data-driven manufacturing operations to ensure consumer safety, according to InfinityQS International.
Archives for November 24, 2015
Syria civil war hits livestock hard
As Syria’s conflict continues, its livestock sector weakens. Now facing a fifth year of civil war, livestock levels are down on even on 2014’s paltry levels, with the sector facing a shortage of fodder, veterinary vaccines and available pastureland.
Meat tax favoured by public, report finds
Global appetite for meat could be in danger as many consumers believe a tax on beef, chicken and poultry is a sure-fire way to reduce climate change.
Dr Donald Zink joins IEH Laboratories & Consulting Group
Dr Donald Zink has joined IEH Laboratories & Consulting Group (IEH) as president of Foods and Regulatory Compliance.
Indonesia is burning - but how responsible is the palm oil industry?
Indonesia’s forests are being ravaged by forest and peatland fires that are sparking a public health and environmental crisis – but how responsible is the palm oil industry?
Food retailers to shun ‘wasteful’ ‘Black Friday’
Online food retailer Approved Food has backed Asda in its decision to shun ‘Black Friday’, which it warned could add to the UK’s food waste problem.
Unite: PHE lab closures would be ‘major blow’
Unite the union has called rumours that Public Health England (PHE) will close two laboratories ‘worrying’.
UK hint at 'challenging' junk food policy puts industry on the defensive
The UK government appears ready to ditch an industry-led, voluntary approach to tackling obesity for something “more challenging,” the Deputy chief medical officer hinted last week.
Linden Foods brings new premium brand to international markets
Northern Irish meat processor Linden Foods has launched a new premium brand, Turf & Clover, exclusively for international markets.
Salmonella outbreak from salmon cost €1.7m - RIVM
An outbreak of Salmonella Thomson due to smoked salmon cost €1.7m, according to RIVM, the Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment.
French brands pipped to the post with private label veggie range
French retailer Carrefour has launched what it claims is France's first private label range of vegetarian products - which could spur other brands to occupy this relatively undeveloped space, says a market analyst.
Special edition: Inflammation
Is ‘Syndrome X’ treatable with food?
Inflammation is an immune system response to counter injured or stressed body parts and zones – a good and necessary thing – but contemporary diets and lifestyles have overheated the mechanism resulting in a host of chronic health issues. So goes our...