The sun’s coming – and it’s good news for pork
Danish Crown believes the unseasonably warm weather in northern Europe will drive up consumption of fresh pork after months of declining demand.
Archives for May 12, 2016
Lima extends deboning range
French machinery manufacturer Lima has demonstrated its limber line of meat-bone separators, deboners and desinewers at Germany’s triennial trade show IFFA, with a duo of launches.
Science Short
Teens, eat your greens for a lower breast cancer risk, say scientists
Fruit and vegetable intake during teenage years and early adulthood is strongly associated with a lowered risk of breast cancer, a study has concluded.
Breakthrough enables scientists to see ‘nanoscale’ mixing processes in liquids
Scienion and the University of California San Diego have developed a tool that allows scientists to see, at the scale of five billionths of a meter, 'nanoscale' mixing processes in liquids for the first time.
Courts, controversy and CSR – the palm oil story
There were more twists and turns this week in the controversy surrounding the IOI group, which was suspended by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) last month.
Miratorg eyes on-trade expansion with meat supplies to McDonald’s in China
Russian agricultural holding Miratorg is hoping to start supplying meat to McDonald’s outlets in China, according to CEO Viktor Linnik, who added that this could be an important part of the company’s global expansion strategy.
Vast majority of MEPs demand legislation on origin labelling
EU politicians have upped pressure - once again - on the European Commission to bring in mandatory country of origin labelling (COOL) for lightly processed meat and dairy products in a vote yesterday.
Brexit debate
Former Tory food ministers slug it out over Brexit
Britain’s ability to develop genetically modified (GM) foods was a central theme of a debate on next month’s EU referendum between two former Tory food ministers yesterday (May 12) in London.
Finland’s HKScan to invest €12m in Polish bacon plant expansion
Finnish meat processor HKScan has unveiled plans to modernise and expand the output capacity of its bacon plant in Swinoujscie, in Poland’s north-western region. The investment is estimated to be worth some €12m, the company said in a statement.
The big issue: How can industry be part of the obesity solution?
Obesity and overweight rates continue to rise across the globe and although no country has managed to reverse the trend to date, all agree action is required. Join us for a free online event on May 25 where key issues will be up for debate.
Super growth for superfoods, but is the halo starting to slip?
Rates of ‘superfood’ new product development have tripled in the past five years, according to Mintel, but a nutrition expert warns that with no clear definition in existence, the allure of the ‘superfoods’ sell is starting to fade.