Dubai prepares to launch smart halal inspection system
Dubai Municipality will implement a smart track and trace system for halal and other foods in collaboration with Swiss company SICPA.
Archives for August 23, 2016
Saudi named as the world’s third most overweight nation
Saudi Arabia is now recognised as the third most obese nation in the world, while more than one-third of children in the country have been found to be overweight.
More pictures, less numbers: FSA advises on healthy food labelling
More visual and less numeric label information could be the way to bolster healthier food choices in Northern Ireland, the FSA say.
Arla Foods hikes September milk price
Arla Foods is to up its milk prices next month after holding its August rate.
India: Punjab planning 'state-of-the-art' pork facility
The government of India’s semi-autonomous Punjab region is planning to build the country’s most advanced pig-processing facility as India’s consumption of pork and reliance on meat imports both continue to rise.
Leftover coffee grounds: Unlocking 6m tonnes of unused antioxidant dietary fibre
The use of leftover coffee grounds as an antioxidant dietary fibre is a low-cost value-added opportunity for an otherwise waste product, say Spanish researchers.
FDA changes FSMA compliance dates and publishes draft guidance
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has extended and clarified compliance dates for certain parts of rules within the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).
EU food and drink production rises in Q1 2016
Food and drink production in Europe increased by a modest 0.5% in Q1 2016, bucking the downward trend of the previous quarter, according to data from industry group, FoodDrinkEurope.
Hot dog! A novel assay to detect food fraud
A novel method to detect hot dog fraud has been developed by researchers.
USP extends food fraud database capabilities
The US Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) has launched the second generation of its Food Fraud Database (FFD 2.0).
UAE sends food worth $4bn to landfills each year
Homes and restaurants in the UAE toss out food worth an estimated AED14.7bn (US$4bn) each year, according to the Emirates Environmental Group. The waste is then dumped in the country’s landfills where capacity is shrinking.
More sustainable banana crops possible as fruit’s fungal DNA is unravelled
Better methods to protect banana crops, both for exporters and those who rely on bananas as a staple food, are needed as researchers point to the vulnerability of the popular fruit to disease.
Americana saga ends after Alabbar’s Adeptio pulls out
The on-again-off-again sale of a majority stake in Kuwait Food Co, otherwise known as Americana, to a Gulf-based consortium has been scrapped by the Al Kharafi family, bringing to an end months of negotiations over a deal worth billions of dollars.
Mezzan buys majority stake in Saudi’s Al Safi for $24m
One of the Gulf’s biggest food and beverage companies has completed the acquisition of 70% of Al Safi Food, effectively granting it a local platform to manufacture and distribute food and beverage products in the Kingdom.
IBIE 2016
Bosch biscuits packaging system keeps up with consumers’ ‘growing appetite’
Germany-based Bosch Packaging Technology will debut its biscuit on edge packaging system at the upcoming IBIE and Pack Expo this year in the US.