Greece and Finland to trial country of origin labelling for dairy
Greece and Finland are the latest countries to request a trial period for country of origin labelling on milk and dairy products.
Archives for October 3, 2016
French consumer group finds cocktail of pesticide residues on fruit samples
Pesticide residue tests conducted for French consumer group Que Choisir found 85 different chemicals on fruit samples, while all those that were pesticide-free were organic, bar one.
Müller raises November milk prices
Müller has raised its UK average milk price by 1.5ppl (2 cents), giving a contract price of 20.94ppl (26.8 cents).
Officials find ham and cheese pizza with no ham or cheese
A cheese and ham pizza that contained neither cheese nor ham has been found by officials in Warwickshire.
'Media is glamorous, pharma is sexy - but food means farms and hairnets'
What is Europe's food industry doing to attract fresh, young talent?
FoodDrinkEurope (FDE) wants industry step up efforts to hire new talent and match skill needs - but that’s no easy task when many young people don’t even consider the food industry as a place to work, according to several European recruitment agencies.
Grain from days gone by could form heart-friendlier bread, study finds
Eating bread made with ancient grain varieties could help lower cholesterol and blood glucose, a study has determined.
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Canada’s Welsh lamb deal ‘significant’
A deal for Randall Parker Foods to supply over 300 Canadian stores with lamb has been hailed as a "major" moment by Welsh levy board Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC).
Äkta Halal Mat Sverige accused of by-passing Salmonella rules
Äkta Halal Mat Sverige has recalled 30 tons of whole fresh meat due to it being labelled as "meat preparation" which gets around Swedish rules on Salmonella.
SGS acquires AXYS Analytical Services
SGS has acquired AXYS Analytical Services (AXYS) Canada for an undisclosed amount.
Hungarian poultry processor eyes €2.9m investment
Hungarian poultry processor Master Good Kft has completed a HUF878 million (€2.85m) investment at its Kisvárda and Petneháza chicken plants with plans to invest a further HUF9bn (€29m) to expand throughput.