Poultry drives record Finnish meat production
Meat production in Finland reached record levels in 2016, driven by poultry growth.
Archives for February 27, 2017
New York lab ups imported food sampling and starts fish speciation test
The New York State Food Laboratory increased testing of food and beverage samples for health hazards, purity and accuracy of labeling by 10% last year.
JRC drops rights to host three EURLs from next year
The Joint Research Centre (JRC) is to stop its work as the European Reference Laboratory (EURL) in three areas from January 2018.
Media’s role in cocoa sustainability
Stop the white noise: How can chocolate makers be tempted to bite into cocoa's poverty and child labor crisis?
Reporting effective approaches to tackle deep-rooted poverty and child labor in the cocoa sector should take precedence over shock headlines, writes ConfectioneryNews’ editor.
Animal business drives up profit for Thai food firm
Net profits soared by 33% at Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF) in the past full financial year, powered mainly by recovery in Thailand’s shrimp industry and its Thailand terrestrial animal business operations.
Obesity caused by parents, not social or economic factors: Study
Up to 40% of obesity in children is inherited from parents - irrespective of wealth and social status, new research has found.
FSSAI lab staff trained to test mycotoxins, pesticide and veterinary drug residues
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) and the Global Food Safety Partnership (GFSP) will continue training lab staff to test mycotoxins, pesticides and veterinary drug residues.
SCIENCE SHORT
Stevia’s stability affected by light
The stability of stevia’s sweet-tasting molecule rebaudioside A is adversely affected by light exposure, say researchers, but light-protective packaging could be the answer.
Irish cooked meat business creates 150 jobs
Dawn Farms’ multi-million euro investment in its Meat Science and Innovation lab in Co Kildare, Ireland, will create 150 new jobs over the next five years, the company has claimed.
Consumer waste and livestock biggest inefficiencies in food production: Study
People waste a fifth of finished food products either through discarding or over-consumption, according to a new study, with livestock production also responsible for massive inefficiency.
‘Risk averse’ EU industry shunning fermented food trend
Growing public interest in fermented foods in Spain and France is not being seized upon by European food companies and retailers because they are too “risk averse and conservative”, according to the author of a new report into the trend.