Hong Kong restores Brazilian meat trade
Hong Kong is the latest key importer to have lifted a ban on Brazilian meat, after China and Egypt eased restrictions earlier this week.
Archives for March 28, 2017
ADM ramps up sweetener investment with French acquisition
Agri-food giant Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) will continue its investment into sweeteners and starch production in Europe with the planned acquisition of French wheat processing plant Chamtor.
Special edition: product inspection
Detection of density: The metal can files
Metal cans are more challenging to inspect than low-density containers because the packaging presents a higher density to the x-rays.
Scotland and Wales launch plans to help food sector weather 'uncertain times'
Scotland and Wales have launched ambitious new plans to help power their food industries through the years of uncertainty that are expected now the UK has begun the process of leaving the EU.
special edition: product inspection
Researchers develop novel food inspection system
An ultra-low field (ULF) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system using a high-temperature superconducting quantum interference device (HTS-SQUID) for food inspection has been tested by researchers.
Special edition: product inspection
Primary challenge for poultry processors is detecting bones
Poultry is processed in one of the harshest environments in the industry and as global appetites increase so do the food safety expectations of regulators, retailers and consumers.
Special Edition: Product Inspection
MultiX targets international expansion
MultiX has raised €3.5m to launch production and push ahead with international expansion.
Industry reaction as UK triggers Article 50
UK Prime Minister Theresa May has told Brussels that Britain wants to exit the European Union by triggering Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty.
Cargill CEO stands up for free trade
In a time of creeping protectionism threatening to destabilise the balance of free trade, David MacLennan, CEO of agri-business giant Cargill, has made an impassioned defence of global commerce.
UK triggers article 50 for Brexit; Industry reacts
Today UK prime minister Theresa May triggered article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, formally launching Britain’s exit from the European Union, which the British and European food industry had opposed.
Lamb scarcity in Georgia while exports rise
Georgia has been suffering from a shortage of lamb during the past few months, evidenced by rising prices in the domestic market.
special edition: product inspection
A look at the inspection market ahead of Interpack
The global inspection machines market will reach $396.4m by 2021, according to MarketsandMarkets.
Food and drink promos ‘undermining’ childhood obesity efforts, say MPs
Highly discounted food items and the ‘buy one get one free’ price promotions are undermining the efforts made in tackling childhood obesity, according to the UK Commons Select Committee.
Waiver for free range eggs ruled illegal by EU commissioner Hogan
Commissioner for agriculture Phil Hogan has ruled out any waiver on the EU’s free range egg policy, which has forced many producers to abandon the status in the wake of the bird flu crisis.
Russians have appetite for healthy and nutritious 'proper' food
Researchers in St Petersburg say the majority of Russians see a ‘proper meal’ primarily in terms of health and nutrition, but do not have regular access to it.
Archive Article of the Week
Bloody good idea? Could 'wasted' animal blood be alternative protein source?
Waste blood from the meat industry has the potential to be collected and processed to generate high-added-value food ingredients, say researchers … who outline it’s ‘exceptional’ nutritive and functional properties.
Dispatches from Pittcon 2017
Protect product integrity or risk losing market share - PerkinElmer
Players in the food sector must protect supply chain integrity or risk losing market share, according to PerkinElmer.