IFE 2017
Manning Impex ups Asian offering for UK market with seaweed snacks
UK-based importer and distributor Manning Impex has added Tao Kae Noi seaweed snacks to its Asian snack portfolio.
Archives for April 24, 2017
Digital shift may boost EU organic meat imports
Organic meat importers may be boosted by digital certification system, which the European Commission says will make the EU “a global leader in traceability" and the collection of reliable organic trade data.
From take-over fears to taxes, sustainability to social media marketing: FoodNavigator reader survey results are in
The results of the FoodNavigator survey are in, and it's no holds barred as our readers reveal their hopes, fears and pet peeves about the food industry from squeezed margins, sugar taxes, the demise of traditional marketing and the threat of take-over...
FDA culls huge number of foreign food facility registrations
In its latest cleanup of its food facility registration database, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has culled an eye-opening 28% of existing registrations. The biggest drops happened in overseas sites.
MEPs vote to end cross-border bias in online shopping
Shopping for specialty foods could become easier after an EU committee voted to lift restrictions preventing retailers from selling products online to consumers living in another member state.
Operation Opson: Counterfeit alcohol tops list
Nearly 26 million litres of fake alcohol has been seized as part of an INTERPOL-Europol operation.
Life Sciences a ‘blueprint’ for future food standards - Deloitte
Companies will tackle food safety and supply chain quality in the future through cross functional teams that use specialist knowledge and integrate risk identification and management across operations, according to Deloitte.
Experimental dairy farm opens in Catalonia
A new experimental dairy farm has been opened in Spain.
Experts dismiss new study showing dangers of BPA
New research shows exposure to Bisphenol A (BPA) in pregnant mice can disrupt the immune system and lead to multiple sclerosis in infancy, but experts say the chemical poses no risk to humans.
Dispatches from GFSI 2017 in Houston
Kimberly-Clark Professional addresses allergens and hand hygiene
Kimberly-Clark Professional has launched an industrial cloth and a system that uses behavioural science to improve worker hand hygiene.
RSPO issues first ever RSPO Next palm oil certification
The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) has issued its first RSPO Next certification, a stricter voluntary add-on, to Colombian-based agribusiness Daabon Group.