Brazil beef exports rising after meat scandal
Brazilian beef exports appear to be returning to pre-scandal levels, with global shipments up by nearly a third in July, according to new data.
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Russian struggle against GMO feed hurts meat business
Russian sanitary watchdog Rospotrebnadzor plans to improve the country’s control over genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in the domestic food and feed market, according to a government plan on food quality improvement.
Cereal, sugar and dairy drive global food prices upwards
World food prices rose for the third month in a row, driven by higher values for cereals, sugar and dairy, according to the Food and Agriculture Organisation's (FAO) Food Price Index.
Annual World Food Safety Day moves step closer
Food safety could soon have an annual dedicated day after a vote at a recent FAO Conference.
Petrow sees demand rise for ‘free-from’ ingredients as its invests $131k in powder fill machine
Petrow Food Group has invested £100k ($131k) on an Auger powder fill machine for dry mixes.
Plus comments from PepsiCo, Kellogg, General Mills
ALP urges flexibility to achieve Listeria control
The Alliance for Listeriosis Prevention (ALP) has urged the FDA to give companies flexibility when looking to control Listeria monocytogenes that fits the level of risk in products and facilities.
Polish meat producer creates 140 jobs
Poultry producer Lech Drób plans to invest some PLN 21 million (€5 million) and create at least 140 new jobs at new facilities in Zalewo, north-east Poland.
Fipronil scare hits European egg suppliers
Millions of eggs have been pulled from shelves across Europe after Dutch and Belgian regulators detected the presence of high levels of a toxic insecticide, Fipronil, which is banned in food for human consumption.
Ancient grain genome breakthrough advances struggle for food security
A group of international scientists has identified the complex DNA sequence of Wild Emmer, which will open up an unparalleled opportunity to further the development of hardier, more productive strains of modern wheat.
Arkansas farmers embrace provenance technology
A group of livestock farmers from the US-state of Arkansas have adopted technology that will tell customers where their dinners originated.
Are you compliant with Turkey's new food labelling laws?
Turkish regulators are helping manufacturers comply with new rules on food labelling that ban terms such as 'real' or 'genuine' and prevent firms from making additive-specific free-from claims, such as 'No palm oil'.
Chinese supplier Layn to bring monk fruit to Europe
Chinese supplier Guilin Layn Natural Ingredients wants to be the first firm to sell monk fruit in Europe, and has submitted a request for a scientific opinion to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).