South Korea reaches agreement on guaranteed market access for rice
Korea has agreed to include a 408,700-tonne tariff-rate quota for rice imports from the US, Australia, China, Thailand and Vietnam in its World Trade Organization Schedule.
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Clay as a dairy cattle feed supplement has multiple benefits, says study
Alongside the existing known benefits such as reducing aflatoxin toxicity and working as a pH buffer, a new study from the University of Illinois has shown that clay can also improve the degradability of feedstuffs.
Recall roundup: chicken sausages, cottage cheese and soup
Food and beverage products are recalled due to reasons ranging from contamination to incorrect labelling, and here is New Food’s roundup of the most recent cases.
FDF calls on next UK government to prioritise food and drink sector
To ensure resilience in the UK food system, the FDF has said that the industry must remain competitive and improve productivity, and that resilience underpins the efforts of the industry, ensuring it can provide affordable food to consumers and shoppers.
European Commission votes nicotinamide riboside chloride as novel food
Following a positive opinion issued by the EFSA, the European Member States have voted in favour of listing nicotinamide riboside chloride as a novel food ingredient.
Study investigates access to food in sub-Saharan households
A study, led by Wageningen University, has revealed that over a third of sub-Saharan households experience severely unreliable access to food, and almost half lack diversity in their diet.
Romer Labs expands food allergen testing solutions with mollusk test
Romer Labs has expanded its solutions for food allergen detection with the launch of the AgraQuant® Mollusk ELISA test kit.
Report reveals major retailers are making chemical safety advances
The study by Safer Chemicals Healthy Families’ found improvement in retailer chemical action between 2016 to 2019, with the average grade moving from D+ to B- (for the 11 retailers evaluated since 2016).
BNF annual lecture calls for greater focus on vitamin D deficiency
Research from the University of Surrey has analysed the effects of vitamin D status on athletic performance in university-level athletes, and revealed that insufficient vitamin D can negatively impact aerobic fitness.
Italian supply chain to focus on new opportunities for the pear market
With difficulties such as the brown marmorated stink bug hitting the Italian pear market, the supply chain is to gather together to focus on new commercial opportunities for the industry.
Malaysia to meet new EU palm oil food safety levels by 2021
Malaysia is reportedly to enforce regulations to ensure its palm oil meets new food safety standards under consideration by the EU by 2021.
Locusts destroy ‘up to 40 percent of crops’ in Pakistan
Locusts have reportedly ravaged wheat, cotton and vegetable crops in Pakistan in the worst infestation in the country since the 1990s.
High levels of poisonous substance reportedly found in Kenyan maize flour
It has been reported that numerous brands of maize flour have been taken off supermarket shelves in Kenya due to potentially unsafe levels of the poisonous substance, aflatoxin.
Global consortium launch International Whole Grain Day
A global consortium, known as ‘the Whole Grain initiative’ has launched International Whole Grain Day to raise awareness of whole grain and increase whole grain intake worldwide.
Recall roundup: beef products, yellowfin tuna and fruit cake
Food and beverage products are recalled due to reasons ranging from contamination to incorrect labelling, and here is New Food's roundup of the most recent cases.
