Food crime unit set up for Scotland
28 September 2015 | By Victoria White
The new unit which will be responsible for surveillance and detection of fraud and deliberate non-compliance within the food chain...
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Potato-powered energy plant goes live at 2 Sisters site
28 September 2015 | By Victoria White
The new bio-refinery at 2 Sisters’ Cavaghan and Gray chilled food factory in Carlisle is the first waste-powered plant of its kind in the world to be used in food manufacturing...
Carlsberg launches beer sustainability competition
28 September 2015 | By Victoria White
Organisations, companies and members of the public are invited to take part in the competition by submitting ideas on how to make Carlsberg beer more sustainable...
Clinical study reinforces gastrointestinal benefits of probiotic BB-12
28 September 2015 | By Victoria White
Results from one of the world’s largest clinical studies on probiotics show that BB-12 can be part of the solution by improving bowel regularity...
Kellogg acquires Mass Food Group, Egypt’s leading cereal company
28 September 2015 | By Victoria White
The Mass Food Group acquisition follows Kellogg's acquisition of Bisco Misr, Egypt's leading packaged biscuit company, earlier this year...
General Mills to close snack product plant in West Chicago
28 September 2015 | By Victoria White
The closure of the West Chicago plant, which has been operated by General Mills since 1959, will impact approximately 500 employees...
AAK acquires 51% stake in Kamani oil and fat company
25 September 2015 | By Victoria White
The acquisition reinforces AAK’s speciality oils and fats strategy and offers the company a strong foothold in India...
Cargill converts ground beef plant to cooked meats facility
25 September 2015 | By Victoria White
The converted plant will give the Cargill capabilities it currently does not possess to produce specific types of cooked meat products for its customers...
Overhang hangover relief drink launches in the UK
25 September 2015 | By Victoria White
The drink contains a host of vitamins and botanicals such as milk thistle for liver repair and raspberry leaf and ginger to settle the stomach...
Mars opens Global Food Safety Centre in China
25 September 2015 | By Victoria White
The Global Food Safety Centre will leverage insights and expertise from over 60 Mars partnerships, dedicated to innovative, sustainable and responsible food safety practices...
UK dairy farmers to receive one-off support payments
25 September 2015 | By Victoria White
In England, dairy farmers will share £15.5 million in recognition of the prolonged period of low prices in this particular farming sector...
Key Technology introduces the all-new VERYX digital sorting platform
24 September 2015 | By Key Technology
With unprecedented full object surface coverage, multi-sensor data fusion and the highest resolution cameras and laser sensors available on a digital sorter, VERYX achieves new levels of detection and discrimination of foreign material and product defects...
Behavioural study shows spices and herbs can cut sodium by boosting flavour
24 September 2015 | By Victoria White
Researchers taught adults to flavour their food with spices and herbs instead of salt and found that, by the end of the study, they were able to reduce sodium intake by an average of 956.8 mg/day...
DuPont BAX System real-time PCR assay for Salmonella receives AOAC-RI validation extension
24 September 2015 | By Victoria White
The AOAC-RI has approved a method extension for the DuPont BAX System real-time PCR assay for Salmonella to include enrichment protocols using Actero Salmonella Enrichment Media from FoodChek Systems...
Project to reduce food waste in the EU by 30% begins
23 September 2015 | By Victoria White
Twenty-six partners from 12 European countries and China will work towards the REFRESH project's goal of reducing food waste across Europe by 30% by 2025...
