Traceability

Maintaining standards in meat processing

16 February 2018 | By David Lindars - Technical Policy Advisor at BMPA

David Lindars, Technical Policy Advisor at the British Meat Processors Association (BMPA), explains how standards for British pork are assured.

Salmon farmers set up ‘unique fingerprint’ to fight food fraud

8 January 2018 | By George Smith (New Food)

A salmon farming company has joined forces with traceability experts, creating unique fingerprints to verify the origin of their fish.

Northern Irish food and agricultural research projects awarded £2 million

20 December 2017 | By George Smith (New Food)

Several food and agricultural research projects in Norther Ireland have been awarded nearly £2 million in funding between them. The research projects all focus on improving food safety, security and transparency right through the system. They include Food Fortress, a scheme investigating an effective surveillance system for detecting and preventing…

Nearly half of Canada’s fish mislabelled, report suggests

6 December 2017 | By George Smith (New Food)

An investigation has uncovered how food fraud, a criminal industry worth CAD$52 billion worldwide, is affecting seafood in the Canadian capital.

Traceable brew: World first as Irish brewers put beer on blockchain

29 November 2017 | By George Smith (New Food)

The march of blockchain conquered new territory this week with the announcement that a brewery has used the technology to make one of its beers and ingredients fully traceable.

Food Analysis In-Depth Focus

23 October 2017 | By New Food

In this In-Depth Focus: the need for a change in food quality testing, how unstable supply chains increase the risk of food contamination and much more...

New blockchain collaboration brings new technology to forefront of food traceability

31 August 2017 | By New Food

Arc-net and PwC Netherlands sign a deal to bring blockchain to the centre-stage in the fight against food fraud.

Ambrosus announces peer-to-peer blockchain marketplace

18 August 2017 | By New Food

From farm to store, food producers and buyers will soon have the power to track the price, quantity and, for the first time, quality of their goods as Zug-based Ambrosus develops its peer-to-peer marketplace.

Eurofins

The increased usage of microscopy

5 July 2017 | By New Food

In a society with a “no win, no fee” culture – the robust scientific techniques of microscopy are becoming increasing called upon to proactively understand the causes and implications of foreign bodies.

Fairtrace online platform empowers producers and nurtures business trust

4 July 2017 | By Flocert

After more than a year of intense preparations, Flocert’s new online platform was launched on Monday, 3 July, 2017.

Webinar Review: Charged aerosol detection for LC analysis of triglycerides

30 June 2017 | By New Food

The third instalment in Thermo Fisher's fantastic webinar series looks at olive oil and detecting extraneous seed oils.

Keeping it fresh: Solutions in frozen food warehousing to meet changing appetites

29 June 2017 | By Mischka Wolfert

In light of the dramatic changes in consumer demands, Mischka Wolfert examines the role of emerging technologies in improving frozen food warehouse efficiency.

Webinar Review: Gelatin speciation and adulteration using bioinformatics, proteomics and high resolution mass spectrometry

26 June 2017 | By New Food

Dr. Francis Beaudry, University of Montreal, demonstrates the idea that HPLC–Orbitrap can be used to detect specific peptide biomarkers in the digested gelatin, and food samples and that this method can be an effective strategy to detect gelatin adulteration.

Implementing effective risk management strategies in the food industry

5 June 2017 | By Sean Crossey (Arc-Net)

"Only 33% of consumers trust food manufacturers to ensure that food is safe to eat." How safe actually is the food we consume? Sean Crossey at arc-net investigates...