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Australian marine fucoidan extractor Marinova has extended the applications of its products for dietary supplements by securing halal and kosher certification.
Processors may now use statistically-based sampling as a method to ensure meat trimmings have the required legal minimum amount of lean tissue present.
Leading US dairy firm Dean Foods has said it will not accept milk from cloned cows, adding weight to an industry and consumer move against the technology proposed by the nation's food regulator.
The UK's crackdown on advertising junk food to children should serve as an example to food companies and broadcasters in the US, according to an influential pressure group in the nation.
European ingredients firm Chr Hansen has launched a new meat lab in the US, designed to allow for the on-site trials of flavors and seasonings in packaged meat goods.
A simple heat and irradiation treatment may reduce the levels of an allergenic protein in prawns that may make the seafood accessible to seafood allergy sufferers, Chinese researchers report.
UK consumers rate the issue of food safety as one among the lowest of their concerns, behind even house prices and traffic congestion, according to the results of a new survey released yesterday.
Antioxidant and fibre-rich waste from wine making could offer a cheap and healthy alternative to synthetic antioxidants to prolong the shelf life of fish meat, suggests a study from Spain.
A new device that mimics human chewing could have ramifications for food formulators by providing a more detailed understanding of mastication and flavour release.
Bernard Matthews yesterday laid off 120 workers at its turkey plant in the UK, with the possiblity that another 500 could go if the bird flu scare continues to damage sales.
Meat processors with poor food safety standards will face tougher and more frequent inspections under proposals made by a regulatory arm of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Hygiene laws regulating Ireland's poultry processors will include smaller operations once consultation on a proposed amendment is complete.
The practice of making smokies -- blowtorched sheep meat -- can be done hygienically under controlled plant procedures according to a report by the UK food regulator.
In the area of crisis management, companies seem keen to repeat history by making the same mistakes -- over and over again.
An effort to consolidate food safety oversight in the US last week gathered momentum after the reintroduction of the Safe Food Act.
Since this story was published Bernard Matthews has confirmed that sales of some products have fallen by 40 per cent on some days since the avian influenza outbreak began.
Sága Foods, the Hungarian subsidiary of Bernard Matthews, has defended its decision to continue exporting its products throughout the EU, despite an ongoing investigation into a bird flu outbreak at the company's UK operations.
USDA's agricultural projections to 2016 offer the food industry a description of what can be expected under a continuation of current farm legislation.
The UK's food standards agency is planning a comprehensive review of EU labelling at its annual board meeting this morning.
A new industry central chiller is designed for ouside the factory, freeing up valuable indoor equipment space.
Further proposals on revising the UK's meat inspection system will be debated tomorrow at a meeting of the Food Standards Agency's (FSA) board of directors.
US senators have introduced legislation designed to prevent milk and meat products from cloned livestock from receiving an organic label under the USDA's National Organic Program (NOP).
Using solubilised proteins to replace phosphate to enhance the colour and texture of meat during storage may offer an alternative to phosphates, says new research.
The Food Standards Agency is investigating whether poultry from a Bernard Matthews' production site infected with the avian influenza virus entered the UK food chain and is being sold in stores.
A new food inspection system uses color vision to automatically detect spoilage and recognize individual products, its manufacturer claims.
It would be a mistake for governments and industry to misinterpret the recent progress in food allergen labeling as a final solution: there is much that yet remains to be done, for the well-being of both consumers and manufacturers.
A Canadian meat producer is trying to yoke together omega-3 fatty acids to add to chicken in a way that will boost the meat's functional value without affecting taste, as the company strives to label its products accordingly.
A new salmonella detection system that uses genetic profiling to analyse food samples could slash result times, claim researchers.
Acrylamide concentration levels almost double during the storage of precooked, battered protein foods, according to a new scientific study.
Danisco is looking to benefit from growing interest in natural antioxidants with the launch of Guardian green tea extracts.
A group of Asian nations have joined a number of international markets in banning imports of poultry from the UK due to the outbreak of avian influenza as one of the country's largest turkey processors fights a rearguard action to retain its markets.
Sweden's claim to have poultry stocks with the lowest Salmonella infection rates in the EU hascome under severe attack after 100,000 birds had to be culled this week after an outbreak of thedisease.
A new agriculture report from the EC presents a mixed picture of both opportunities and threats for the food industry.
Three types of alloy surfaces containing at least 90 per cent copper completely eliminate E. coli O157:H7, according to an ongoing UK study of the pathogen-killing properties of the metal.
The UK's Institute of Food Science & Technology has published an updated information statement on salt and salt reduction - one of the hottest topics in the food industry at the moment.
A new range of modular belts come with a high-friction coating to reduce product damage and processing line downtime, claims the manufacturer.
With six countries placing import bans on UK poultry due to the outbreak of avian influenza, one of the country's largest processors is fighting a rearguard action to retain its markets.
The safety of America's food supply again remains a government priority for next year, according to details released yesterday from the US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) 2008 budget.
Poultry processors across Europe are bracing themselves for another downturn in consumption after the discovery of the deadly form of bird flu in a domestic flock of turkeys in the UK.
Stung by a labor board ruling against it and a $1.1m settlement, Smithfield Foods has been forced to announce it will allow workers to hold a new vote on unionisation at its giant plant in Tar Heel, North Carolina.
A new x-ray and colour vision hybrid system, allows faster poultry processing, by detecting embedded bones and defects missed during the deboning of chicken carcasses, its manufacturer claims.
A National Skills Academy for workers in Britain's food and drink manufacturing sector will open this April, in the latest attempt to reduce a shortfall of qualified employees.
A new solvent-free extract reduces lipid oxidization -- extending shelf life of meat -- while protecting the flavour, its manufacturer claims.
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