The World Trade Organization (WTO)’s Appellate Body has ruled in favoured Mexico over the US in a trade dispute, stating that the US requirement for dolphin-safe tuna labels was discriminatory to Mexican fishermen. The latest ...
Tags: Tuna Fish Products, Labeling
The Center for Disease Prevention (CDC), US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) have issued a warning to food companies to be more proactive in preventing food-borne diseases after a new data shows ...
Tags: Food-Borne Diseases, Food Industry
What comes to mind when we speak of cultural exports from China to the United States? Bruce Lee, the giant panda, or kung fu? Without a doubt, these cultural symbols are successful exports of Chinese culture, but another form of Chinese ...
Tags: Chinese Dishes, Popular in The US
A 10-year contract for a newly built wall-to-wall metal packaging operation in South Korea has been signed. International packaging company Ardagh Group and South Korean food processor Sajo are in partnership on the plant contrac, which ...
Tags: Ardagh, Metal Packaging
StarKist, a food company focused on healthy, shelf-stable seafood products in the United States, is proud to announce the launch of five new product innovations that build on their successful StarKist Creations line of pouch products: ...
Seafood producer Safcol has introduced a new ready-to-eat salmon meal range into Australia. The 'Salmon Ready Meal' range comes in the following three varieties: Spanish Paella Style Salmon which consists of wild Alaskan salmon, ...
Tags: Ready-to-Eat Salmon Meals, Safcol, Seafood
Thai Union Frozen Products (TUF) is considering divesting its stake in American tuna brand Chicken of the Sea, a move that could clear the way for its planned $1.5bn acquisition of Bumble Bee Foods. TUF CEO Thiraphong Chansiri was quoted ...
Tags: Frozen Products, Chicken
Thai Union Frozen Products (TUF) is planning to raise close to $380m, which will fund its planned acquisition of Bumble Bee Seafoods. TUF will offer up to 795.3 million new shares to its existing shareholders at $0.4685 each, Reuters ...
Tags: food, Bumble Bee Seafoods
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA has identified standard storage period and carbon dioxide level in packaging to avoid histamine formation in pre-packaged fishery products. The agency has recommended a combination of storage ...
Tags: food safety, food packaging, EFSA, frozen food
UK-based Wrights Food has expanded its product portfolio with the introduction of a new range of ready meals. The new Classic range features 19 different dishes that are made by combining traditional slow cooking methods with the ...
Tags: Wrights Food, ready meals
World Health Day 2015 focuses on food safety The World Health Organisation (WHO) has dedicated World Health Day 2015, which it is celebrating today, 7 April 2015, to highlighting the challenges and opportunities associated with food ...
Tags: food safety, Food production, Food
Simplot to launch new John West ready to eat tuna meals Food manufacturer Simplot Australia is set to launch a new range of ready to eat tuna meals under its John West brand, with the new range combining tuna, brown rice and quinoa. ...
Tags: meals, supermarkets, Food
US seafood importer South Pacific Specialties is upgrading its Miami processing operations with modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) technology amid vertical integration push in South America and Asia. The company also expects to ...
Tags: South Pacific, MAP Technology, Packaging
Thai Union Frozen Products, along with the Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, opened its first Global Innovation Incubator (GII) for Thai Union group. The move forms a part of the company's strategy to grow its business and develop ...
Tags: Frozen Products, Seafood
Prices have risen to about $115 per kilogram in some retail outlets, making the average cray between $75 and $85, according to reports from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. This is an increase of around $30 per kilo on last ...