The Chinese fairy tale figure Madam White Snake is back again, this time in two very different guises. The first is in the time-honored way in which audiences are used to seeing it, and the other in a very contemporary form. The first ...
Beef cattle numbers in the U.S. are expected to grow by over 3 million in the next three to five years, and will populate in unprecedented areas of the U.S. in the next four to six years, according to a recent report, “Beef Cow ...
Tags: Beef cattle, calf production
Can maker Rexam has teamed up with Dutch brewer Grolsch to make an array of celebratory cans to commemorate the latter’s 400 years in the industry. Three individual cans, displaying art director and creator of Grolsch advertisements ...
Tags: Can production, packaging carriage, can
The Australia and New Zealand Ministerial Forum on Food Regulation (the Forum) met in Hobart today and considered a range of food regulation matters. The Forum comprises all Australian and New Zealand Ministers responsible for food ...
Tags: food regulation, food safety
The Mexican government has revised standards for labeling of textile and apparel products, which must now comply with appropriate mandatory standards (NOMs) or voluntary standards (NMXs). Generally, all apparel, apparel accessories, ...
Tags: labeling, textile products, apparel products
US-based D's Naturals has expanded its product range with the introduction of new butter called Fluffbutter. The Fluffbutter is an almond nut butter with plant-based proteins and claims to be free from dairy, soy, gluten, or any added ...
Tags: D's Naturals, nut butter, Europa Sports Products, Cow Bar and Fluffbutter
Russian food safety agency Rosselkhoznadzo has imposed a temporary ban on meat product imports from ten processing plants in Brazil. The agency said that the processing plants in Brazil have failed to comply with phytosanitary measures, ...
China has lifted a three-year old ban on Brazilian beef imports, paving way for new sales that could generate around $50m. Earlier in 2012, China suspended beef imports from Brazil over a mad cow disease scare. Brazil President Dilma ...
Tags: Beef Imports, Imports ban
Year-over-year prices for finished steers remain high, but it looks like in general, cattle futures have peaked for the season, and that's likely to trim gains heading into summer. The cattle business has responded to supply-driven price ...
Tags: cattle futures, Agriculture
Nut milks in Australia appear to be on the rise, with almond milk in particular experiencing very strong growth. Both traditional dairy milks and milk alternatives, including soy and grain milk, are expected to grow in the next five ...
Tags: Nut Milks, Soy Milk, Analog Sector
Global confectionery company Nestle has announced it will remove artificial flavours and FDA-certified colours, such as Red 40 and Yellow 5, from all of its chocolate confectionery products in the US by the end of 2015. Nestle USA said ...
Peru, Belarus and Taiwan have imposed a temporary ban on beef product imports from Canada, over the bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) outbreak. Earlier this month, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has confirmed the presence of ...
Tags: Beef Products, beef exports
The Ministers who met last Friday at the Australia and New Zealand Ministerial Forum on Food Regulation have said they are “extremely concerned” about consumption of unpasteurised (raw) cow’s milk that is sold as ...
Tags: Raw Milk Consumption, Raw Milk
Norway recorded its first ever case of mad cow disease, but at the same time allayed public fears saying the incident was isolated and it is still safe to consume beef and drink milk. The Norwegian Food Safety Authority says that tests ...
Tags: meat, milk, Mad Cow Disease, Agriculture
A probiotic treatment for peanut allergy has been successfully trialled by Australian researchers at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute. The researchers said their findings showed that there was potential for a long term cure ...