The Food Standards Agency(FSA)in Wales will be conducting three stakeholder meetings across Wales to present an overview of the requirements of the EU Food Information Regulation(FIR). The FIR brings in new labelling rules,including ...
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The Food Standards Agency in Wales is reminding consumers how they can avoid food contamination resulting from the re-use of plastic bags. According to the information published by the Welsh Government, there has been a 96% reduction in ...
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South Korea has issued a ban on sale and consumption of meat of whales caught for scientific purpose. An unnamed official from Ministry of Food,Agriculture,Forestry and Fisheries told the Yonhap News Agency that from the very beginning ...
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Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has launched new food labeling regulations, which ensure that consumers have the information needed to help them make informed choices about the food they buy. The new regulations, which are ...
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Food sourced from cloned animals and their offspring do not pose any safety concerns compared to products from conventional sources,according to the latest review by the European Food Safety Authority(EFSA). The review,which is line with ...
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US-based Hormel Foods has reported that its net earnings for the third quarter ended 29 July 2012 increased 13% to $111.2m, compared to $98.5m in 2011, due to strong performance of its grocery products unit. Sales for the quarter ...
US-based grocery chain Fresh & Easy has introduced new dinner range - Easy Dinner Combos. The new dinner range will include three options - Entree, Side dish and Dessert, The Entree options will include ready-to-cook items, such as ...
Vion Food UK has announced it could be forced to close its loss-making pork processing plant in West Lothian, Scotland, putting nearly 1,700 jobs at risk. According to the company, the Hall's of Broxburn continued to record unsustainable ...
Dutch food company Vion has announced its plans to sell UK businesses, which employ 13,000 people in 38 facilities across the country. The company noted that this move is a part of its strategy to focus on core markets in Netherlands and ...
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US-based Moo & Oink has re-launched its Moo & Oink Pork Chitterlings, just in time for the holidays. The Moo & Oink Pork Chitterlings are pig intestines that are prepared by cleaning, rinsing and then boiled or stewed for several hours. ...
Mexico has initiated the export of pork to Singapore, with an initial shipment of 22 tons. The pork was shipped from Ensenada, Baja California. Mexico's agriculture department said that this operation confirms the marketing of meat ...
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Vion Food UK is set to close its loss-making Hall's of Broxburn pork processing plant in West Lothian, Scotland, a move which will lead to a loss of 1,700 jobs. Vion Food, which rejected two offers for the site, stated that neither of the ...
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Germany-based Bosch Packaging Technology has introduced its Pack 301 Inverted Long Dwell Flow Wrapper (ID) at Pack Expo 2012 in Chicago. Pack 301 ID is suitable for the packaging of fresh produce, soft products, pharmaceuticals, ...
Ossid, a division of Pro Mach has announced the launch of its new TVS 1000 label and barcode validation machine, which has the capability to read 21 different barcode symbologies including 2D. Designed to ensure that package contents, ...
Tags: Label and Barcode Validation Machine, packaging, ingredients information
The idea of buying farm produce locally has spawned a number of far out ideas over the years.But one I read recently–moving agriculture into abandoned big city buildings,and allow much of our nation's farmland to return to its natural ...
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