Seaboard Foods and Triumph Foods have formed a joint venture to construct a new pork processing facility in Sioux City, Iowa. The site work is expected to begin this summer and construction wil be completed by July 2017. The plant is ...
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US senator Kirsten Gillibrand has launched a new bill that would improve the recall process for meat and poultry products, giving the USDA mandatory recall authority over contaminated products. This comes after a new investigation ...
The US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has finalized rule to label mechanically tenderized raw or partially cooked beef products. The new requirements, when put into effect in May 2016, ...
The Soup Boy is recalling Carrot Soup as it may have been contaminated with Clostridium botulinum, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). The recalled product is 1L The Soup Boy Carrot Soup, which was distributed to ...
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US-based establishment Corn Maiden Foods is recalling Tamales with Pork Carnitas, Green Chile & Oregano Wrapped in Corn Husks as it may contain hydrolyzed soy protein, which is not mentioned on the packaging, according to the USDA's Food ...
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The standing committee of China's National People's Congress (NPC) has amended the 2009 Food Safety Law in a bid to strengthen food security in the country, after a string of food safety violations in recent years. Xinhua reported ...
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The food safety management system ISO 22000 is undergoing a revision process in a bid to make necessary improvements to the standards. First published in 2005, the current revision of the ISO 22000 is expected to help players in the ...
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The University of California, Davis researchers have received $5m in grants from US Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture to carry out three new research projects. This financial support is part of USDA's ...
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The EU plans to empower member states to grant admission to controversial genetically modified foods and animal feed by simplifying the import approval process. The move is expected to grant more freedom to enable entry of GM products ...
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for unified efforts to enhance food safety, ensuring safe production, distribution, and preparation of food. He pointed that the safety threat evolves from new production, distribution and ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration has issued a proposed rule to amend and update its regulation on registration of food facilities, in a bid to enhance the food facility registration system. Besides improvement, this new development ...
Nearly all food samples tested by European Union officials in 2013 contained legally acceptable amounts of pesticide residue, according to a recent report. The European Food Safety Authority's latest analysis examined nearly 81,000 ...
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The government of Canada has announced a $30.7m investment for the establishment of the Food Safety Information Network (FSIN), strengthening country’s effort to enhance food safety. The FSIN will help connect federal and ...
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Removing parallel import restrictions would “promote competition and potentially lower prices for consumers”, according to one of the recommendations from the Harper Competition Review Final Report, released last week. ...
New Zealands tightens marketing restrictions for infant formula The New Zealand government’s Commerce Commission has authorised the Infant Nutrition Council’s (INC) new Code of Practice incorporating restrictions on ...