US President Barack Obama has proposed the establishment of a single food safety agency that will consolidate the responsibilities of the Food and Drug Administration, Food Safety Inspection Service, and other related agencies. Proposed ...
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With the cold comes a seasonal problem for folks with iPhones and other touchscreen smartphones. That's right? Capacitive touchscreens can't detect when someone presses on them with a glove. Actually, here are some quite convenient ways: ...
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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 ...
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Producers are in high spirits at the Iowa Pork Congress in Des Moines today. Hog markets are profitable and herd disease levels low, at least for the time being. The deadly PED virus, which infected about 60% of the nation's sows last ...
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Russia’s meat company Cherkizovo announced that poultry sales have increased 22% year-on-year to 416,622 tonnes. While sales price for poultry grew by 18% in ruble terms, pork sales increased by 8% to 170,172 tonnes in 2014. Sales ...
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The age-old parental advice to “eat your fruits and vegetables” has taken hold. From 2003 to 2013, global consumption of fresh foods — fruits, vegetables, meat, poultry, fish, and eggs — grew by 20 per cent to ...
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ICL, a global manufacturer of essential food products, announced that its ICL Food Specialties business unit has inked a share purchase agreement to acquire Prolactal GmbH, and its subsidiary, Rovita GmbH, collectively known as Prolactal. ...
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American meat processor Tyson Foods is planning to invest around $110m in the expansion of its poultry plant in Vienna, Georgia. This investment is expected to create 500 jobs in the region. Commenting on the expansion, Georgia ...
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Chinese dumplings, also known as Jiaozi in Chinese, is a traditional Chinese dish consisting of a ground meat or vegetable filling wrapped inside a thin layer of dough, and then boiled or steamed. It is a kind of health and convenient food. ...
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ICL Food Specialties, a business unit of ICL, has agreed to acquire European dairy proteins producer Prolactal for an undisclosed amount. Prolactal produces and sells a wide range of functional dairy proteins that are used in the ...
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The upscale Brazilian steakhouse, Texas de Brazil, has opened new location in Huntsville, Alabama. The new 8,100ft2 restaurant, located in Bridge Street Town Centre, features a chef's table, an open-view grill in the dining area, one ...
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Canadian food establishment Premium Brands is planning to cease operations at its processed meats plant in Toronto, Ontario in December 2015, a move that may impact 200 jobs. The closure comes as the company thought that the plant's age ...
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US-based establishment Holiday Foods is recalling close to 1,819 pounds of beef, chicken and pork products as they may contain peanuts which are not mentioned on the label, according to the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food ...
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Although it’s been a quiet topic since jumping to Hawaii, the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv) is still taking a toll on hog markets. The hog market yo-yo’ed throughout 2014, and we should expect that to continue into 2015 ...
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Specialty food producers Flowerdale Farm have launched new summer varieties of edible flowers in Australia. Flowerdale Farm is an Australian-owned family business with a focus on providing specialty produce. It currently supplies over 150 ...
Tags: Petite Vegetables, Edible Flowers, Salad Greens, Agriculture