China is reviewing a new application to import genetically modified (GM) corn after previous ones were rejected for the reason of insufficient application material, according to the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) on Friday. In March 2010, ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, modified corn
Canadian carriers are getting different requirements from one shipper to another for exactly the same food products because there’s no uniformity in preventive control plans (PCPs) for transportation. Food safety and transportation ...
Tags: food safety, transportation
StockPot is recalling 1,864 cases of chicken noodle soup as it is formulated with wheat, which is not mentioned on the label. The product features a Loaded Baked Potato Style Soup side label, which does not declare the presence of wheat ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
The US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has unveiled a Salmonella Action Plan to tackle the threat of bacterium in meat and poultry products. Salmonella Action Plan involves modernizing ...
Tags: salmonella, agriculture, USDA
Frères Magid Brothers Distribution has expanded the recall of Hazella brand Hazelnut Spread to include additional product information, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) announced. The recall was initiated as the products ...
US-based Neogen has developed a 'clearly better' test system for microbial counts NeoFilm that require the inoculation of a fabric sample pad and an incubation period. Following incubation, the sample pad is evaluated for bacterial colony ...
Tags: Neogen, Neofilm, Microbial Tests
Alfred Louie, a California-based food company, has halted production after the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspectors found unsanitary conditions at the premises. Eastern District of California Judge Garland E. Burrell has ...
What are the 50 greatest inventions since the wheel? If you ballpark the wheel's innovation at 6,000 B.C., then what are the most significant discoveries that follow? A reasonable list should be agriculture-heavy, and in its "50 Greatest ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
A food science journal has retracted a French study linking genetically modified foods to tumors and organ failure in rats that went viral on the Internet. Elsevier, the publisher of the journal, Food and Chemical Toxicity, said it was ...
Mary Ann’s Specialty Foods is recalling about 3,536 pounds of Niman Ranch Applewood Smoked Uncured Petite Ham as the labels do not feature establishment number, the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection ...
Tags: Mary Ann, Specialty Foods, Smoked Uncured Ham, Recall
The FSA and the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), under the multi-agency Global Food Security programme, are inviting research proposals for projects related to understanding the challenges of the food system. Joint funding of up ...
Tags: Food System, Global Food Security
The Government of Canada is continuing its efforts to further strengthen food safety in the country, and has started implementing its actions to address auditor general recommendations. Minister of Health Rona Ambrose has highlighted ...
Tags: Food Safety, Canada
PURE Bioscience, Inc., creator of the patented silver dihydrogen citrate (SDC) antimicrobial, announced that Peter C. Wulff, CFO & COO, will present at the Sixth Annual LD MICRO Conference on Thursday, December 5th, at 1:00 PST, at the Luxe ...
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Victoria's strong footprint in the national food manufacturing and processing industries has prompted organisers of next year's foodpro food manufacturing trade show to head to Melbourne for the first time. The event's exhibition manager, ...
Tags: Packaging, Printing, food Packaging
After 85 years, antibiotics are growing impotent. So what will medicine, agriculture and everyday life look like if we lose these drugs entirely? A few years ago, I started looking online to fill in chapters of my family history that no ...
Tags: imagining, post-antibiotics, future