Shanghai is planning to ban companies that violate food safety laws as part of its efforts to curb food scandals that have killed several children in the recent years. According to the proposed law, companies using banned substances in ...
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The US food manufacturers have reduced advertising on television which promotes less-healthy foods for children, with the aim to reduce obesity. When compared to 2006, food marketing spending has reduced 20% in 2009, according to Federal ...
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has announced that ingredients used in the burgers manufactured by Cardinal Meat Specialists Limited are not tainted with E. coli O157:H7. The agency conducted investigation into ingredients used ...
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Bombay High Court in India has said that lactic acid used in the making of Parle Kaccha Mango Bite is safe for consumption. The verdict was given based on the regulations under the Food Safety and Standards Act 2006, reported the ...
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Sustainability will continue to rise up the corporate agenda, emerging markets will become increasingly important and commodity prices will continue to rise in 2013, according to predictions from Leatherhead Food Research (LFR). Poor ...
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Batory Foods, is a US-based ingredients distributor, has announced that it has implemented an upgraded warehouse management system at its 170,000ft2 Chicago distribution facility, the base of the company’s national distribution ...
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Cambridgeshire students have designed a 'tear and share' seasonal sausage that may appear on Waitrose shelves next year. var ...
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From a sustainability standpoint, 2012 might be characterised as a year when the world went backwards - or at a pinch stayed still - but the food industry moved forward. There are plenty of campaigners who would beg to differ on the ...
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Volatility in global commodity markets remained a significant factor for the food industry during 2012. On the one hand, adverse weather conditions hit grain harvests causing prices to spike, while on the other, over-supply has meant cocoa ...
Ciao Bella, a US-based dessert brand, has appointed Carlos Canals as the new chief executive officer of the company. Carlos Canals, a veteran in the natural food industry, worked as a president in Unreal Brands, a candy company that ...
In August 2012, the world's first MATS microwave food sterilization system was installed at AmeriQual in Evansville, IN. This MATS-B device, designed for recipe and process development, incorporates the only microwave technology accepted by ...
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The European Commission (EC) wants to impose pension changes that would cost UK businesses £350bn (eURO440bn) and 180,000 jobs, according to research commissioned by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI). Describing the ...
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An increase in food options for restaurants has meant exhaustive hours and paperwork for restaurant owners. But at last there is a system that places all those vendors in one location, to click and compare in one place. The increase in ...
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Health experts have urged food manufacturers to fortify more food with Vitamin D as the 19th century disease rickets returns to the UK. Rickets is caused by deficiency or impaired metabolism of vitamin D, phosphorus or calcium. Vitamin ...
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Kosher (also kashrut, kashrus or kashruth) signifies food that meets with Jewish dietary law. Kosher certification plays a very important role in increasing the sales of a food company. The Badatz Igud Rabbonim KIR is one of the largest ...
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