The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has again suspended operations at Farmbox Meats over food safety concerns. FSA noted that the approval has been withdrawn over hygiene standards. However, the company has disputed the claims and plans to ...
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Manda Packing is expanding its recall to include approximately 468,000 pounds of roast beef, ham, turkey breast, tasso pork, ham shanks, hog head cheese, corned beef, and pastrami over concerns that the products may be contaminated with ...
Bisphenol A (BPA) is used in food packaging such as tins, bottles (including baby bottles until recently), and boxes as well as in dental fillings. Its use has been a concern among food and health officials and governments for several ...
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About 50,000 tons of beef across Europe is being recalled by the food safety authorities in the Netherlands amid fears that it may contain horsemeat. The Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) said that it alerted more ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that it is requesting a budget of $4.7bn in 2014, which includes about $295.8m to strengthen food safety. The agency noted that the user fees would fund 94% of the proposed budget ...
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Innovative Technologies by Design has launched new Temp-Taker 3, an automated food temperature management solution. The Temp-Taker 3 system provides fast temperatures and customizable options for taking, correcting, and displaying ...
Fruit producer and marketer Sun World International has selected FoodLink to provide item-level traceability solution on seedless grapes and sweet peppers sold in the US. In addition, Sun World International plans to implement the ...
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US-based Tyson Foods is recalling approximately 127,000 pounds of uncooked breaded chicken tenderloins and uncooked chicken tenderloin fritter products as they contain soy that is not mentioned on the product label. According to the US ...
APPLE has issued an apology to Chinese consumers after government media attacked its repair policies for two weeks in a campaign that reeked of economic nationalism. A statement Apple posted in Chinese on its website on Monday said the ...
Fisherman turned food manufacturer Kevin Jonas has hatched a plan to bring large-scale production of Cromer crab back to its North Norfolk home town of Cromer, creating 20 jobs. Celebrities such as Stephen Fry joined the campaign to 'Keep ...
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The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Hong Kong Food and Environmental Hygiene Department has issued a health alert, urging people not to consume pre-packaged mixed soybean paste manufactured in Korea as it may contain peanut, which is ...
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Olam International, a Singapore-based processor of agricultural products and food ingredients, has opened a new A$62m ($62.8m) almond hulling and processing facility in Carwarp, Victoria. The 12,000m2 facility is expected to de-hull and ...
US-based Publix Super Markets is voluntarily recalling its Deli Tri Fruit and Grain Salad as it may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall was initiated after Publix received notification of the potential contamination ...
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Ireland-based Holfeld said its new Diamat technology, a plastic extruder, can processes PET sheets with up to 50% recycled post-consumer PET. In a statement, the firm said: “The decontamination process is the nub; it involves 50% ...
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Triple J Family Farms, an establishment based in Minnesota, is recalling approximately 15,270lbs of bone-in ribeye products as the vertebral column may not have been completely removed, according to the US Department of Agriculture's Food ...
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