Responding to the occurrence of the A(H7N9) influenza virus in China requires strong biosecurity measures, FAO said today. Unlike other influenza strains, including highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1, this new virus is hard to detect in ...
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Lisa McTigue Pierce, Executive Editor -- Packaging Digest, 4/1/2013 5:10:00 PM Lisa McTigue Pierce, Executive Editor, Packaging DigestA busy month of traveling and conversations at various industry events got me thinking about some ...
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A(H7N9) influenza borke out in China recently. What is this A(H7N9) virus? H7N9 is a subtype of influenza virus. H7N9 viruses have been previously detected mainly in wild birds, though other H7 viruses been reported ...
Buying traceable, local and British food has risen “substantially” up consumers’ agendas since the horsemeat scandal, according to the latest research from Mintel. The horsemeat scandal had made consumers more aware of ...
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Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC), a US-based fast food chain, has launched Original Recipe Bites with Dipping Gravy – a combination of Bites and a classic grown-up sauce. Original Recipe Bites features big bite-sized pieces made with ...
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The European Commission has asked the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) to evaluate the risk for consumers arising from the presence of residues of anti-inflammatory drug phenylbutazone in ...
Bakkavor has booked an increase in earnings during 2012 as the group was able to extend its "market leading positions" in the chilled and convenience sectors. The company today (21 February) revealed that operating profit rose to GBP56.8m ...
Own-label chilled food manufacturer Bakkavor said consumer confidence had been dented by the horsemeat scandal, while reporting a 5.4% increase in like-for-like sales in its full-year results ended December 29 2012. Last year Bakkavor ...
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They called for more meat tests along the food chain in the wake of the scandal. Many voiced concern over member states’ level of commitment to enforcing the EU’s existing rules on labelling and urged the European Commission to ...
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The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) has announced that about 29 beef samples were found to be positive for the horsemeat, out of the 2501 beef samples that were tested in response to the ongoing horsemeat contamination scandal. The agency ...
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Police have raided three more premises in the UK as the investigation into the horsemeat contamination continues. The UK Food Standards Agency said it joined police and local authority officials to swoop on a site in Hull and two in ...
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The European Commission has called on the EU's 27 members states to test for horse DNA in beef products. Tonio Borg, Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy, has set out plans for tests to be carried out to see if food containing beef ...
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The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) has found traces of potentially harmful horse drug phenylbutazone in eight horses slaughtered in the UK - and warned six may have entered the French food chain. The announcement, issued this morning (14 ...
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Famed US investor Warren Buffett today (14 February) labelled Heinz as his "kind of company" after his Berkshire Hathaway fund struck a deal to pay US$28bn for the ketchup giant. Speaking to CNBC after Berkshire's offer was announced - ...
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Just a few weeks ago, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and other partners launched the Think.Eat.Save. Reduce Your Foodprint campaign in support of the SAVE FOOD Initiative to reduce food loss ...
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