British poultry processors are missing a trick by paying for disposal of chicken feet,which could be exported to China where retailers such as Tesco are struggling to meet demand. So wrote environment secretary Owen Paterson in his online ...
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US-based Black Earth Meat Market is recalling about 99 pounds of beef tongue products,as the tonsils may have not been completely removed. The recall was initiated as the products did not meet the standard that require the removal of ...
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The firm has launched?its Tygon S3 product for a number of applications,including specialist beverage,food and pressure processes.The tubing is also bio-based. Phthalates are a well-known food contact material,which?studies suggest can ...
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Perdue Foods,an establishment based in Virginia,US,is recalling approximately 1,440 pounds of chicken breast nugget products because of misbranding and an undeclared allergen,according to the US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and ...
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US-based ice cream manufacturer Schoep Ice Cream has recalled Kay's Classic Vanilla Bean ice cream over an undeclared allergen According to the company,the recall was initiated after certain Kay's Vanilla Bean Ice Cream containers were ...
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From 1st April 2008, the testing for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) became mandatory in GS certification according to the document ZEK 01-08, which was decided by the board for technical work equipment and consumer products ...
Brazilian beef firm JBS has entered into an agreement that will see its US business assume operational control of the Canadian operations of XL Foods, the company at the centre of a large-scale food scare. JBS USA will take management of ...
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Scientific testing by an independent laboratory has proven that a specialized laundering process, offered by UniFirst Corporation and used to disinfect and protect food industry garments, destroys pathogens known to cause nearly 90 million ...
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France's decision to ban bisphenol A(BPA)in food packaging is witnessing'contradictory'messages with regulatory bodies still claiming that the chemical is safe,according to the BPA Coalition an association which supports the use of ...
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American Biotechnology company Senomyx has announced that its four initial savory flavors and its S2383 flavor ingredient have been approved in the European Union(EU). The company's four savory flavor ingredients can be used to create new ...
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US retailer Supervalu Inc has recalled ground beef products supplied by XL Foods over fears that it could be contaminated with E. Coli. The beef products were imported to the US from Canada by XL Foods and distributed to Supervalu-owned ...
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LED-based sequencer to track Salmonella and E.coli 18 Sep 2012 US Food&Drug Administration agrees$17??million contract for sequencing systems to track future outbreaks of potentially harmful pathogens. Illumina,the San Diego company ...
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Daylight Solutions Inc of San Diego,CA,USA,which makes molecular detection,spectroscopic imaging and high-power illumination systems based on quantum cascade lasers(QCLs),has been awarded a Phase II Small Business Innovation ...
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The US National Science Foundation(NSF)has awarded quantum cascade laser(QCL)pioneer Daylight Solutions just over$420,000 to help commercialize a new kind of microscope that promises to reduce cancer diagnosis times drastically. The Phase ...
Hodgson Mill,the US-based manufacturer of whole wheat and gluten-free foods,has begun manufacturing its own line of whole wheat pastas. For the production of its whole wheat pasta,the company has added 40,000ft2 and installed two ...
Tags: whole wheat pastas, pasta lines, shelf life, food safety