Consumers shopping for steak and other whole cuts of beef will have to wait for another three years to get meat safety labels on meat products after the US government failed to meet the deadline for finalising regulations. The US ...
American fast food restaurant chain Subway has announced an investigation over a media report in China alleging that workers at a Beijing franchise manipulated food labels. The report said that workers in Beijing Subway outlet doctored ...
Tags: Subway, vegetable products
French investment group Wendel Group has agreed to acquire Austria-based Constantia Flexibles where the latter has been valued at €2.3bn ($2.8bn). As a part of the transaction, Wendel intends to support Constantia Flexibles over ...
Concerns about labelling and a desire for convenience are trends that are set to continue into 2015, according to global market research organisation Innova Market Insights. Innova Market Insights has released its overview of the Top Ten ...
Tags: Food, Beverage, Agriculture
Chinese lawmakers are in the process of considering a proposed revision to the country’s Food Safety Law which would include the mandatory labelling of all goods containing Genetically Modified (GM) organisms. The central ...
Tags: GM crops, labelling procedure, Agriculture
Government-level talks have started between Canada and India over the supply of canola oil in the Indian market with the same name. Canola Council vice-president Bruce Jowett was in India recently to discuss the issues related to the ...
Tags: Oil Labelling, Indian market
Confectionery manufacturers should promote chocolate products as an indulgent treat with natural ingredients and sustainable production in order to tap into the chocolate market, according to market research organisation Canadean. ...
Tags: chocolate products, Food
The likelihood of tighter European Union regulations on air emissions being imposed on the European coatings and other industries has been receding as the EU gives top priority to economic growth at a time when many of the region’s ...
Tags: IAQ labelling system, volatile organic compounds, Construction
In a major fraud indictment, Cedar Rapids based halal food brand Midamar has been booked by federal prosecutors for supplying $4.9m worth of beef without following the halal practices promised in its labelling and advertising. Citing the ...
Tags: Misbranded Meat, labelling, advertising, Agriculture
New EU food labelling laws have been introduced in the UK, requiring restaurants and takeaway outlets to tell customers if any of the main 14 food allergen ingredients are in the food served by the food outlet. The EU Food Information for ...
Tags: Labelling Rules, Restaurants, Agriculture
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has continued its focus on ‘free range’ egg claims, and instituted proceedings in the Federal Court against R.L Adams Pty Ltd, which trades as Darling Downs Fresh Eggs, ...
Tags: egg claims, Agriculture
The debate around raw milk continues after dairy company Mountain View Farm recalled its Organic Bath Milk product. The recall came after the product was implicated in the death of a three-year-old child, who had consumed it. ACCC to ...
Tags: milk recall, Food Science, Agriculture
New food and drink labels would be introduced across Europe as per the new European rules that will come into effect from 13 December 2014. In response to the new rules, food and drink manufacturers are making wide-ranging changes to ...
Tags: drink labels, vegetable oils
Since its purchase by Mercian Labels in 2010, AC Labels’ reputation for producing high integrity variable data and barcodes has resulted in them being awarded the IPIA Trade Printer of the Year award twice in two years. Providing ...
Tags: digital printing technology, labelling solution, Packaging
Seoul City Hall in South Korea. Andrew Hudson and Viv Lister Australian exporters are set to benefit from the KAFTA from as early as 12 December 2014, following a last-minute exchange of Diplomatic Notes between Australia and Korea, and ...
Tags: Trade Agreement, exporters, importers, Service