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Food Standards Agency Warns 700, 000 Contaminated Eggs Distributed to UK
Aug 14, 2017The UK Food Standards Agency said investigations into the Fipronil incident in Europe continue and it has now established that more eggs from affected farms than previously identified came to the UK. It is very unlikely that these eggs ...
Tags: eggs, processed foods
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USDA Provides $4.7m Grants for Food Safety Education, Training and Technical Assistance Projects
Apr 20, 2016The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is providing $4.7m grants for food safety education, training, and technical assistance projects, which will enable farmers and small food processors, vegetable and fruit merchants and others to ...
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Chinese Court Penalises OSI and Jails Employees Over Food Safety Concerns
Feb 3, 2016A Chinese court has penalised two units of US-based food processing company OSI Group with up to $364,875 and sentenced imprisonment to 10 of its employees claiming that it sold outdated products to fast-food chains such as KFC and ...
Tags: Food Safety, McDonald's
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Rosselkhoznadzor Is Planning to Ban Certain Fruit and Vegetable Imports From Poland
Aug 7, 2014Russian food safety agency Rosselkhoznadzor is planning to ban certain fruit and vegetable imports from Poland, as well as chicken imports from the US over food safety concerns. The agency will also test cheese from McDonald's for certain ...
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RPCs Used to Ship Fruit and Vegetables in Canada Pose a Risk for Contamination.
Oct 15, 2013A new study indicates that Reusable Plastic Containers (RPCs) used to ship fruit and vegetables in Canada pose a risk for contamination. The report, developed by a University of Guelph researcher, calls the possibility for ...
Tags: Containers, Ship Produce
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Center Store Accounted for About Two-Thirds of Consumer Packaged Goods Dollar Sales
Jul 8, 2013When the Great Recession hit in 2008/2009, consumers made shopping for values an epic, albeit mostly necessary, past-time. Many of their shopping behaviors have now become habits even though the economy has improved—and center-store ...
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CFIA Announce Operations at IMO Foods - a Federally Registered Fish Cannery Based
Jun 13, 2013The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has announced that it has suspended operations at IMO Foods - a federally registered fish cannery based in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, over food safety concerns. The agency noted that adequate ...
Tags: IMO Foods, Safety Concerns
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FSA Has Again Suspended Operations at Farmbox Meats
Apr 16, 2013The 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 ...
Tags: FSA, Safety Concerns, Farmbox Meats
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Russia Plans to Ban Chilled Beef, Pork and Poultry Imports
Jan 25, 2013Russia plans to ban chilled beef, pork and poultry imports from Germany beginning 4 February over food safety concerns, according to Russia's animal and plant health watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor. Rosselkhoznadzor spokesman Alexei Alexeyenko ...
Tags: Russia, chilled beef, pork, poultry, Germany
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Recalled in Scotland Over Food Safety Concerns by Fresh Fish Balls
Dec 17, 2012Fu Zhou Chan Kee Traditional Fresh Fish Balls have been withdrawn from sale in Scotland as they have been produced in unapproved premises under unsatisfactory hygiene conditions, according to the Food Standards Agency (FSA). Although the ...
Tags: Fresh Fish Balls, Food Safety Concerns, Fu Zhou Chan Kee, Food
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FDA Has Suspended The Operations of Sunland
Nov 28, 2012The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suspended the operations of Sunland, a producer of nuts, and nut and seed spreads, over food safety concerns. Sunland which operates a processing facility in New Mexico, has been linked to an ...
Tags: food safety, Agriculture
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This Week's Research Highlights Consumer and Innovation Trends in Chocolate
Jun 30, 2012This week's clutch of featured industry research from the just-food store highlights consumer and innovation trends in chocolate, the global packaging industry and consumer trends in the Italian ice cream market. CHOCOLATE Consumer and ...
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The Global Market Will Double Over The Next Decade on Rising Food Safety Concerns
Dec 16, 2011The global market for active and intelligent packaging will double over the next decade on rising food safety concerns, demographic and economic changes and increasing health awareness, said a report from industry analysts. The research ...
Tags: intelligent packaging, Industrial Equipment, Components