European Consumer Organisation BEUC has published a new report, which reveals that meat products marketed across the European Union often carry dishonest labels. The BEUC report findings, which are based on tests conducted by seven ...
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Around 5,000 cases of frozen crab products that were processed by Rhode Island-based Rome Packing Company were seized by federal officials in the US over possible Listeria contamination. The government alleged that Rome Packing ...
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Cargill is set to invest $111m to transform its ground beef facility in Columbus, Nebraska, to cooked meats facility. This conversion, which will begin in early December this year, will enable the company to produce specific types of ...
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Pinnacle Foods reported its financial results for the second quarter ended June 28, 2015 and raised its guidance for full-year adjusted diluted earnings per share to $1.89 to $1.91, representing the high end of its previous $1.86 to $1.91 ...
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India's Food Safety and Standards Authority (FSSAI) has drafted norms for regulating the levels of microbes in meat and meat products. These norms are expected to come into force after 60 days of it being published in the official gazette. ...
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Creekstone Farms Premium Beef has expanded its product range with the introduction of new Non-GMO project verified Black Angus Beef. Raised on a non-GMO diet, the new beef is said to be free of antibiotics and supplemental hormones. ...
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Multisorb Technologies is set to exhibit its sorbent solutions for the preservation of processed packaged meat products at the Poznan International Fair Grounds in Poland. With over 50 years of experience, Multisorb offers a full range of ...
A team of scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has found that blue light emitting diodes (LEDs) have strong antibacterial effect on major foodborne pathogens, and are most effective when in cold temperatures (between ...
Australian meat processor Bindaree Beef has agreed to merge with meat marketing and distribution company Sanger Australia. The combined company will be known as Bindaree Beef Group and will cater to the increasing consumer demand for meat ...
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The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has proposed new permissible lead limits for canned fruits and vegetables or packaged pulses, wheat, and meat products. The proposed amendments to the Food Safety and Standards ...
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Vietnam Meat Industries (Vissan) has opened a new food processing plant in Tien Son Industrial Zone in the northern province of Bac Ninh. The move is in line with the company's strategy to improve food supply capacity in Vietnam and in ...
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Dawn Meats has received approval for the proposed acquisition of a 49% stake in French beef and veal processor Elivia from the EU Competition Commission. Upon completion of the deal, Dawn Meats will have an option to increase its ...
A strain of superbug MRSA has been found in pork sold in several British supermarkets, according to a Guardian investigation. The MRSA CC398 originates in animals due to excessive use of powerful antibiotics on factory farms. As part of ...
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Russian food safety agency Rosselkhoznadzo has imposed a temporary ban on meat product imports from ten processing plants in Brazil. The agency said that the processing plants in Brazil have failed to comply with phytosanitary measures, ...
Hormel Foods has agreed to acquire Applegate Farms, a natural and organic meat products manufacturer, for around $775m. The companies have reached a definitive agreement to this effect. Applegate will operate as a separate, stand-alone ...