Medical, agricultural and computer researchers at the University of Alberta (U of A) have developed a new device, which can rapidly detect E.coli in food. The testing device, which is the size of a large shoebox, is more sensitive at ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
A new report suggests the agriculture and food industries should adopt automotive-style, just-in-time cross-border shipping practices to improve the flow of food products across the border. The report, An Economic Analysis of Agriculture ...
Tags: Transportation, Auto, shipping
Austria-based Greiner Packaging has announced plans to invest £2.2m in new equipment at its Dungannon plant in Ireland. By installing In-Mould Labelling (IML) technology, the company hopes to expand demand for its products to take ...
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As the world’s No1 Food & Beverage industry trade organizer, SIAL Group is supporting the growth worldwide.Developed since 1964 in PARIS, world capital of gastronomy, SIAL has become a global brand for agri-food players and ...
Tags: Footprints
The Commission is today able to report about some success in its strategy to fight global trade barriers. The efforts of the European Commission to fight protectionism over the last year bear fruit and could create better trade and ...
Tags: EU Reports, economy
Canadian dairy co-op Agropur has booked what it claimed are "remarkable" annual financial results, with higher sales and core earnings. Agropur posted a 5.1% rise in sales to C$3.7bn for the year to 3 November. The co-op did not provide ...
Simple actions by consumers and food retailers can dramatically cut the 1.3 billion tonnes of food lost or wasted each year and help shape a sustainable future, according to a new global campaign to cut food waste launched today by the UN ...
Tags: Campaign, Packaging, Cut Food Waste
A global campaign designed to help retailers and consumers cut down on food waste has been launched by the United Nations' Food & Agriculture Organisation and civil society partners. The 'Think. Eat. Save. Reduce Your Footprint' campaign, ...
Tags: global campaign, retailers, consumers, Food Waste Campaign
As just-food, along with companies and executives from across the food manufacturing and retailing sectors, prepare to head to Paris for this year's SIAL exhibition, here we share with you a few highlights of what you can expect from the ...
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has announced that Nadeau Poultry Farm, which is located in Madawaska County, New Brunswick, has been fined for causing injury to animals while transportation. CFIA investigations revealed that ...
Tags: food, CFIA, fined, causing injury to animals, transportation
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has allowed XL Foods to re-open the facility at the centre of an e. coli scare after an assessment of its food safety controls. XL Foods has had its suspension lifted by CFIA and is now licensed ...
Tags: Canadian Food Inspection Agency, e.coli, licensed to operate
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has announced that the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food has completed its review of the Safe Food for Canadians Act and has now referred it back to the House of Commons for Report ...
Tags: CFIA, food safety, food safety system, Canada
Canada has introduced a new biosecurity standard for the potato industry, which will enable potato industry in the country to protect crops from pests and diseases. The new national standard has been designed to lower and control the ...
Tags: new biosecurity standard, potato industry, new national standard
The Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) has enhanced its food screening system by employing the High Resolution Mass Spectrometry (HRMS) Technology. This technology will enable the detection of contaminants that are not ...
Tags: AVA, food screening system, HRMS, detection of contaminants
Irish co-op The Irish Dairy Board is to supply own-label butter to Tesco stores in four markets in central and eastern Europe. The IDB said the EUR20m(US$25.6m)deal will see it produce private-label products for Tesco in the Czech ...
Tags: Tesco, butter, IDB, dairy production