27 August 2015
Turkey and egg prices continue to rise after bird flu
The outbreak of bird flu in the US continues to hamper the availability of poultry and egg supplies, as prices of turkey and chicken eggs constantly rise.
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27 July 2015
Neogen’s new salmonella service identifies serotypes in 72 hours
New detection and identification technology has been developed by the US-based Neogen Corporation that provides DNA-specific test results for pathogenic serotypes of salmonella.
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26 July 2015
FDA announces winners for Food Safety Challenge
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced the winners of the 2014 FDA Food Safety Challenge, which was aimed at developing methods for the speedy and efficient detection...
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26 July 2015
EU contributes €1,575,000 to seed protection programme in Central African Republic
The European Union, through its Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection department (ECHO), has contributed €1,575,000 to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) as food assistance to the war-torn Central...
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23 July 2015
Nestle unveils $50m global R&D centre in Ohio for frozen and chilled foods
Nestlé has unveiled its new $50m Nestlé Research & Development Center in Solon, Ohio, which will be a global center dedicated to innovation in frozen and chilled foods.
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23 July 2015
30% to 70% other ingredients make up dried oregano in UK and Ireland, says new study
A recent food fraud study in the UK reveals 25% of 78 samples of dried oregano bought at various retailers were found to be mixed with other ingredients such as...
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22 July 2015
Canadian genomics research gets a major boost with $93m funding
Canadian minister of agriculture and agri-food Gerry Ritz, and the chairs of Genome Canada and the Western Grains Research Foundation, have granted $93m to 11 new genomics research projects that...
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21 July 2015
Smart cap developed to detect spoiled food
Engineers at UC Berkeley in the US, and National Chiao Tung University in Taiwan have developed a wireless smart cap for milk cartons that can detect signs of spoilage.
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21 July 2015
Venezuelan companies ordered to supply food to state stores amid shortage
Amid the worsening food crisis in Venezuela, the government has ordered food manufacturers to supply food staples to a network of state-run supermarkets.
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20 July 2015
Indian food regulator to impose strict norms for ice cream, flavoured milk
India's food safety watchdog, FSSAI, has set its sights on ice cream and flavoured milk after imposing tough safety regulations for milk and other dairy products.