20 July 2015
Australia announces tough food labeling rules
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has announced a mandatory country-of-origin labelling system for food, to come into effect from next year.
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19 July 2015
Wendy’s durian candies tested positive for Staphylococcus in Philippines
Durian candies from Wendy's, which caused illness in close to 2,000 children in the Philippines last week, have tested positive for the Staphylococcus bacteria, said the Food and Drug Administration...
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19 July 2015
Conditional approval for Cargill’s acquisition of ADM’s Europe chocolate business
Cargill will formally acquire Archer Daniels Midland's (ADM) chocolate business in Europe following a conditional clearance from the European Commission.
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16 July 2015
Diamond Foods’ new innovation centre opens in Oregon
American food company Diamond Foods, Inc has unveiled a new innovation centre in Salem, Oregon that will focus on new and interesting products for its range of brands.
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4 May 2015
Turkey’s town on alert after bird flu outbreak
Bandırma's Edincik neighbourhood in Turkey has been put under quarantine following bird flu outbreak.
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5 March 2015
Research reveals DuPont Probiotic leads to reduction in weight gain, improved glucose tolerance
A probiotic study has revealed that administering the DuPont Danisco Probiotic Strain Bifidobacterium Animalis Subsp Lactis 420 (B420) can help in reducing weight gain and improving glucose tolerance.
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4 March 2015
Trace One and SGS launch platform for food supply chain transparency
Trace One and SGS have teamed-up to launch an integrated platform that will provide brand owners, manufacturers and suppliers with complete, farm-to-fork visibility throughout the entire supply chain.
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3 March 2015
EC-funded project launched to strengthen Africa’s fish trade
A new pan-African project funded by the European Commission (EC) has been launched to enhance Africa's fish trade.
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2 March 2015
Russia might loosen food embargo to certain EU nations
Russia might consider partially lifting its food embargo on a few European Union (EU) countries on the condition that Western countries invest in processing facilities in Russia, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry...
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2 March 2015
EU member states get more authority regarding GM crops
The European Union (EU) member states will now have the power to ban the cultivation of genetically modified (GM) crops even if they have been approved by the bloc's food...