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The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has approved Innate Potato, a genetically engineered (GE) variety of potato that is resistant to bruising and claims to provide potential health benefits.
China's largest agriculture and food products supplier China National Cereals, Oils and Foodstuffs Corporation (COFCO) has signed an agreement with New Zealand Government-owned food safety firm AsureQuality and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)...
Dairy Crest has agreed to sell its Dairies milk business to Müller UK & Ireland Group for approximately £80m.
The Taiwanese Government is to establish stricter monitoring procedures to tackle food industry violators.
Scientists from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) have found that there is a remote possibility of the spread of the Ebola virus through bushmeat illegally imported from Western and...
Saudi Arabia-based Arrow Food Distribution has made a bid to buy Egypt's Arab Dairy Products at $7.98 (57.12 Egyptian pounds) a share.
Australian Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) is to test a new processing technology for defence ration packs, at its recently redeveloped nutrition research facility in Tasmania.
Private equity owners of biscuit manufacturer United Biscuits (UB) have agreed to sell the company to Turkey’s Yildiz Holding for a reported £2bn.
China will send a team of food inspectors to Ireland to inspect the beef processing plants before beginning Irish meat imports.
WhiteWave Foods has completed the acquisition of So Delicious Dairy Free in the US in a deal worth $195m
