UK to establish food police unit
An independent report by Professor Chris Elliott from Queen’s University Belfast, suggesting that the UK needs a special food police unit to look into crime in the food industry, has...
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An independent report by Professor Chris Elliott from Queen’s University Belfast, suggesting that the UK needs a special food police unit to look into crime in the food industry, has...
US-based General Mills will acquire Annie’s, a producer of branded organic and natural food products, for an estimated $820m.
American coffeehouse chain Starbucks is testing coconut milk in stores across Los Angeles, Cleveland and Oregon as an alternative to traditional dairy products.
As part of its efforts to curb the growing amount of food waste in Singapore, the National Environment Agency (NEA) will undertake a survey to study how Singaporeans shop for,...
The owner of an illegal factory in southern Pingtung county in Taiwan has been detained following a food safety scare over recycled cooking oil that, according to the Food and...
Sweden-based producer of high value-added speciality vegetable oils and fats solutions AAK will construct a speciality and semi-speciality edible oils factory in China.
A new study by Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking has revealed that food and drink sector firms in England plan to create as many as 66,942 new jobs over the next...
UK-based Randox Food Diagnostics has developed a specific ELISA test for Oxytetracyclines, in response to a sharp rise in Oxytetracycline residues in Asian seafood products in recent years.
French giant Lactalis Groupe will buy eleven dairy units of Brazil's BRF through its subsidiary Parmalat for $805m, making it the second largest dairy company in Brazil.
The Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) department of Taiwan has declared that the materials used by Black Bridge Foods in processed food items have passed local safety standards, contrasting recent...