Published: May 09, 2012

The European Commission is asking industry players, public bodies and ordinary citizens to participate in the consultation exercise on proposed regulations on animal cloning in food production.

Published: May 09, 2012

Beef Products, a US-ammonia treated beef product, is set to close three of its four plants after mass outrage against an ammonia-treated beef product, named 'pink slime' by critics, lead to drop in sales.

Published: May 09, 2012

Zaccanelli Food Group has acquired Hofmann Sausage Company, a US-based producer of hot dogs and sausages, with help from Oneida Nation Enterprises, who is the lead investor in the deal.

Published: May 09, 2012

SPX, a US-based technology provider, has been awarded a contract worth more than $30m from ArNoCo, a joint venture between DMK and Arla Food Ingredients, to install a lactose processing system for a new cheese plant in Germany.

Published: May 09, 2012

Kronos Foods, a manufacturer of Mediterranean and specialty foods, has received USDA-certification as a dairy facility and plans to begin producing Greek yogurt specifically for the food service industry.

Published: May 08, 2012

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is implementing new import measures to protect Canadian livestock from an outbreak of vesicular stomatitis, which was reported in New Mexico, US.

Published: May 07, 2012

A proposal to extend country of origin labelling to unpackaged beef, sheep and chicken meat in Australia by Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has received support by the Australian Made, Australian Grown Campaign (AMAG).

Published: May 07, 2012

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is set to implement new regulations to accelerate the process of tracking E.coli in meat, a move which would quickly identify the source of contamination and improve food safety.

Published: May 07, 2012 By: Dean Best

Brazilian meat giant JBS has entered its domestic poultry sector through a deal to lease the local plants of French firm Groupe Doux.

Published: May 07, 2012 By: Sue Scott

The dairy industry’s biggest lobbying body, Dairy UK is to issue a tough code of practice for unpasteurised milk processors ahead of a major review of ‘green top’ sales.

Published: May 07, 2012

The Indian packaged food industry is forecast to see average annual growth of up to 20% that will see it double in value to reach US$30bn by 2015, according to a leading trade body in the country.

Published: May 07, 2012 By: Joe Whitworth

Dairy Crest and Robert Wiseman Dairies are cutting the price they pay suppliers for milk, with both citing the current ‘challenging’ market environment.

Published: May 05, 2012

Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has approved a proposal to extend country of origin labelling to unpackaged beef, sheep and chicken meat.

Published: Apr 28, 2012

Workers at Beef Products Inc. (BPI) have launched a Facebook campaign countering attacks on lean finely textured beef (LFTB), saying they hope information about the safety of the ingredient will go viral – as misinformation did last month.

Published: Apr 28, 2012

The United States government has told GlobalMeatNews that there should be no reason why countries should ban its beef imports following the discovery of its first bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) case in six years, in California.

Published: Apr 28, 2012

The US pork industry has warned that phasing out sow stalls would increase the price of meat and devastate the industry, with minimum animal welfare benefits.

Published: Apr 27, 2012

A court order has silenced Hong Kong research company, CER, and ensured the removal of its report damning Abbott’s infant formula product; action the US giant is ‘pleased’ with.

Published: Apr 27, 2012

Finnish company Fazer has set a target to certify its entire cocoa supply by 2017 to ensure its cocoa comes from traceable sources and is free from the worst forms of child labour.

Published: Apr 27, 2012

Spanish supplier Biosearch Life is targeting women suffering from mastitis with its human breast milk-derived probiotic strain previously used only in infant formula products.

Published: Apr 27, 2012

Swiss food company Nestlé, which entered into an agreement to acquire Pfizer's nutrition business for $11.85bn, may sell 10% to 15% of the business to overcome antitrust issues.