Published: Aug 25, 2012

Danish dairy co-operative Arla Foods has been involved in crisis talks with Swedish farmers following a number of milk price cuts in the country.

Published: Aug 25, 2012 By: Mark Astley

Chinese consumers are turning to imported dairy products as their confidence in the safety of domestically-manufactured food brands continues to decline, a survey has found.

Published: Aug 25, 2012 By: Joe Whitworth

DeIorio Foods Inc. has said it is ‘very surprised’ to receive 14 alleged serious violations citations from the US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

Published: Aug 24, 2012

The Maltese Health Inspectorate Services has warned against pre-workout stimulant DMAA (1,3-dimethylamylamine/methylhexaneamine).

Published: Aug 24, 2012 By: Mark Astley

A Mengniu Dairy Co. sales manager has been arrested in China under suspicion of altering the production dates on thousands of cases of milk products manufactured by the Chinese dairy giant.

Published: Aug 24, 2012

Produce World Rustler will become the first UK firm to install Near Infra-Red (NIR) technology for detecting internal defects in onions.

Published: Aug 24, 2012 By: Mark Astley

Listeria-killing Listex P100 has been approved for use in Australia and New Zealand, making it the first bacteriophage product for food safety to be permitted for use in Australasia.

Published: Aug 24, 2012 By: Ankush Chibber

Young Australians who mix their alcohol with energy drinks may be getting more than the heady cocktail that they bargained for, a new study has suggested.

Published: Aug 24, 2012

India has amended a regulation, which makes it mandatory for FMCG firms to sell products such as biscuits and milk powder in standard sizes.

Published: Aug 23, 2012 By: Shane Starling

The German food safety agency has warned people with increased blood pressure and those suffering from cardiovascular disease off disputed stimulant DMAA, and called for a probe into its legal status.

Published: Aug 23, 2012

A by-product of beer can help reduce methane emissions in cattle, scientists in Australia have found.

Published: Aug 23, 2012 By: Carina Perkins

Experts have warned that that African swine fever is now posing a “high risk” to the countries neighbouring Ukraine, which recently discovered its first-ever outbreak of the disease.

Published: Aug 23, 2012 By: Mark Astley

The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) backed the creation of desinewed meat (DSM) as a product category despite it being 'non-existent in EU legislation', a European Commission (EC) report has claimed.

Published: Aug 23, 2012 By: Ankush Chibber

Chinese consumers are turning to imported food products as the local food manufacturing industry struggles with safety and quality issues, a report has found.

Published: Aug 23, 2012

Food recalls in the United States increased during the second quarter of 2012, according to Stericycle ExpertRECALL, which aggregates and tracks cumulative recall data from the Consumer Product Safety Commission and the Food and Drug Administration.

Published: Aug 23, 2012

U.S. Marshals have seized food products stored in a Fremont, Calif., company’s warehouse after inspectors from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration found widespread and active rodent infestation.

Published: Aug 22, 2012 By: Mark Astley

The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) has given preliminary approval to a novel ‘anti-hunger’ ingredient designed to be added to a number of dairy products including yogurt.

Published: Aug 22, 2012 By: Caroline Scott-Thomas

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a report on its activities during 2011, giving a snapshot of the scale of its responsibilities and inspection efforts since the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) was signed into law in January last ye

Published: Aug 22, 2012 By: Joe Whitworth

Neogen Corporation has claimed it has developed the quickest enrichment and assay run-time test to detect Listeria.

Published: Aug 22, 2012 By: Kacey Culliney

Consumers understand the health benefits of consuming fibre but knowledge on recommended daily consumption levels is low and industry must work to educate in this area, Sensus says.