Restaurant chain admits traces of equine DNA found at some of its processing plants in the UK and Ireland. United States supply is untainted, company says.
UK-based Linwoods has rolled out new packaging across its Super Foods range, as part of its sales strategy for its Healthy Super Foods division in 2013.
The British firm Fresh Pod Ltd will present the new Fresh Pod at Fruit Logistica, in Berlin; a product that absorbs ethylene gas, consequently prolonging fruit and vegetable shelf life.
Linpac Packaging is set to introduce Freshware range under its new Freshform division, marking its entry into the chilled retail prepared and convenience foods segment.
Researchers at Nottingham Trent University, UK, have developed a novel and natural method which uses 'nano-rust' particles to fortify potatoes with iron.
British retailer Tesco, caught up in a horsemeat scandal, said it axed an Irish beef supplier. National outrage erupted after equine DNA was found in beef burgers in Britain and Ireland.
A UK company has applied to the Food Standards Agency for approval to market sporopollenin shells from a type of plant known as clubmoss Lycopodium clavatum, as a novel food ingredient.
Scotty Brand Ltd is recalling several batches of Scotch Broth Soup Mix, with use by dates from 29 January to 3 February 2013, because the product may contain peanuts.
Already, more than 60 organisations are backing the recommendations in a major new report launched which calls for Budget 2013 to implement a sugary drinks duty.
The Co-operative is recalling two batch codes of its own-brand Breaded Chicken Nuggets with a 'best before' date of October 2013, because plastic has been found in some of the packets.
The UK Food Standards Agency has announced that horses that have been treated with the drug phenylbutazone or bute are not allowed to enter the food chain.
The Truvia business has announced that its Truvia calorie-free sweetener has received carbon footprint certification, making it the first stevia-based sweetener to be awarded this status.
