Published: Jul 30, 2012

Malta is set to build a new fish center, in order to boost the country’s fish processing industry. The EUR3m project will be 75% funded by the European Union (EU).

Published: Jul 30, 2012

Genius Foods, a UK-based producer of gluten-free baked goods, has partnered with Bako as a part of its plan to foray into the foodservice sector.

Published: Jul 30, 2012

Swiss commodities trader Glencore International has announced that it has received approval from the Canadian government for C$6.1bn ($6.01bn) acquisition of grain handler Viterra.

Published: Jul 30, 2012

Tony Downs Foods, an establishment based in Madelia, Minnesota, is recalling approximately 70,500 pounds of chunk chicken due to mislabeling and an undeclared allergen, according to US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).

Published: Jul 30, 2012

Acacia Partners offloaded most of its stake in Advanta India Limited which held 4.06% stake in the company. The shares sold were bought by ITF Mauritius.

Published: Jul 30, 2012

Barclays Capital Mauritius hiked its stake in Balrampur Chini Mills Limited from the previous 1.14% as on March 2012 to around 1.96% by buying 0.82% through an open market transaction on NSE.

Published: Jul 30, 2012

Barry Callebaut, the world's leading manufacturer of high-quality cocoa and chocolate products, has trained 15,000 cocoa farmers from 50 farmer cooperatives in Côte d'Ivoire in sustainable cocoa production, enabling them to become independently certified

Published: Jul 30, 2012

Monsoon showers do come as a relief but also bring with them health irritants like allergies, infections and indigestion. There's no need to panic, say experts, who suggest small variations in eating habits to keep problems at bay.

Published: Jul 30, 2012 By: Elaine Watson

Supplement giant GNC – which put its head above the parapet in April to defend DMAA while the rest of the trade kept silent - says it has since “made a very concerted effort to move away from DMAA products in our stores”.

Published: Jul 30, 2012

Researchers have uncovered new molecular mechanisms involved in malnutrition, which may one day mean those with poor nourishment do not suffer from ill health.

Published: Jul 30, 2012

Israeli supplier Lycored has paid an undisclosed sum for a Ukrainian firm specialising in fungal pathogen-derived carotenoids in a move that brings a natural beta carotene into its portfolio.

Published: Jul 30, 2012 By: Arabella Mileham

Meat exports from EU are expected to grow by around 3.6% during 2012 as global demand remains strong, despite both production and consumption across the EU declining, a forecast has said. However, falling livestock numbers may constrict future export capa

Published: Jul 30, 2012 By: Ed Bedington

The US Department for Agriculture (USDA) has retracted a statement showing support for the ‘Meatless Monday’ campaign after it attracted fury from the US livestock sector.

Published: Jul 30, 2012

The US Poultry & Egg Association has released a video to combat the myth that hormones are used in US poultry production.

Published: Jul 30, 2012 By: Arabella Mileham

The USA more than doubled the volume of pigmeat exported to China between January and June 2012 compared to the same time last year, according to China Customs GTIS.

Published: Jul 30, 2012

Brazil exported 557,395.58 tonnes of beef in the first six months of this year, according to figures from the Brazilian Association of Meat Export Industries (Abiec).

Published: Jul 30, 2012 By: Jane Joseph

Anitmicrobial packaging can help food manufacturers in the battle against listeria in ready-to-eat meat products, according to a new scientific study.

Published: Jul 30, 2012 By: Joe Whitworth

Proseal has expanded its range of tray sealers with a high force electric heat seal model aimed at solving the demand for higher speeds for modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) in the meat industry.

Published: Jul 30, 2012 By: Lynda Searby

Despite media reports that a growing number of North American craft brewers are reaching for cans, glass packaging giant O-I insists this isn’t a major trend, nor is it at the expense of glass bottles.

Published: Jul 30, 2012

An unprecedented level of joint planning, innovation, and action between academia, governments, civil society and the food industry is required to battle the ‘double crisis’ that world hunger and high obesity rates are causing, warn researchers.