Published: Jun 14, 2012 By: Elaine Watson

While ‘all-natural’ and ’no additives & preservatives’ were still among the most popular food and drink label claims in the US last year, the fastest growth was in economy, low/no/reduced allergen, high-protein and low/no/reduced saturated fat claims, acc

Published: Jun 14, 2012 By: Rory Harrington

RPC has unveiled multi-million pound plans to expand its UK operations to tap into the growing trend from retailers for promotional packs and announced record full year net profits as the addition of Superfos accelerates earnings.

Published: Jun 14, 2012 By: Joe Whitworth

DuPont Qualicon has received a letter of no objection from the USDA for a device used to detect non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing E.coli, in the same month that the regulatory authority began enforcing testing on imported beef manufacturing trimmings for str

Published: Jun 14, 2012 By: Caroline Scott-Thomas

The success of PulseNet for tracing the source of foodborne illness outbreaks has become the industry’s own worst enemy as more news coverage has eroded consumer trust, according to an ex-USDA food safety expert.

Published: Jun 14, 2012 By: Mike Stones

Celebrity TV chef turned environmental campaigner Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall has helped to persuade EU government ministers to end the controversial practice of dumping hundreds of thousands of tonnes of fish at sea to avoid exceeding quotas.

Published: Jun 14, 2012 By: Anne Bruce

Analysts warned tough times were ahead for Sainsbury as competitors Tesco and Morrisons beef up, after the supermarket posted it first quarter trading statement today (June 13).

Published: Jun 14, 2012 By: Rick Pendrous

Urgent action was necessary to avoid the “bleak situation” of a serious global shortage of cocoa supplies within a decade, Fiona Dawson, president of Mars Chocolate UK, warned yesterday (June 12).

Published: Jun 14, 2012

The global resveratrol supply market is valued at $50.2m (€40m) according to a Frost and Sullivan report, with 90% of volumes accounted for by the US food supplements market.

Published: Jun 14, 2012

Omega-3 supplements are unlikely to prevent cognitive declines and dementia in the elderly, according to a review of the evidence published by the Cochrane Collaboration.

Published: Jun 14, 2012

The ministry of commerce & industry, Government of India, in a notification issued recently, has effected amendment to the policy on skimmed milk powders by lifting the ban on their exports.

Published: Jun 14, 2012

Even as the debate over safety of food containing genetically-modified organisms (GMOs) continues the world over, the European Union has decided to permit tiny amounts of unapproved GMOs in food imports under draft rules, which will be notified soon.

Published: Jun 14, 2012

The Minister of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Miguel Arias Cañete has expressed the need to reach a compromise on fishing discards that takes into account the reality of the Spanish fishing fleet.

Published: Jun 14, 2012

Trawlers full of banana prawns are returning to port in far north Queensland. Skippers are reporting a better-than-average banana prawn season in the Gulf of Carpentaria.

Published: Jun 14, 2012

A World Trade Organisation interagency report published that G20 governments should “demonstrate leadership in multilateral negotiations to strengthen international disciplines on all forms of import and export restrictions."

Published: Jun 14, 2012

A new project led by Seafish is to work with the Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authorities (IFCA) around the UK to map all the fisheries around the UK coast, writes Lucy Towers, TheFishSite Editor.

Published: Jun 14, 2012

A Brazilian court has ordered Greenpeace to remove from its website a report that alleges environmental abuses committed by JBS SA, according to a news release on the company’s website.

Published: Jun 14, 2012

Sysco Corp. signed an agreement to acquire Crossgar Foodservice, a privately-owned foodservice supplier with headquarters in County Down, Northern Ireland, through its subsidiary, Pallas Foods, which is based in Newcastle West, County Limerick.

Published: Jun 14, 2012

OSI Food Solutions Hungary invested $25 million to add a high-capacity production line and large cold storage area to an existing building in Bábolna, Hungary, the company announced June 13.

Published: Jun 14, 2012 By: Nicholas Robinson

A report published recently in the Clinical Infectious Diseases journal has highlighted the increased risk in humans contracting toxoplasmosis from organic meat.

Published: Jun 14, 2012 By: Carina Perkins

Canada’s meat and livestock industries have welcomed the Canadian government’s proposal to overhaul the country’s food safety regime.