The North British Distillery in Edinburgh has closed its cooling towers after the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) served an improvement notice for alleged failures to control the risk of legionella.
Retail giant Tesco’s latest results reveal a “steady” financial performance, which suggests “stabilisation is coming through in the UK”, according to City analysts Shore Capital.
A ‘mega-healthy’ airline meal has been created by Leatherhead Food Research (LFR), which satisfies all 222 Article 13.1 health claims approved by the European Commission (EC) last month.
Focusing on long-term horizons and 2050 forecasts has allowed governments and other organisations to put off big, and sometimes difficult, decisions that need making today, England’s farming leader told delegates to the World Farmers Congress.
New research published today by the Food Standards Agency shows that some people are taking more risks with food safety as they try to save money and make their meals go further.
Undercooked organic meat may carry a toxoplasma parasite, which can lead to a foodborne illness known as toxoplasmosis, according to a new study published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases.
UK-based Mettler Toledo has introduced InspireX R40LF-800, a high-speed X-ray system which identifies foreign objects and detects shape defects in processed formed foods.
Dairy Crest's French branded spread business, St Hubert, is attracted a host of potential buyers, according to industry analysts, with private equity firms looking like favourites to complete an acquisition in the region of £300m.
An “untargeted” infrared (IR)-based approach to preventing milk adulteration is under development, offering the dairy industry the ability to detect the presence of unknown adulterants.
Partnerships will be crucial in tackling the supply chain challenges in the surging cocoa and chocolate industry – this was the key message at Barry Callebaut’s Chocovision conference.
Dutch brewer Heineken has cited new activity in the cider category and global interest among consumers, and says its takeover of Belgian company Strassen Ciders provides it with production capacity in continental Europe.
