Published: May 29, 2012 By: Joe Whitworth

Food safety and shelf-life enhancing products with no special processing requirements will be unveiled at trade-show IFT next month, according to the US-based developer.

Published: May 29, 2012 By: Rory Harrington

Spanish researchers said the development of a novel method for detecting minute levels of veterinary drugs in certain baby foods will help reinforce the European Union’s zero-tolerance approach to their presence.

Published: May 29, 2012 By: Mark Astley

Jensen Farms - the cantaloupe grower pinpointed as the source of last year’s deadly Listeria monocytogenes outbreak – has filed for bankruptcy in the US.

Published: May 29, 2012 By: Mark Astley

Current US regulations governing the manufacture of cheese made using unpasteurised milk “appear adequate” for producing microbiologically safe products, a study has claimed.

Published: May 29, 2012 By: Nathan GRAY

Food supplements containing cranberry juice extracts could be a safe and effective way to prevent reccurent urinary tract infections in children and infants, according to new clinical research.

Published: May 29, 2012 By: Elaine Watson

Canadian krill oil firm Neptune Technologies & Bioressources has posted a 31% surge in sales in its nutraceutical business in the final quarter of fiscal 2012, and a 15% rise in sales in this division over the full year.

Published: May 29, 2012

French botanical extracts supplier, Naturex, took the NBT Awards most innovative ingredient prize for the ‘Utirose’ hibiscus urinary tract infection (UTI) offering it acquired as part of the Burgundy acquisition last year.

Published: May 29, 2012 By: Nathan GRAY

Research into the optimisation of single droplet spray drying could aid the production of powdered formulations containing heat-sensitive ingredients such as enzymes and probiotics, according to a new review.

Published: May 29, 2012

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) today states that it has been informed of a reported theft of a consignment of beef meat from a Dublin-based meat wholesaler, which may pose a health risk to consumers.

Published: May 29, 2012

CZECH REPUBLIC, long grain boil-in-bag rice from unknown origin, via PolandReason: lead (0.51; 0.293 mg/kg ppm)Notification Basis: official control on the marketRASFF reference No: 2012.0678Date: 21/05/2012UNITED KINGDOM, pudding rice from ItalyReason: f

Published: May 29, 2012

Coop is recalling Coop minced beef Coop, Coop Among loaf, Coop Hamburgers due to possible salmonella presence.

Published: May 29, 2012

Here is today’s list of food safety recalls, product withdrawals, allergy alerts and miscellaneous compliance issues.

Published: May 29, 2012

Shortly after banning Norwegian salmon imports, Russia's Rosselkhoznadzor has put temporary restrictions on several kinds of seafood imports from Vietnamese enterprises, according to a blog by Dmitry Fedotov.

Published: May 29, 2012

Germany's apetito continued to grow in 2011. Sales for the whole group were up 3% to 690 million euros, while group employment jumped 4% to 8,723 persons.

Published: May 29, 2012

Members of the Lords, including the author of the Curry Report on the sustainable future of farming and food and a former chair of the Royal Agricultural Society of England, debated current government policies on food security last week.

Published: May 29, 2012

Researchers reporting online on May 24 in the Cell Press journal Current Biology present the first evidence that areas closed to all fishing are helping to sustain valuable Australian fisheries.

Published: May 29, 2012

The SalMar Group posted an operational EBIT of NOK 43.4 million in the first quarter 2012.

Published: May 29, 2012

Australian salmon producer Tassal has announced it will join MasterChef Australia 2012 as a Production Partner.

Published: May 29, 2012

The FAO has developed International Guidelines on Bycatch Management and the Reduction of Discards.

Published: May 29, 2012

Simon Coveney has announced €15.5 million of new investment by the Irish seafood processing companies, supported by grants of €3.2 million under the EU co-funded Seafood Processing Business Investment Scheme.