Published: May 15, 2012

Vadilal, one of the leading ice cream and frozen dessert brands, has launched five products under the umbrella brand of Ice Trooper, the mascot for this new segment. It is targeted at kids aged between seven and 13.

Published: May 15, 2012

As the case count continues to rise in the nationwide Salmonella outbreak linked to raw tuna, an inspection by U.S. health officials has revealed unsanitary conditions at the India facility that produced the implicated tuna product.

Published: May 15, 2012

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

Published: May 15, 2012

Whole Foods Market is recalling its variety cupcake six-packs sold in stores in Northern California because some of the products contain undeclared walnuts.

Published: May 15, 2012

Indian irrigation and sustainable agriculture giant Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd recently signed an agreement with Kibbutz Naan, the Israeli company with which it co-owned the irrigation solutions company NaanDanJain.

Published: May 15, 2012

The Government must develop a joined-up strategy to change the UK's unhealthy and environmentally damaging food system, as fears mount about global food security, MPs warned government this week.

Published: May 15, 2012 By: Ankush Chibber

Tripling foreign capital in New Zealand’s food and beverage sector is too ambitious, says the New Zealand Food and Grocery Council (NZFGC).

Published: May 15, 2012 By: Ankush Chibber

US-based food giant General Mills has agreed to acquire the food brands of Pune-based ready-to-cook spices and sauces maker Parampara Food Products, the company announced at the end of last week.

Published: May 15, 2012 By: Ankush Chibber

Australian supermarket giant, Coles, has taken the lead in ensuring that its food products are labelled appropriately enough for customers with allergies.

Published: May 15, 2012 By: Rod Addy

Thai food processor Charoen Pokphand Foods (CP Foods) has been reported as a bidder for Europe’s Iglo Foods, which owns the Birds Eye brand.

Published: May 15, 2012 By: Rod Addy

Pressure group Sustain has reacted with scepticism to the publication of the UK’s Parliamentary Environmental Audit Committee’s Sustainable Food report.

Published: May 15, 2012 By: Freddie Dawson

Food and drink manufacturers have helped to save an estimated 195,000t of waste from landfill and smashed a target set by the Institute of Grocery Distribution (IGD).

Published: May 15, 2012 By: Lorraine Mullaney

The UK pours 360,000t of milk down the drain each year, wasting the 100,000t of carbon dioxide produced by making it. Stopping this waste would be equivalent to taking 20,000 cars a year off the road, according to a study by Scottish scientists.

Published: May 15, 2012 By: Freddie Dawson

Sugar packager and distributor Napier Brown will create 20 new jobs at its facility in Normanton, West Yorkshire in a move welcomed by shadow home secretary, Yvette Cooper.

Published: May 15, 2012 By: Mike Stones

The Scottish government’s plans to set a minimum price for alcohol of 50p per unit will avoid 60 deaths in its first year of operation and 300 after 10 years, according to Sheffield University’s Alcohol Research Group.

Published: May 15, 2012 By: Mike Stones

The government is failing to deliver food and farming policies that promote healthly eating or safeguard food supplies, warns an influential group of MPs.

Published: May 15, 2012 By: Ed Bedington

A US meat supplier has upped its commitment to the environment with the introduction of a new range of green packaging for its products.

Published: May 15, 2012 By: Melodie Michel

The American meat industry has hit back at claims that TG, dubbed as ‘meat glue’, was used to form fake premium cuts from low-quality cuts, in an attempt to avoid a media scandal similar to the ‘pink slime’ controversy.

Published: May 15, 2012 By: Melodie Michel

The global pork trade is returning to a more normal situation after months of increased disease-related imports from Asia, according to a Rabobank report.

Published: May 15, 2012 By: Melodie Michel

Brazil and Argentina will face increased competition on the international poultry market now that the EU has announced it would lift its bird flu-related ban on raw chicken from Thailand on 1 July 2012, a report has said.