Safety watchdog EFSA urges more turkey salmonella surveys
Food safety watchdog, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has urged EU Member States to step up monitoring of turkeys for salmonella infection.
Archives for April 23, 2012
Unilever honours Queen’s Jubilee with royal Marmite
Marmite manufacturer Unilever has given the opinion-dividing spread a royal makeover to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.
Nestlé beats Danone to Pfizer baby-food takeover
KitKat maker Nestlé has beaten rival manufacturer Danone in the takeover battle for baby-food business Pfizer Nutrition after agreeing an offer of £7.35bn ($11.85bn) for the firm.
Food labs gear up for allergen tests
Independent food laboratories are gearing up to meet increasing demand for their services from manufacturers and retailers as incidents related to allergens in foods increase.
Acrylamide levels rising but FSA advice unchanged
Levels of the chemical acrylamide are rising in some food products while falling in others, according to the latest survey by the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
FSA study aims to cut poultry Campylobacter
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) aims to cut campylobacteriosis by commissioning research to trace the sources of Campylobacter infection – often linked to poultry.
Food safety allergen thresholds by 2014: Unilever
Allergen thresholds that food manufacturers can use to ensure safe production within factories and for improved product labelling could become a reality within two years, a Uniliever expert has claimed.
New X-ray food safety systems ‘cut jams and downtime’
Two new X-ray food safety detection systems make the identification of contaminants quicker and more cost-efficient, claim the manufacturers Thermo Fisher Scientific and German manufacturer Heuft.