Smokies' £3m cash potential for meat processors - Report
11-Aug-2009 - New research has shown that abattoirs and processors could be major beneficiaries from a...
US marshals raid filthy food plant in wake of FDA clampdown pledge
10-Aug-2009 - US marshals have raided a rodent-infested food processing plant in Louisiana and seized goods worth...
Bisphenol A ban tabled in French parliament
10-Aug-2009 - France could become the first European country to ban bisphenol A (BPA) in food containers...
Supermarkets quizzed on plastic food racks over decabromodiphenyl ether health fears
07-Aug-2009 - An environmental group has urged dozens of major US supermarket chains to stop using plastic...
Cash boost helps electron beam company make waves in aseptic packing
07-Aug-2009 - A US company that uses electron beams to sterilise aseptic packaging plans to use a...
Massive beef recall linked to antibiotic-resistant salmonella outbreak
06-Aug-2009 - California firm Beef Packers Inc has recalled over 800,000 pounds of ground beef linked to...
Processors under spotlight as food ingredient suspected in listeria outbreak
06-Aug-2009 - An investigation has been launched after tainted airline food was linked to a dramatic...
Food gas sensor could show when fruit is ripe and meat fresh
05-Aug-2009 - A new sensor that analyses gases given off by foods could be used to check...
UK specialty meats given clean bill of health
05-Aug-2009 - Almost 99 per cent of ready to eat (RTE) specialty meats sold in the UK...
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Maple Leaf recalls hotdogs on listeria concerns
05-Aug-2009 - Maple Leaf has issued a voluntary recall of nine wiener products on fears they...
US state warns parents off bisphenol A
04-Aug-2009 - The US state of Massachusetts has issued a public health warning to parents of...
Bisphenol A detected in ‘BPA-free’ baby bottles
31-Jul-2009 - Baby bottles labelled as being free of bisphenol A (BPA) have been found to...
US food safety bill defeated - or just delayed?
30-Jul-2009 - The sweeping bill to overhaul the US food safety system was rejected yesterday over fears...
US giving too much food safety control to foreign countries
29-Jul-2009 - The United States is giving away too much control to some foreign countries over food...
New enzyme makes melamine detection easier and cheaper, say researchers
28-Jul-2009 - A simple and cheap method of testing for melamine contamination of milk and other foods...
Unclear communication hurting US food agency credibility - study
24-Jul-2009 - The credibility of the US food inspection watchdog is being undermined by flaws in the...
Bottled water association files lawsuit against Eco Canteen TV ads
24-Jul-2009 - The International Bottled Water Association (IBWA) is taking Eco Canteen, a manufacturer of stainless steel...
UK authorities in the dark over aflatoxin-contaminated peanut butter
22-Jul-2009 - Food safety authorities in the UK have confirmed they know neither the exact quantity nor...
Canada listeria report lays bare food safety flaws
22-Jul-2009 - A void in leadership, a raft of systemic flaws and a shortage of inspectors...
Plastic pallet company rejects decabromodiphenyl ether leaching claims
21-Jul-2009 - A leading plastic pallet company has labelled allegations that a toxic chemical contained in...
UK FSA criticised over Irish pork dioxin crisis
20-Jul-2009 - The UK Food Standards Agency’s (FSA) handling the Irish pork dioxin incident last year has...
US scientific panel refuses to list bisphenol A as hazardous
16-Jul-2009 - The ongoing battle over bisphenol A (BPA) took another twist yesterday when a scientific regulatory...
BPA fears and green concerns trigger launch of carton water
15-Jul-2009 - Safety fears over controversial chemical bisphenol A (BPA) and environmental concerns have prompted one US...
Food and drink companies clean up from saving water
13-Jul-2009 - A raft of UK-based companies have made a total cost saving running into hundreds of...
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Health Canada clears BPA levels found in packaging as safe
10-Jul-2009 - Canadian health authorities have said that levels of bisphenol A (BPA) recently discovered in food...
