‘Pink slime’ manufacturer, Beef Products Inc. (BPI), has confirmed the almost immediate closure of three of its four plants, in the latest wave of repercussions surrounding the product.
SEOUL, May 9 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak said Wednesday South Korea should focus more on offshore plants and develop the industry in tandem with its traditional stronghold sector of shipbuilding, saying such a shift is a global trend.Lee also said
An inspection team from Taiwan visited the US to evaluate the safety of beef in the country after mad cow disease was confirmed in a dairy cow in California last month.
FSA in Scotland has placed restrictions on the gathering of seafood and bait from an area of Dalgety Bay in Fife affected by radioactive contamination. This is a precautionary measure, following recent surveys that have detected radioactive items.
The European Commission is asking industry players, public bodies and ordinary citizens to participate in the consultation exercise on proposed regulations on animal cloning in food production.
Beef Products, a US-ammonia treated beef product, is set to close three of its four plants after mass outrage against an ammonia-treated beef product, named 'pink slime' by critics, lead to drop in sales.
Zaccanelli Food Group has acquired Hofmann Sausage Company, a US-based producer of hot dogs and sausages, with help from Oneida Nation Enterprises, who is the lead investor in the deal.
SPX, a US-based technology provider, has been awarded a contract worth more than $30m from ArNoCo, a joint venture between DMK and Arla Food Ingredients, to install a lactose processing system for a new cheese plant in Germany.
Kronos Foods, a manufacturer of Mediterranean and specialty foods, has received USDA-certification as a dairy facility and plans to begin producing Greek yogurt specifically for the food service industry.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is implementing new import measures to protect Canadian livestock from an outbreak of vesicular stomatitis, which was reported in New Mexico, US.
A proposal to extend country of origin labelling to unpackaged beef, sheep and chicken meat in Australia by Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has received support by the Australian Made, Australian Grown Campaign (AMAG).
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is set to implement new regulations to accelerate the process of tracking E.coli in meat, a move which would quickly identify the source of contamination and improve food safety.
The dairy industry’s biggest lobbying body, Dairy UK is to issue a tough code of practice for unpasteurised milk processors ahead of a major review of ‘green top’ sales.
The Indian packaged food industry is forecast to see average annual growth of up to 20% that will see it double in value to reach US$30bn by 2015, according to a leading trade body in the country.
Dairy Crest and Robert Wiseman Dairies are cutting the price they pay suppliers for milk, with both citing the current ‘challenging’ market environment.
Workers at Beef Products Inc. (BPI) have launched a Facebook campaign countering attacks on lean finely textured beef (LFTB), saying they hope information about the safety of the ingredient will go viral – as misinformation did last month.
