Kraft shareholders give thumbs up to Heinz merger
2 July 2015 | By Victoria White
Kraft Foods Group shareholders have voted to approve the previously announced merger agreement between H. J. Heinz Company and Kraft.
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Food Enterprise Zones to drive rural food revolution in the UK
2 July 2015 | By Victoria White
More than 10,000 new jobs are set to be added to the UK’s growing food and farming industry as a network of Food Enterprise Zones takes shape across England...
JBS USA Pork agrees to acquire Cargill’s pork business
2 July 2015 | By Victoria White
JBS USA Pork has agreed to acquire Cargill’s US pork business for $1.45 billion. Completion of the acquisition is subject to regulatory review and approval...
Nestlé Middle East investing USD 120 million in Dubai manufacturing facility
1 July 2015 | By Victoria White
Nestlé Middle East is investing USD 120 million in a new manufacturing facility in Dubai to cater for rising demand throughout the Middle East...
Merko (Europe) Ltd secures BRC Agents & Brokers standard
1 July 2015 | By Victoria White
Merko (Europe) Ltd, the specialist importer of frozen vegetables and fruits, has secured BRC Agents and Brokers certification through Cert ID Europe...
EFSA advises on histamine prevention in fishery products
1 July 2015 | By Victoria White
Storage times and CO2 content in packaging are the two main factors that influence the effect of temperature on histamine formation in fishery products...
Bowman Ingredients invests millions in gluten-free production facility
1 July 2015 | By Victoria White
Bowman Ingredients has announced plans for a multi-million pound investment in the UK’s first dedicated production facility for gluten-free products...
EFSA proposes dietary reference values for copper
1 July 2015 | By Victoria White
EFSA has proposed dietary reference values for copper, an essential micronutrient that is necessary for electron transfer processes...
Freeza Meats prosecuted for serious food fraud offences
30 June 2015 | By Victoria White
Freeza Meats has been prosecuted at Newry Magistrate’s Court in Northern Ireland for a number of offences relating to serious food fraud...
Ciguatera fish poisoning underreported in Florida
30 June 2015 | By Victoria White
A new study has found that the number of people in Florida who are sickened by a rare, dangerous food-borne toxin, ciguatera, has been underreported...
Food science innovators urged to claim grants worth €3m to help fight food fraud
30 June 2015 | By Victoria White
The FoodIntegrity project is urging academics, research firms, SMEs and industry to come up with innovative research projects to help fight food fraud...
FDF launches gluten labelling guide
30 June 2015 | By Victoria White
The Food & Drink Federation has launched a new best practice guide to support food manufacturers on the labelling of food products containing gluten...
Givaudan doubles flavour production capacity in China
30 June 2015 | By Victoria White
Givaudan, a leading fragrance and flavour company, today officially opened its new savoury flavours manufacturing facility in Nantong, China...
Researchers develop a new method for rapid authentication of edible oils
29 June 2015 | By Victoria White
Researchers have developed a new method using MALDI-MS that allows for the rapid authentication of edible oils and screening of gutter oils...
Mahaleb mix up – FSA rescinds Bart ground cumin recall
29 June 2015 | By Victoria White
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has rescinded a recall of a batch of ground cumin sold by Bart after mahaleb gives false positive result for almond protein...
