Project aims to tackle Australian steak fraud
9 January 2019 | By New Food
Shipment being tracked and verified using blockchain and Internet of Things technologies.
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Anti-browning agents in the valorisation of sugarcane juice
21 November 2018 | By Jyoti Nishad
Commercialisation of fresh sugarcane juice is restricted by the immediate deterioration that occurs after its extraction. Jyoti Nishad reports on new scientific techniques she has been using in a bid to solve the problem.
Woman charged over strawberry contamination
12 November 2018 | By New Food
Supervisor "believed to have had grievances about her treatment at the farm."
Fatty fish improves young asthmatics’ lung function
6 November 2018 | By New Food
Trial group who ate fish reduced their bronchial inflammation by 14 units.
Foreign Development Investment continues to grow in India
27 September 2018 | By Anna Lambert (New Food)
Figure has reached the USD 1-billion mark, says Minister
Strawberry contamination crisis widens to include New Zealand
24 September 2018 | By New Food
Leading New Zealand supermarket chain Countdown withdraws Australian strawberries from sale, after needles found in a punnet of Choice brand strawberries sourced from Western Australia.
Reward offered for information on Australian needles-in-strawberries culprit as crisis grows
18 September 2018 | By New Food
Sewing needles have been found embedded in supermarket strawberries in all six states, resulting in one man being taken to hospital.
Food for thought: modern slavery and the supply chain
11 September 2018 | By Abigail McGregor, Jacob Smit, JP Wood
With new corporate reporting requirements coming into effect worldwide, what else can the industry do to combat human rights violations within the supply chain? Abigail McGregor, Jehan-Philippe Wood and Jacob Smit look at the current picture.
Outbreak of African Swine Fever threatens to spread
4 September 2018 | By New Food
The Food and Agriculture Organization has warned how the current outbreak of African swine fever could easily spread.
£50m boost for British pork as export market opens in Taiwan
8 August 2018 | By New Food
A new agreement that will see British farmers and food producers export pork to Taiwan for the first time is expected to be worth in excess of £50 million over the next five years.
FAO Food Price Index posts sharp drop in July
2 August 2018 | By New Food
Global agricultural food commodity prices fell sharply in July, as all the major traded items, led by dairy and sugar, posted notable declines.
EU agri-food chain organisations welcome EU-Japan trade deal
19 July 2018 | By Iqra Farooq (New Food)
Leaders reiterated their resolve to work together, resulting in benefits for food and beverage exporters under the new Economic Partnership Agreement.
University in New Zealand starts pulsed electric field French fry experiment
29 June 2018 | By George Smith (New Food)
The three-month industry trial is supported by Potatoes New Zealand and is in collaboration between Elea (Germany) and the University of Otago.
China lifts ban on British beef
27 June 2018 | By George Smith (New Food)
Chinese Government first imposed a ban on British beef more than 20 years ago in the wake of the BSE outbreak.
New $80 million food tech facility opened in Singapore
21 June 2018 | By George Smith (New Food)
According to the National University of Singapore, the research facility will deepen knowledge of good macronutrients and micronutrients, food products and ingredients, as well as design eco-friendly 'bio-factories' to produce industrial biochemicals.
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