Hematech (a subsidiary of the Kirin Brewery Company) and Kirin Brewery say that they have genetically engineered healthy prion protein-knockout cows, in a report published in Nature Biotechnology.
Prion protein is a natural cellular protein that can become misfolded into infectious particles and cause bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE, or ‘mad cow disease’) and a lethal variant of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) in humans. Healthy prion protein-free calves should be useful in investigating the function of normal cellular prion protein and the nature of prion diseases. Additionally, the cows should be useful as a source of prion protein-free products.
(2 October 2008) The European Commission (EC) has approved for funding on Chr. Hansen project entitled Controlling Biogenic Amines in Traditional Food Fermentations in Regional Europe. The company ...
(1 October 2008) Improved food traceability permits rapid, timely and appropriate responses to accidental or deliberate food poisoning and degradation. It assists in stock control and permits cust...
(30 September 2008) The Hershey Company has issued a statement related to milk purchased from China, which includes milk ingredients and powdered milk. The company says its products use the highest-qu...
(30 September 2008) DNV says it has signed partner agreements with food-safety firms ASI Food Safety Consultants and Seacrest International. Along with its existing resources, these new collaborations...
(19 September 2008) The food poisoning bacterium Listeria could survive on surfaces in meat processing factories if certain other bacteria are present, scientists have been told. Speaking at the Socie...
(18 September 2008) Fonterra China has announced a voluntary recall of one batch of prenatal milk sold in China under the Anmum Materna brand name. This particular batch had been manufactured and dist...
(2 September 2008) Meeting a rising demand for improved process control in the dairy industry Chr. Hansen extends its range of antibiotic test kits to prevent the negative effects of tetracycline res...
(1 September 2008) The recent rice shortage has shocked financial markets and retailers in Asia. This has led to consumers buying and hoarding the staple food in frenzied anticipation of prices skyr...
Marks & Spencer has opened its first store in mainland China with hopes that it might lift flagging results. As the flagship store opened on West Nanjing Road, Shanghai’s premier shopping street, the UK retailer reported its worst performance for three years with like-for-like UK sales down by over six per cent over the last three months.
Sorin Minea, chairman of the Romanian Federation of Food Industry Business Owners (Romalimenta) says the food industry is currently overdeveloped in Romania and explains that the weight of current expenses...
US grocers including Whole Foods Market, Kroger and Stop & Shop have had to hire third party verifiers to root out produce that contains pesticide residue despite organic seals. Some supposedly organic producers are certifying conventionally-grown produce in order to increase the price.
Tesco, Britain's biggest retailer, has shown it operates best in tough markets, racking up a 10.3 per cent increase in profit of €1,824 billion for the first six months of 2008 to 23 August. Total sales rose 13.8 per cent to €32.1 billion.
Metro is currently a patchwork of conventional grocery stores under the banners A&P, Dominion, Loeb, The Barn, Ultra and Food Basics. What the third-largest grocer in Canada is planning to do is change banners in order to shed stale concepts and mixed consumer impressions.
Walmart has started listing the groceries it stocks online in a Beta section of their website listing thousands of food and other grocery-type products. The site also communicates nutritional information to consumers.
