Up to half of all cases of illness or death from contaminated foods in some parts of Asia are due to intentional contamination, says Dr Peter Ben Embarek, senior scientist, Department of Food Safety, Zoonoses and Foodborne Diseases, World Health Organization (WHO). This involves the use of prohibited substances in foods to mask poor quality or to extend the shelf-life of foods that may be past their expiry date. Embarek spoke at the 2007 “International Symposium on Nutrition and Food Safety Communications” held in Bangkok.
(8 October 2008) The 5th Asian Conference on Food and Nutrition Safety, organised by the International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI) is a regional scientific conference that provides a forum for s...
(7 October 2008) Taiwan’s Department of Health has asked Nestlé to temporarily delist Neslac and KLIM products made in China and sold in Taiwan. No other Nestlé products are concerned. In line with...
(6 October 2008) TraceTracker and Shandong Institute of Standardization have signed an agreement to establish a joint venture company named China Trace. The company aims to boost the ''Made in Chin...
(6 October 2008) In light of the current issue with milk powder in China, GSK has reassured consumers that none of the milk powder present in its Horlicks products is sourced from China. Horlicks p...
(3 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...
In response to consumer research and the global trend for convenience, South Africa's Pick n Pay has opened its first small format convenience store in Fairland, Johannesburg.
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.
