Despite rapid advancements in various fields such as artificial intelligence, telecommunications, renewable energy and electric vehicles, the Asian continent has been notably slow in embracing biotechnology.Concerns persist among Chinese consumers regarding the safety of GM crops.Traditionally, the country has primarily imported GM corn and soybeans for animal feed purposes while cultivating non-GM varieties for human
Scientists have traced the source of a multi-year Listeria outbreak in Finland to ready-to-eat, plant-based food products, including fava beans. Six cases were reported to the Finnish Infectious Diseases Registry between 2015 and 2019. Patient interviews and hospital menus were used to target traceback investigations of implicated foods. In 2021 and 2022, similar Listeria was detected
Healthwest Minerals, Inc. d/b/a Mt. Capra Products of Chehalis, WA, is recalling 1,506 boxes of Goat Milk Formula Recipe Kit on the recommendation of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and advises consumers to immediately discontinue use of the product as infant formula. The FDA is concerned that the formula does not meet all FDA
Photo illustration CN Frozen Foods, Inc. of Coral Gables, FL is recalling Sysco Classic Riced Cauliflower after the product tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes. According to the details posted online by the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA), the recall was initiated on April 27, 2024 and is ongoing. The recalled product was sold in Texas.
More than 80 comments have been submitted on plans to update Listeria monocytogenes rules concerning ready-to-eat (RTE) food in Europe. Many submissions were against the proposals and raised concerns about how they would work in practice as well as issues around challenge testing and the fact that a zero tolerance approach puts companies off testing
The Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction as part of its enforcement activities. Some letters are not posted for public view until weeks or months after they are sent. Business owners have 15 days to respond to FDA warning letters. Warning letters often are not issued until a company
— ADVERTORIAL — The food processing industry has rapidly adopted new technologies to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance food safety. Knitting them together to develop the kind of efficiencies promised by ‘new tech’ has been a growing problem, however. To meet growing demand, most food processors, especially meat packers and processors, have been implementing
On our NPD Trend Tracker this week, we have a range of new products from big brands; new flavours from Kettle Chips, plant-based thighs from This, plant-based ice cream from Flora Professional, and a gluten free range from Leon. We also have a collaboration between Disney and Cawston Press and a limited edition beer from
From increasing energy prices to the impact of geopolitical unrest on supply imports, the food industry is facing a whole host of challenges, the greatest of these being climate change.Climate change itself is impacting the food industry in multiple ways, one of these being ‘sogflation’.What is sogflation?FoodNavigator recently reported on the damaging effects of extreme
The number and proportion of older people in the global population is on an upwards trajectory. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), by 2050 22% of the world population will be aged 60 and older. An estimated 426m of those will be aged 80 and over.With increasing evidence suggesting lifestyle factors can improve or