Alchemy SISTEM To Boost Food Safety Awareness In Kanes Foods

Kanes Foods, a supplier of fresh prepared foods, has partnered with US food industry specialist company Alchemy at its four-factory site in Worcestershire to streamline training.
Under the partnership, Alchemy is helping Kanes Foods to simplify the delivery and documentation of critical food...
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Pipeline Metal Detectors Developed By Mettler-Toledo

Mettler-Toledo Safeline Metal Detection has developed new metal detection line to enhance food safety. The L Series Pipeline metal detectors has been included in the Mettler-Toledo range of product inspection technologies
These are designed to identify and remove metal contaminants from food...
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When Consuming Healthy Food, Size Matters

Focus should be on lowering the portion of the “vice” foods and correspondingly raising the portion of a healthy food to replace it.


Variety may trump virtue when it comes to the struggle to eat healthy, says a Vanderbilt marketing professor who studies consumer self-control and endorses ...
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Food Allergies More Widespread Among Inner-City Children

A new study shows that young inner-city children appear to suffer disproportionately from food allergies.


Already known for their higher-than-usual risk of asthma and environmental allergies, young inner-city children appear to suffer disproportionately from food allergies as well, according...
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Easy Leaf Area Software Calculates Leaf Area From Digital Images

Researchers have developed a free Easy Leaf Area software to allow users to accurately measure leaf area from digital images in seconds.


Leaf measurements are often critical in plant physiological and ecological studies, but traditional methods have been time consuming and sometimes...
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Detectan En Alimentos Bacteria Que Causa Abortos Y Meningitis

Investigadores del Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo (CIAD) confirmaron la presencia de la bacteria Listeria monocytogenes en alimentos de origen animal, expendidos en mercados de la ciudad de Culiacán, Sinaloa. El microorganismo causa, principalmente, infecciones diarreicas ...
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"Président" Roquefort Recalled

GERMANY – LactalisDeutschland GmbH is recalling “Président” Roquefort (“Président” Roquefort aus roher Schafsmilch) because the product may be contaminated with verotoxin-producing E. coli. The product has been manufactured by Fabrique par société caves, 12250 Roq...
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Sigma "Makaron Swojski" Recalled

GERMANY – Sigma “Makaron Swojski” noodless produced for Monolith International GmbH, 71083 Herrrenberg by P.P.H. Sigma; Miroslaw Sikorski, Rudniki 42-240, Poland has been recalled because some of the batches may be contaminated with Salmonella. The product was distributed to...
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Mars Chocolate Drinks Recalls Certain Milk Drink Products

IRELAND – Mars Chocolate Drinks is recalling certain milk drinks manufactured by Milchwerke Mittelelbe GmbH with ‘best before’ dates between 19th December 2014 and 11th April 2015. These batches are being recalled due to the presence of a bacterium known as Bacillus at elevated levels in so...
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Auchan Véritable Chorizo Espagnol Doux Recalled

FRANCE – Company PALACIOS is recalling Auchan Véritable Chorizo Espagnol Doux (Auchan Genuine Sweet Spanish Chorizo) because some of the batches may be contaminated with Salmonella.
The recalled product is Auchan Véritable Chorizo Espagnol Doux (Auchan Genuine Sweet Spanish Chorizo) with E...
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Colruyt Recalls Wok Strips Veggie Eger

BELGIUM – Colruyt is recalling wok strips Veggie Eger because mustard has not been declared on the list of ingredients and therefore may pose a risk to people who are allergic or have an intolerance to the allergen.
The recalled product is frozen Veggie Eger strips to wok packaged in 950 g...
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Mars Chocolate Drinks Recalled

UNITED KINGDOM – Mars Chocolate Drinks is recalling branded bottles of sports-cap drinks and 750ml milk drink products with ‘best before’ dates between and including 19 December 2014 and 11 April 2015. This is because they contain a type of the bacteria known as Bacillus, which can cause fo...
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New Technology To Boost Food Safety

RMD Technologies and Verizon have developed a new system with a ‘smart’ thermometer and communication network to boost food safety.


Orlando-based RMD Technologies and Verizon have jointly developed a new system with a ‘smart’ thermometer and communication network in a bid to protect customers a...
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Bamboo Pale Ale Beer From Modern Craft Brewery

A young entrepreneur opted for the manufacture and marketing of a beer made from bamboo, first of its kind in Mexico.


In order to be a novel alternative in the industry of microbreweries in Mexico, a young entrepreneur opted for the manufacture and marketing of a beer made from bamboo, first...
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Sustainable Green Alternatives To Fertilisers Could Boost Food Security

Lancaster University scientists are leading research looking at formulating sustainable fertilisers from renewable energy waste.


This new area of research aims to produce a sustainable, environmentally-friendlier source of soil conditioner and crop fertiliser that could also reduce costs to...
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Food Safety Tips for Packing School Lunches

The Institute of Food Technologists provides food safety tips on packing school lunchboxes.


When it comes to back-to-school safety, you cover the basics vigilantly, such as teaching kids to avoid strangers, buckling them in the car and providing appropriate safety gear when they play sports....
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Coming Soon: Genetically Edited Fruit?

A new research shows that advances that allow the precise editing of genomes now raise the possibility that fruit and other crops might be genetically improved without the need to introduce foreign genes.


Recent advances that allow the precise editing of genomes now raise the possibility that...
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Teachers Play Key Role In Program To Fight Childhood Obesity

A new research shows that when teachers direct these physical activities, young children become more active and less sedentary.


An innovative physical activities guide developed at the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute (FPG) is helping North Carolina fight childhood obesity. New...
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Genetically Engineered Fruit Flies Could Save Crops

A new research reveals how the release of genetically engineered male flies could be used as an effective population suppression method, saving crops around the world.


Releasing genetically engineered fruit flies into the wild could prove to be a cheap, effective and environmentally friendly...
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Listeria Outbreak Kills 12 In Denmark

A building of Danish food company Joern A Rullepoelser AS is pictured in Hedehusene, Denmark on August 12, 2014. Since June, 12 Danes have died from the bacteria listeria, which has been traced to the food business in Hedehusene, the Statens Serum Institut said. — PHOTO: AFP

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