Archives for April 14, 2005

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Risk of foodborne illness falls as food safety makes inroads

Food makers will be encouraged by a new report that reveals food safety actions along the supply chain appear to be paying off, with new figures from the US government showing cases of the harmful food pathogen E.coli have fallen in recent years.

Rice consumers opt for health-promoting foods

Food makers will favour rice in formulations, with a new study set to boost consumer perception of the grain, showing rice eaters have a healthier overall diet, with less added fat and sugar than their non-rice eating compatriots.

USDA urges processors to follow food security plans

The US has released model food security plans and training that meat, poultry and egg processing plants can utilise to strengthen security measures and prevent potential acts of intentional contamination, writes Anthony Fletcher.

European food industry: the facts and figures

Knocked by an economic slowdown and the strength of the Euro against the US dollar, growth in turnover for the European food and drink industry rose by a 1.9 per cent wisp from 2002 to 2003, concludes a new report from the US government, Lindsey...

ADM closes soybean plant in Brazil

Oil ingredient supplier Archer Daniels Midland said on Wednesday it will close operations at a Brazilian soybean crushing, refining and bottling plant.