Meat production can be sustainable, says WWF
Meeting growing world demand for meat while preserving the environment is achievable with improved management practices and efficiency, according to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).
Archives for April 1, 2012
FDA rejects call to ban bisphenol A but continues safety research
US federal authorities said they dismissed a call from the Natural Resource Defense Council (NRDC) Friday to ban bisphenol A (BPA) in food packaging because the petition failed to provide concrete scientific evidence the chemical posed a health risk.
Dispatches from IFT Wellness 2012
What do antioxidants do? Absolutely no idea, says IFT consumer panel
Baffled by ‘pink slime’, confused by probiotics and antioxidants and suspicious of anything with a name that they can’t pronounce on the ingredients list…
Research casts doubt on benefit of nutritional labelling
Knowing more about the nutritional value of foods does not equate to increases in healthy eating and reductions in obesity, according to the findings of new research.
Slimeageddon 2012: Who is really to blame for the pink slime debacle?
With lean finely textured beef (LFTB) now off the menu at some of the nation’s biggest retailers and fast food chains, recriminations are flying thick and fast over who is to blame for the whole sorry, pink, slimy mess currently engulfing the food industry.
‘Pink slime’ processor files for bankruptcy
US ground beef processor AFA Foods has filed a bankruptcy petition, citing the ‘pink slime’ scandal that has been shaking the American meat industry for months.
Carbon dioxide leak at US factory
Around 90 people were treated for carbon dioxide exposure following a leak at a US food processing plant last week.
DISPATCHES FROM ANUGA FOODTEC 2012
Fraunhofer goes 'wild' with new sensor to help winemakers detect bad yeasts
Researchers at Germany's Fraunhofer IME are close to commercialising an inexpensive detector that they claim could save wine producers significant amounts of money and time by detecting 'bad' yeasts within grape must, as Cecilia Diaz from the institute...