Australian meat industry sets carbon-neutral target
The Australian red meat industry has launched a new initiative to help it become carbon neutral by 2030.
Archives for November 22, 2017
India to limit antibiotics used in meat production
Limits to the amount of antibiotics used in meat production have been proposed by India’s Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, to combat the risk of antimicrobial resistance.
Polish lawmakers draft bill to ban non-stun slaughter
MPs from Poland’s ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party have introduced a draft bill to ban non-stun slaughter. Meanwhile, the proposal has been protested by numerous meat industry associations, which say such a measure would significantly hamper Poland’s...
Shanghai Ground Food Tech consortium acquires Australia’s Brownes Dairy
A consortium of Chinese investors led by Shanghai Ground Food Tech Co Ltd has acquired Western Australia-based Brownes Dairy.
Swapping saturated fats with PUFAs in childhood cuts heart disease risk in older age
Cutting saturated fats (SFAs) in children's diets and replacing them with monounsaturated or polyunsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs / PUFAs) significantly reduces cholesterol and blood pressure, cutting the risk of cardiovascular disease later in life.
FSSAI accused of taking wrong approach to sodium labelling
Plans by the Indian food regulator to enforce the publication of sodium content on food labels have come under fire two weeks before a draft policy is released.
Waste from soy milk and tofu production turned into ‘high-value’ ingredient by Singapore scientists
Singapore food scientists have turned wasted okara, the by-product of soymilk and tofu production, into ‘a nutritious and tasty food ingredient’.
Marketing 'unhealthy' food to kids: NZ ad regulator and academics clash over study findings
New Zealand's advertising regulator has clashed with academics over a study that concluded advertising rules are ineffective in protecting children from exposure to unhealthy food marketing on television.