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US-based Tyson Fresh Meats is recalling around 131,300lb of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E coli O157:H7, according to the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and...
A new gum extracted from the roots of an Iranian plant can be used in food systems to improve foaming properties, according to a new study published in the journal...
Canadian consumer packaged food company Maple Leaf Foods has opened a 385,000ft² commercial bakery in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada in order to boost manufacturing efficiencies.
India-based ingredient producer Synthite has developed a natural food colouring made from beetroot extracts, which could replace carmine colours made from insects.
Indian fast-moving consumer goods company Dabur plans to construct a Rs700m ($14.04m) facility to manufacture fruit-based beverages in Gampaha, Sri Lanka.
Ukrainian poultry producer MHP is planning to acquire a meat processing plant in Germany in order to enter the EU market.
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has confirmed that a sample of ground turkey that led to Cargill's 185,000lb recall earlier this month was contaminated with the salmonella heidelberg strain.
Swiss specialty bakery company Aryzta has reported a 53.5% increase in year-on-year revenue to €2.58bn ($3.47bn) for the financial year that ended 31 July 2011.
Swedish-Danish cooperative Arla Foods has been granted planning permission by Aylesbury Vale district council to build a £150m ($232.38m) dairy in Buckinghamshire, UK.
Australia-based Primo Smallgoods, involved in ham, bacon and meat processing, has announced plans to build a new $195m plant in Wacol in southern Queensland, Australia.
