Food Industry

Private citizens and food industry representatives called on federal officials not to adhere too closely to new recommendations from the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC), which will help shape the 2020-2025 dietary guidelines. During a public comment session on Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and U.S. Department of…

Alisha Álvarez’s mind is filled with thoughts of her father’s happy spirit and the stories he told. José Roberto Álvarez, a man of medium stature with a thick mustache, was known for his work ethic and instilling in his children a love of others.“It is so difficult to talk about…

Across California’s Central Valley, hundreds of thousands of workers wash the vegetables, debone the meat, sort the nuts and package the produce that finds its way into kitchens throughout the United States.When the coronavirus hit, their work was ruled essential, so they kept working in the often cramped facilities that…

v2food launched in Drakes Tue 4 August 2020 - 11:26 pm NewsBy Loren Webb Australian plant-based meat startup v2food today announced its long-awaited supermarket debut. v2food is a new, innovative Australian company committed to making delicious food that is good for the planet. Developed with over 100 years of CSIRO…

Badr Zuhair Fayez is a Saudi chef and businessman with an extensive history of working in the food and beverage industry. Fayez was recently appointed as a board member of the Culinary Arts Authority headed by chef Mayada Badr. He was selected by Minister of Culture Prince Badr bin Abdullah…

Obesity and diet-related diseases, such as type 2 diabetes, are major public health problems in South Africa. But many in the food industry strongly oppose globally recommended policies that could address these issues. Such policies include restrictions on marketing of junk food to children and improvements to food labelling. In…

The seafood industry is hoping world-first technology will protect them against food fraud.Key points:World first portable X-ray fluorescence technology will help protect against food-fraudThe $202,500 project is being run by the Australian Nuclear Science Technology OrganisationThe project is one of 16 to share in $4 million of funding as part…

KUALA LUMPUR: Issues on the Pan Borneo Highway Project, tuna industry and issuance of film production licence are among topics to be discussed at the Dewan Rakyat sitting today. According to the Order of the Meeting on the Parliament official website, the issues will be raised during the Ministers’ Question…

Here’s a funny thing about cod science and life generally. If you look for things to quickly explain something you can always find them – but it seldom makes you right. Keep this in mind as the quest to understand Leicester’s outbreak gets under way. There are plenty of things…

The latest outbreak of COVID-19 in Victoria has come as "another shock" to producers in the Victorian food industry. Key points:A Melbourne seafood wholesaler says the latest outbreak of COVID-19 in Victoria has come as "another shock" to the seafood industryClamms Seafood CEO Stephanie Kaparos says the backflip on June…