Product quality and safety

Retail egg sales have grown by more than 50 percent since 2008, according to the latest data issued by British Lion eggs.

China's chicken farmers had been looking forward to a bumper year.

Maintaining and improving food standards must be an absolute priority for trade negotiations, says the BPC.

So far over 100 companies have signed up to the European Chicken Commitment (ECC), with Carrefour France most recently joining key brands such as M&S, Waitrose, KFC, Casual Dining Group, Unilever, Compass Group, Elior and Danone.…

India's poultry industry has lost 13 billion rupees ($182 million) in three weeks after speculation on social media that chickens are a cause of the spread of coronavirus, denting demand for chicken and nearly halving prices, say industry officials.…

Brazilian food processor BRF SA said on Monday that two of its plants have been temporarily suspended from exporting poultry to Saudi Arabia due to alleged irregularities in feed production revealed by a probe conducted between 2014 and 2018.…

Moba is proud to announce two innovations in the field of crack detection.

Ships carrying refrigerated cargo containers of chicken from the United States to China are being diverted to ports in Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam due to the coronavirus outbreak, according to a US poultry export trade group.…

The spectre of the 1990s BSE crisis means the European Union is likely to reject US demands it ease strict food safety rules, even with President Donald Trump threatening car tariffs if EU countries do not start importing more US farm products.…

Progress towards measuring and reducing risks from pesticide use in the EU has been limited, according to a new report from the European Court of Auditors.

A new study on meat consumption has found that people who eat red and processed meat have higher risks of heart disease and early death - contradicting recent research that suggested cutting out meat has few health benefits.…

Britain does not accept the European Union’s rules to strike a comprehensive free trade deal with the bloc, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday, adding that the choice was either a Canada or Australia-style accord.…

Brazil’s largest meatpackers JBS SA and BRF SA said on Wednesday that the coronavirus outbreak could help boost Chinese demand for their products, as it fans concerns about domestic food safety in China.

Hyperspectral imaging can give you information about the composition of meat as well as indicate the presence of objects that shouldn't be there, such as plastic.

Moba is proud to announce that Pelbo, one of its subsidiaries in Brugherio, Italy, has partnered up with Innovo, an innovative Italian-based company that develops, manufactures, and installs pasteurization plants for food producers.…

Since public interest drives public policy, it’s no surprise USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) tightened the standards for the maximum acceptable limit of Salmonella at processing.

A new USDA process-verified program and meat label is expected to help US poultry and livestock producers demonstrate their commitment to responsible antibiotic management without compromising the health and welfare of the animals under their care.…

Conservative MP and Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Theresa Villiers has confirmed that the UK will import chlorine-washed chicken after Brexit.

When bacteria like salmonella infect and sicken people, they hijack a person’s cell proteins to develop a defense against an immune response.

Chicken tartare, carpaccio or sashimi, anyone? No!