13 Mar Bill Marler speaks on the listeriosis outbreak in South Africa
Bill Marler, renowned American food safety expert and litigator, shared two presentations with food industry professionals at the Food Focus listeria workshop on March 8, 2018. FoodFocus chatted with him about his visit to South Africa, his thoughts on the listeriosis outbreak and what this will mean for the food industry.
13 Mar Food safety perspectives on the world’s worst listeriosis outbreak in SA
South Africa has had the biggest listeriosis outbreak in the world that resulted in more than 180 deaths to date. The Conversation Africa’s health editor, Candice Bailey, spoke to Prof Lise Korsten about the challenges around food safety in the country.
12 Mar Good Carbs, Bad Carbs, High Carbs, Low Carbs…
The confusion that reigns over this nutrient was unravelled at a recent breakfast seminar hosted by Anchor Yeast. Registered dietitian, Monique Piderit, delved into the controversial topic of "carbohydrates" to clear some misconceptions.
09 Mar Watch: Health-e News’ new ‘Food Apartheid’ documentary
The documentary looks at the long term impacts of malnutrition in further entrenching violence, education, health and employment divides that exist in South Africa today. It makes for compelling and sobering reflection....
09 Mar RCL Foods expands in pet food and looking for acquisitions
RCL Foods has completed a R123-million expansion at its pet food plant to help reduce its exposure to its key poultry business hit by drought and cheap imports.
09 Mar US: McDonald’s puts fresh beef on the menu
The burger giant is swapping frozen beef patties for fresh ones in bid to please customers who want less-processed food, and will be implemented by May.
09 Mar World goes nuts for nuts
Nuts are growing ever more popular due to their relative health halo, the increase in snacking and the desire for tasty and convenient protein sources, according to Candy Industry.
08 Mar Today’s listeriosis news wrap: making a scapegoat of Tiger Brands?
Leading this collation of stories gathered from SA media and Twitter is the Financial Mail's questioning this: Motsoaledi says the source has been found, but Tiger Brands’ test results show ‘low levels’ of environmental listeria: who’s to be believed?
08 Mar Hearing from the listeriosis victims
As the listeriosis story has moved up the ladder from low rung to hysteria, there has been little heard from those most affected - the victims and their families. Consumer journalist, Wendy Knowler put this to rights this week, giving a slice of the human pain in this tragedy, with an interview of two families...
08 Mar NPD in action: realising today’s food-bev trends
Innova Market Insights, a leading international market researcher, is a great source of news and information on trends and NPD which it publishes freely on its outstanding FoodIngredientsFirst.com website. Here are some of its latest insights on today's trends coming to reality on supermarket shelves around the globe.
06 Mar “When you’re in the food business, how can anything possibly outweigh killing your customers?” Today’s top listeriosis news stories
EDITORIAL: BizNew.com's Alec Hogg writes today...
05 Mar No link yet between deaths and our products, says Tiger Brands CEO
Tiger Brands CEO, Lawrence MacDougall, says there is no direct link at this moment between the deaths of 180 people infected with the listeriosis outbreak and the products from its Enterprise subsidiary.
05 Mar Twitter erupts on finding the listeriosis source
Yesterday's announcement uncovering the culprit, at least one of them, behind SA's tragic listeriosis outbreak has seen a flood of informative and interesting reaction on Twitter....
04 Mar Deadly Listeriosis outbreak traced to Enterprise food factory in Polokwane
Polony and products from an Enterprise Foods factory in Polokwane‚ Limpopo‚ are a source of the world’s largest outbreak of listeria, while RTE products from a RCL facility are also under scrutiny. Enterprise is part of Tiger Brands which last year booked R2.2bn in its 'value-added meat products' division.
28 Feb Listeriosis outbreak: Inside the hunt for a killer bug
It’s like trying to find a needle in a haystack. The medical scientists at the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) have been trying to find the source of the listeriosis outbreak, but the haystack seems to grow larger by the day.
28 Feb The inside story of how an Ivy League food scientist turned shoddy data into viral studies
Brian Wansink won fame, funding, and influence for his science-backed advice on healthy eating. This article show how the renowned, but now under fire, Cornell professor and his colleagues have hacked and massaged low-quality data into headline-grabbing studies....
28 Feb UK: Nestlé rolls out new luxury version of KitKat
KitKat fans in the UK and Ireland will soon have a new way to enjoy confectionery as Nestlé has launched KitKat Senses, indulgent KitKat chocolates in three new, luxurious flavours: hazelnut, double chocolate and salted caramel.
28 Feb How the food industry is using cavitation, the ocean’s most powerful punch
Cavitation produces a bubble that rapidly collapses and becomes hotter than the sun's surface. The mantis shrimp uses it, and now so are food and drink firms, to improve flavours — from yoghurt to beer.
28 Feb Unilever lays bare palm oil supply chain in rare industry move
Unilever has taken a pioneering stance on its palm oil supply chain by being the first consumer goods company to publish in full a dossier of all the suppliers and mills that it sources from. The rare industry move is designed to show the company’s commitment to transparency.