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.
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.
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.
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....
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.
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.
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.
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?
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...
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.
EDITORIAL: BizNew.com's Alec Hogg writes today...
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.
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....
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.
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.
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....
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.
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.
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.