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THE EUROPEAN food industry is supporting the European Commission’s bid to ensure food brands do not offer variable quality versions of the same product in different parts of the European Union (EU). Indeed, it is backing the introduction by the EU executive of new testing methods for regulators, that are due to be rolled out in April.…

THE EUROPEAN confectionery industry will later this year face hard evidence about the veracity of claims that certain brands sell lower quality products in eastern Europe than they do in the richer west. These claims – dismissed by many manufacturers as urban myths – are widely believed in eastern Europe, promoting the European Commission to act and set up a testing system.…

Most organisations in the Middle East today acknowledge the importance of gender diversity, yet the current number of females on boards does not reflect this, according to participants at a recent networking breakfast in Dubai, hosted by ACCA.

An important reason for this is the self-perception of women, who feel that they lack the experience to be a board member, according to research from Hawkamah, the Institute for Corporate Governance at the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), whose CEO Dr Ashraf Gamal El Din addressed the meeting.…

A HOTEL and farm in Tokyo, Japan, have teamed up to raise wagyu cattle on superfoods in response to rising demand for low-fat, locally-sourced wagyu amidst a shortage of wagyu producers.

The project, which is currently in a six-month testing period, has surprised Japan’s wagyu industry, with experts noting the uniqueness of not only the farmer-chef partnership but also of the feed.…

A HOTEL and farm in Tokyo, Japan, have teamed up to raise wagyu cattle on superfoods in response to rising demand for low-fat, locally-sourced wagyu amidst a shortage of wagyu producers.

The project, which is currently in a six-month testing period, has surprised Japan’s wagyu industry, with experts noting the uniqueness of not only the farmer-chef partnership but also of the feed.…

THE EUROPEAN Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has released draft guidance for meat and livestock businesses seeking European Union (EU) approval for new or modified stunning methods used at slaughter. The guidance aims to simplify how to compile applications and advises on what data is needed to demonstrate that a new stunning method provides as much care to livestock as existing systems.…

WITH boasts of being the strongest, thinnest, most flexible material that is also super-lightweight and an excellent thermal and electronic conductor, the ‘wonder material’ graphene is finding its properties a game changer in the sporting arena – including at last month’s Winter Olympics (February).…

MORE companies have ‘fraud response plans’ (FRPs) than ever before to try and mitigate the recurrence and fallout from fraud incidents. But greater adoption does not always equal efficacy, with companies not always had the right procedures to learn from past mistakes.…

PROTECTIONISM and currency problems are posing challenges for north Africa’s beauty and personal care market, often forcing consumers to change their purchasing behaviour and turn to locally manufactured products, when they are available.

In Egypt, the region’s most populous country, the fall in value of the local currency, the Egyptian pound, against the Euro, has helped increase the price of imported products.…

EXPERTS on Britain’s civil nuclear industry have warned that the UK is running out of time to prepare itself for the country’s exit from European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom), due to the complexity of replicating its nuclear standards in UK law. …