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Denmark’s ministry of food, agriculture and fisheries has presented proposals which its minister Dan Jørgensen claims can help pig meat exporters reduce processing plant costs and bolster competitiveness.

These are based on research conducted by the London-based PA Consulting Group, which compared the export controls cost base of Danish pig meat plants with those in nearby states, including Poland, Germany and Ukraine.…

Shifting sourcing is becoming increasingly complex for apparel and textile manufacturers as they set greater production standards and create ever more complex supply chains. To switch suppliers efficiently and ensure that they can meet these requirements, companies must inform themselves of the political and cultural issues in the supplier’s region, and clearly communicate their goals to a new manufacturer.…

Cotton’s share of the American clothing market has fallen following the sharp rise in cotton prices in 2012 but the industry is fighting back. The US International Trade Administration says that American clothing traders imported 12.29 billion square-metres worth of cotton apparel last year (2013) compared to 12.04 billion square metre’s worth of clothes made with artificial fibres.…

A more sustainable fashion industry requires complete transparency and control over every aspect of production. That was the message at the third biennial Copenhagen Fashion Summit, held last Thursday (April 24) in the Danish capital. More than 1,100 participants convened at the Copenhagen Opera House, with 23 speakers focusing on consumer behaviour, recycling and CO2-emissions, all to guide the fashion industry down a more sustainable path.…

AS labour costs in China continue to rise, its apparel and textile industry is seeing orders being transferred to other outsourcing locations as foreign buyers seek lower cost manufacturers. This move could be especially damaging for smaller, low-end Chinese manufacturers, leaving China-based orders increasingly concentrated amongst larger companies, according to a report from the China Cotton Textile Association: “Small to medium manufacturers said their orders dropped sharply during the first quarter of the year while big manufacturers said they had enough orders to keep them busy,” it explained.…

THREE dimensional (3D) technology – while well established in many other industrial sectors like aerospace, architecture and industrial design – is still relatively new to the fashion industry. Analysts are describing it as ‘disruptive’ technology, capable of transforming the way apparel companies do business, from prototyping and pattern making using 3D models to the creation of 3D digital catalogues and a range of customer centric services based on 3D body scanning and sizing.…

Participants within a EUR12 million European Union (EU)-funded research project on fighting food fraud have told just-food they hope to help rebuild consumer confidence in Europe’s food sector, following last year’s horsemeat scandal. FoodIntegrity, a five-year project led by the UK’s Food and Environment Research Agency (FERA), will bring together food industry experts and government institutes around the world to create an early-warning system to flag up food fraud risks and close gaps in knowledge regarding detection. …

BRANDED food retailers across the European Union (EU) are facing additional administration to sell organic food products, because of reforms proposed last week by the European Commission. At present, EU member states may exempt wholesalers and retailers selling pre-packaged organic products from annual controls required for manufacturers and farmers creating organic food products.…

Industry association spiritsEUROPE has welcomed a EUR12 million European Union (EU)-funded project to combat drink and food fraud. Paul Skehan, its director general, welcomed the five-year FoodIntegrity project, led by the UK’s Food and Environment Research Agency (FERA) and involving spiritsEUROPE and industry partners such as the Scotch Whisky Research Institute.…

THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) is strengthening its commitments for member states to criminalise financial frauds that have an impact on the EU EUR135 billion annual budget. The European Parliament’s budgetary control and civil liberties committee have now approved a draft of a new directive on the ‘fight against fraud to the Union’s financial interests by means of criminal law’.…