Saudi consortium buys farming group to increase food security
A London-listed company which owns swaths of the world's most fertile farmland in the Ukraine and Poland was snapped up yesterday by a consortium of Saudi Arabian investors for £61.5m.
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Malaysia: Qatar ponders investment in Sarawak halal hub
Qatar sees gelatine from fish as one of the new products that is in-demand. Their representative said there is a potential growth for this market especially in medicine. The diplomat…
EU gives ‘untimely’ OK to pork, poultry in fish feed
The European Commission has reapproved the use of reconstituted animal protein for use in fish feed from June 2013, in a move declared "untimely" by French deputy minister for food…
UAE, an agri-food hub in the region
Gulfood 2013 was opened on Monday in Dubai with the participation of 110 countries participating, representing food producers, manufacturers and suppliers from their respective countries in a show to facilitate…
USA: 59% of America’s “tuna” isn’t actually tuna
84% of fish samples labeled “white tuna” were actually escolar, a fish that can cause gastrointestinal symptoms. The only fish more likely to be misrepresented than tuna was snapper, which…
UK: Halal research commissioned
EBLEX's research – due to take place during March – will look at issues surrounding the trade, including how and where Muslim consumers shop for meat, which species and cuts…
UK: Horsemeat scandal: Food labelling and what’s changing
The new food labelling rules being introduced from 13 December 2014 will require new practices for food manufacturers which will involve increased costs, possibly running into millions of pounds to…
Opinion: The Global Farmland Rush
OVER the last decade, as populations have grown, capital has flowed across borders and crop yields have leveled off, food-importing nations and private investors have been securing land abroad to…
UK: Meat tests to be revealed after pork DNA in halal food scandal
The results of industry tests will be published "to provide a clearer picture of standards", the Food Standards Agency (FSA) said after a meeting attended by food and farming minister…
UK: Britain ‘can’t afford to overlook’ Halal trade
The Halal meat market is a multi-million pound contributor to the British economy. Abattoirs, butchers, processors and retailers can’t afford to overlook it. Eblex has commissioned new research, which will…
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