Sep 16, 2022 | Food Safety Africa Magazine

Fujitsu, Phytocontrol Group automate analyses of food contamination

Sep 16, 2022Sep 21, 2022

JAPAN – Fujitsu, a leading Japanese global information and communication technology company, has kicked off a strategic collaboration with Phytocontrol Group, a French leader in contaminant analysis for environmental and food safety, to develop AI-supported chromatography analysis services. These services aim to contribute to the assurance of food safety by accelerating and improving the accuracy of contaminant analysis in the…

CP Foods reinforces commitment to animal welfare, attains Farm F1rst assurance

Sep 16, 2022Sep 16, 2022

THAILAND – Charoen Pokphand Foods PLC (CP Foods), a global top three producer of poultry and pork, has become the first Thai company to secure the UK’s Farm F1rst certification for its chicken production process, affirming its commitment to food security and safe supply chain that underpins animal welfare. The certification amplified CP Foods’ traceable and internationally-recognized practices on animal…

Control of Darkling beetle could prevent Salmonella in poultry

Sep 16, 2022Sep 16, 2022

GLOBAL – The management of the Darkling beetle, which is endemic to poultry houses could be key to preventing Salmonella contamination in poultry. Darkling beetles are a vector for foodborne pathogens, including Salmonella and E. coli, and poultry diseases like Marek’s disease, infectious bronchitis, and blackhead disease. In addition, darkling beetles have been known to bite birds, leaving scars on…

CP Foods beefs up food safety, turns to healthier product innovations

Sep 16, 2022Sep 16, 2022

THAILAND – CP Foods, one of the world’s largest food and beverage conglomerates, has opted to shift focus on innovation of healthier products and ensuring food safety, as part of meeting its sustainability goals. Unhealthy food is responsible for 8 million premature deaths worldwide each year and contributes to healthcare costs related to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) estimated to exceed USD…

Study demonstrates potential of x-ray technology in agricultural sector

Sep 16, 2022Sep 16, 2022

INDIA – A study led by a team of researchers from the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) and the Fraunhofer Development Center for X-ray Technology (EZRT), has demonstrated the potential of X-ray radiography for a rapid and non-destructive determination of key market-related traits from X-ray scans of peanuts while still inside the hull. Consequently, the evaluation…