Good for the Sea and Good for You
"Good for the sea and good for you" is the slogan of Mr Goodfish, a quality and sustainability label that sets out to encourage consumers across Europe to enjoy sustainable fisheries in season, writes Peter Crosskey in the third in the series of features...

Opportunities For UK Offal
What are the export opportunities for UK offal, asked Dr Phil Hadley, South West Regional Manager for English Beef and Lamb Executive at Beef Expo 2010. Charlotte Johnston, TheMeatSite junior editor reports.

France Consolidates Health and Research Agencies
July this year saw the establishment of Europe's largest health and safety agency as the French food standards agency AFSSA joins forces with environmental and workplace health agency AFSSET to form the Agence National de SEcurité Sanitaire (ANSES), writes...

Boulogne Builds a Future with Vision for Fish Handling
As Europe's largest fish-processing centre, handling 330,000 tonnes of fish last year, Boulogne sur Mer holds a strong position in the French fish industry, writes Peter Crosskey in the first of four features on the French fish industry.

Five Year Plan for Chinese Meat Industry
The 12th five year plan for the Chinese meat sector is set to change the industry into a modern, streamlined, safe and efficient machine, ready to take its part in the 21st century global market, writes TheMeatSite senior editor, Chris Harris.

Myths and Benefits of Shellfish
Shellfish have been given the green light as far as healthy eating is concerned, writes TheFishSite senior editor, Chris Harris.

Opportunities for Duck Production
Seen from a global perspective and in comparison to chickens, ducks are not an important source of food, but the duck is an important provider of both meat and eggs in Asia and particularly China, according to Richard Bird. Jackie Linden, editor of TheMeatSite,...

The Meat Security Net
Meat producers are embracing new technology as a way of ensuring product quality, traceability and foreign object detection, writes Richard Mills of Foss.

Resurgence of Frozen Ready Meals
The competition between the frozen and chilled foods markets in many parts of Western Europe is strong.

Veal Production In The UK
With an increasing awareness of where food comes from, Charlotte Johnston, TheMeatSite junior editor, unravels the consumer concerns surrounding veal production in the UK.

Turkey Product Quality and Marketing at Conference
Three papers presented at this year's Turkey Science and Production Conference in Macclesfield tackled difficult issues in turkey meat marketing and product quality. Editor, Jackie Linden, selects the highlights for TheMeatSite.

UK Can Expect Cattle Numbers to Remain Tight
The last year saw a slight decline in slaughtering numbers for prime cattle - steers, heifers and young bulls - writes TheMeatSite senior editor, Chris Harris.

South Korea Food Processing and Ingredients Bi-Annual Report 2010
Korea is a major importer of raw materials and ingredients for food processing. About 70 per cent of food products in Korea are imported, according to the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service. The size of the Korean food processing industry is estimated...

UK Poultry and Poultrymeat Statistics - March 2010
This monthly publication by Defra combines the UK Hatcheries Survey and Poultry Slaughterhouse Survey results together with other Defra statistics, and trade data. It includes data to February 2010.

Innovation in Traditional Foods Could Harm Their Image
Researchers from the Institute for Food and Agricultural Research and Technology (IRTA) have analysed the definitions of 'traditional food' and 'innovation' in order to predict the degree to which people will accept changes in the foods they eat.