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... costs linked to the takeover of del monte foods earlier this year has hit annual profits at the us canned food maker

... food deliveries to 34 coles stores in queensland have been affected by the current floods ... coles operations director stuart machin said coles was working closely with the queensland government’s emergency management team to look at all options for getting food deliveries into affected regions ... “these are obviously very challenging circumstances, and we want to thank our customers for their patience and assure them that we’re doing everything we can to get food deliveries into our stores as quickly as possible,” mr machin said ... the premier confirmed that in the last 24 hours some 2772 pallets amounting to over 1582 tonnes of essential items and 478 tonnes of fresh food has passed through floodwaters on its way to cairns, townsville, mackay, rockhampton and gladstone ... “trucks laden with essential non-perishables including toilet paper, nappies, long life milk, bottled water and canned food have already started arriving at the raaf base at amberley,” ms bligh said ... this operation follows resupply late last week of 250 tonnes of food, fruit and vegetables into rockhampton by truck as part of a major operation to resupply major centres north of rockhampton ... margy osmond, ceo of the australian national retailer’s association (anra) said there had been some concern that food and essential items were running short in a number of communities ... in addition to fresh food, other essential items on the way north will include: long life milk, bottled water, flour, toilet paper, baby formula, disposable nappies, and canned beans/spaghetti

... nsw primary industries minister, steve whan, has called for those impacted by the devastating flood events across nsw to be mindful of food safety during and following the emergency ... “there is a risk that any food that has come into contact with floodwater may be contaminated-and that also applies to surfaces and cooking utensils ... ” mr whan outlined the following simple rules to minimise any food safety risk: throw out any food that has come into contact with floodwater or has an unusual odour, colour or texture-do not taste or cook it ... throw out food that has gone past its use-by date ... check canned food and discard any that are dented, swollen or damaged thoroughly clean and sanitise surfaces and food utensils vegetable gardens may take up to a month to become suitable to consume from after a flood or sewage discharge, discard all leafy green produce ... “because power is often cut during a flood situation, it is important to discard food that has not been maintained at its correct temperature ... try to keep the door of your fridge and freezer closed but if frozen food does thaw do not refreeze,” minister whan said ... ” the nsw food authority also advises that food businesses impacted by flood must not sell food that is unsafe or unsuitable and they must ensure that any discarded food cannot be easily accessed or collected by consumers ... food businesses should contact their local council for assistance and advice with reopening their business ... “wash and dry your hands thoroughly before preparing and eating food - use an alcohol based hand sanitiser if there is not plentiful clean water around

... an international panel of 30 world health organisation (who) experts has found there is no scientific evidence indicating that bisphenol a (bpa) should be banned from food products as a public health measure ... these findings back up the position of australia’s $102 billion food and grocery manufacturing industry, the australian food and grocery council (afgc) said today ... the outcome was also in line with a new bpa study by food standards australia and new zealand (fsanz) - released last wednesday - which concluded that there were no health risks to consumers from consuming packaged food and beverages ... “there’s little definitive scientific evidence internationally and in australia that has shown any dangers to humans from bpa in canned food products or bottles,” ms carnell said ... “products containing bpa have been subject to significant, rigorous investigations by leading world authorities and, in recent years, food regulators in the united states, uk and the eu have examined the latest findings and determined that the use of bpa continues to be safe

... in the food resources and materials area, this segment recorded a mark-to-market loss on commodity derivative contracts related to the coffee business and a decline in gross profit in the businesses of maize, fruit juice and dairy products ... mcm foods holdings limited (united kingdom), vendor of canned food products and groceries in the european market, recorded a decline in gross profit reflecting the poor performance of the canned food products business

... studies on the toxicity of bisphenol a at low doses", scientists concluded, "they could not identify any new evidence which would lead them to revise the current tolerable daily intake (tdi)", the european food safety authority said on thursday ... it is found in plastic food and drink packaging, such as baby bottles and sports bottles, and as an epoxy resin in canned food and drinks and storage containers

... in a move that has caught market analysts by surprise, uk based snack and biscuit maker, united biscuits, is reportedly close to a deal with leading chinese food group bright food in terms of a buy out ... analysts had placed the spotlight solely on leading us snack and food groups and uk competitors as the likely bidders for jaffa cake and hula hoops maker ... sugar deal lost bright foods, which has a canned food division and a confectionary business that makes a popular chinese brand of sweets called white rabbit, recently lost a bidding war for australian sugar refiner csr ... the new group, named bright food, is managed by shanghai's local administration and the state-owned assets supervision and administration commission ... the acquisition, say industry insiders, would therefore allow bright foods to gain a foothold in a range of markets as well as a providing it with a platform for marketing its own food and dairy range ... job security in terms of union response to the news that may be put up for sale, alan black, gmb national officer said: "we hope that united biscuits is bought by a company that has an established, successful food manufacturing background and record

... a breakthrough process that converts waste carbon dioxide into food packaging and coatings could also be used to replace bisphenol a (bpa) in the linings of food and drink cans, said novomer, the company developing the technology ... bpa replacement while many of the polyols are being aimed at the industrial sectors, the company identified at least one application that could mark a major breakthrough the food packaging industry as a replacement for bisphenol a (bpa) in can linings ... ” the company said it had “ just begun the food contact notification process” with the food and drug administration (fda) ... rising consumer, scientific and political concern over the continued used of bpa in food contact materials on health grounds has triggered an intense search for alternatives ... the north american metal packaging alliance (nampa) said in may the canned food and drinks sectors were bowing to consumer pressure and seeking bpa replacers

... heinz australia said it plans to phase out use of bisphenol a (bpa) in all its baby food packaging in response to mounting consumer fears over the substance ... canned food a priority in its announcement today, heinz australia said it would prioritise canned baby foods followed by metal closures on jars ... bpa is found in the epoxy lining of food cans and in seals on food jar closures ... concerns have been raised about migration of the chemical from these coatings into foods and the company acknowledged that “in some cases, small amounts of the chemicals in the food packaging may leach into the food product ... ” “we expect bpa-free cans for baby food to be available within 12 months, with metal closures on glass jars to follow”, heinz australia corporate affairs manager jessica ramsden told foodproductiondaily ... the firm cited the recently delivered opinion of food standards australia new zealand (fsanz) that concluded the continued use of bpa and plasticisers in food concluding posed no risk to infants or any other age group ... ” consumer concerns are increasingly driving action to eliminate use of the chemical in food packaging ... last week, the australian government said it had brokered a voluntary agreement with a host of major retailers to stop using bpa in food contact materials aimed at young children ... the government stressed it was responding to consumer anxiety and that it still believed current exposure to bpa from food packaging was safe ... committed to bpa alternatives heinz uk and ireland said the food giant was committed to finding bpa substitutes despite assurances from food safety bodies that the chemical was safe ... com that its baby food cans were already bpa free but did not respond to further inquiries before publication to clarify whether this referred to all canned baby food or just infant formula ... “although uk and european food authorities have stated that minute levels of bpa in can coatings are safe, heinz remains committed to moving to alternatives,” he said

... exposure to bisphenol a from canned food poses no health risk to the general population, health canada has said after conducting a survey into levels of the chemical in 78 products ... however, the agency also pointed out that its results were “exploratory and should not be used to indicate the distribution of bpa in canned food products” ... it added that its overall aim was to “ limit human exposure to bpa to the greatest extent possible” by working with the food packaging sector to find out how the chemical migrates into food o food ... the body said its study of a range of canned tuna, soups, vegetable and tomato-based products from such companies as campbell canada, loblaws, conagra and general mills revealed only a low-level presence of bpa in the foodstuffs ... “the results of this survey confirm that exposure to bpa from canned food products is very low and poses no health or safety concerns to the general population,” said health canada ... survey findings health canada said it found bpa in almost all the 78 canned products tested ... canned tuna products had highest levels – with average and maximum bpa levels of 137 and 534 ng/g respectively ... canned soups had the second highest levels, with condensed soups exhibiting much higher levels that ready-to-eat varieties ... levels of the chemical in canned tomato paste products were found to be considerably lower ... the body concluded that the average findings of bpa in the canned food products were consistent with those of past surveys and were not “ considered to represent a human health concern” ... “what is important about this latest survey from health canada is that once again, research conducted by a well respected international body has shown that the minute levels of bpa in canned foods do not represent any risk to consumers,” said nampa chairman dr john m ... the industry group added that bpa-based epoxy linings are a vital food safety tool and no fully tested alternative had yet been found