Archives for February 9, 2004

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Is Asia's pork industry next?

A deadly strain of bird flu has been detected in several Vietnamese pigs, heightening concern that the aggressive virus could decimate pork production in Asia. However, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has said that it has no...

Bottling goes hi-tech

Food manufacturers on both sides of the Atlantic will soon be obliged by law to keep detailed records of the supply chain. As a result, more and more bottling and packaging lines are adopting IT technology to meet market - and legislative - demands.