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The retail price of food used to be exactly what it said on the label – an amalgamation of contributions from each link in the supply chain, adding up until it appeared on the shelf or behind the counter. But a report from the Sustainable Food Trust has unmasked the…
If there’s anything to be taken away from Food Brexit 2017, it’s this: Brexit is coming, look busy. Depending on certain machinations of the British Government, we are expected to leave the European Union on 29 March 2019, just 19 months from now. In that time, there are 45 years…
The demand for food manufacturers to go above and beyond when it comes to ensuring the safety of their product has never been higher. Eoghan Daly, Senior Manager, Forensic and Counter Fraud Services, Crowe Clark Whitehill tells us more.
Food and beverage companies could be putting themselves at severe risk of suffering a food safety incident, without even knowing it, potentially leading to lawsuits and ruinous fines. Deb’s Paul Jakeway explains further.
Back in 2002 the then US Secretary of Defence Donald Rumsfeld was roundly mocked for his infamous “known unknowns and unknown unknowns speech.” Though most people could understand what Rumsfeld was trying to say, the public simply wasn’t ready for the way he said it. It turns out that the…
A general consensus agrees that food less than 400 miles from its origin, or within state boundaries, qualifies as locally grown. Allison Stowell, Megan Majeski and Kitty Broihier, explain why buying local produce is good for you, the environment and the economy.
In this In-Depth Focus: the enormous quantity of food that is wasted around the globe and how the United Nations is proposing a worldwide commitment to zero tolerance for food loss and waste.
This Country Profile explores the threats posed to UK food safety in the wake of Brexit, the rising instances of food fraud and the benefits of Industry 4.0 on the food and beverage sector.
This In-Depth Focus looks at the rise of sugar alternatives and their impact on the market. It also takes a closer look at what gluten-free really means and explores the world of superfoods; are the claims about them valid?
After a recent blackmail case in Germany in which baby food was poisoned with ethylene glycol, we hear from Mettler Toledo about tampering protection.
In this In-Depth Focus: the need for a change in food quality testing, how unstable supply chains increase the risk of food contamination and much more...
In this issue: an in-depth look at food analysis, consumer expectations about food fraud, the perks of buying local produce, food hygiene's dirty secret, and much more...
There are currently over 800 million chronically undernourished people in the world. Yet we produce 4 billion tonnes of food every year, more than enough to feed the 7.5 billion people who live on the planet. Unfortunately, a large proportion of all food produced never reaches a human mouth: it…
During the 71st session of the United Nations General Assembly at the UN Headquarters in New York, José Graziano da Silva, Director-General of the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), called for widespread improvements to the food industry, especially with regard to waste and the supply chain...
Our devotion to plastic convenience is coming back to bite us. It is time for action, says Frederikke Magnussen, co-founder of A Plastic Planet, before it's too late.
