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Booths confirms it is the supermarket linked with beef scandal
Booths has confirmed in a statement that it is the supermarket involved in the “British” beef fraud incident and is currently working “closely and cooperatively” with the NFCU.
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Mars Food & Nutrition hires new Global R&D Vice President
Former Unilever Executive Karina Zimerfeld has been appointed as Mars Food & Nutrition’s Vice President of R&D.
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Brexit: taking food safety with us
Food businesses are waiting on tenterhooks to see what changes the UK Government will make to regulations and standards following Brexit. But how are food safety bodies such as the FSA planning to mitigate industry pressures?
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Hellmann’s trials new label to reduce fridge temperatures
Unilever owned Hellmann’s is trialling a new test label to reduce fridge temperatures and food waste amid the cost of living crisis.
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Is “British” beef fraud “the tip of an ugly iceberg”?
After reports emerged that an investigation is underway into supermarket-sold beef that is allegedly falsely labelled as British, are we looking at "the start of another large food fraud scandal?
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Recall Roundup: Listeria monocytogenes and allergen labelling
This week's recall roundup looks at recalls in the US and UK including an Easter Egg Hunt Bag with various allergens not declared in English on the label.
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Cultivated Meat: From rarity to reality
With many keen to try cultivated meat for themselves, SuperMeat explains how it evolved from a “pipedream” to being on the verge of hitting US shelves.
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Could pesticides be to blame for bland strawberries?
According to a new study, certain commonly used pesticides could be causing strawberries to become “bland and watery”.
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Grant given to reduce food bacterial contamination detection time
A Mason Associate Professor has received $35,000 from Intellifoods Labs to research reducing the time taken to detect the presence of bacteria in food samples.
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Keto and paleo diets branded “least sustainable” in study
Researchers have found that keto and paleo diets score the lowest overall nutritional quality and have some of the highest carbon emissions.
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Artificial sweetener linked to higher rates of heart attack and stroke
A Cleveland Clinic study has revealed that erythritol, a commonly used artificial sweetener can be associated with an increased risk of heart attack and stroke.
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The Heptagon of Food Quality
One person’s idea of quality can be very different to another’s. Here, Filippo Renga and Chiara Corbo from Smart AgriFood Observatory share how best to capitalise on your brand’s unique qualities.
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Recall Roundup: Temperature control and undeclared allergens
Read our latest recall roundup to find out about food recalls in the UK and US, including products being recalled due to poor temperature control.
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Recall Roundup: Foreign objects and undeclared allergens
Read our latest recall roundup to find out about recalls in the US and UK, including small pieces of plastic found in Quorn meatballs.
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Food colouring may “damage” the human gut
Nanoparticles in food colouring and anti-caking agents may “damage parts of the human intestine”, according to new research.
