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60 Second News – 6 May 2022
The New Food team give you your rapid food and beverage update in just 60 seconds.
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Obesity rates soaring in Europe, according to new WHO report
The World Health Organization has published its latest report on obesity, highlighting the impact that it is having on European countries.
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What does the calorie labelling law mean for people with eating disorders?
The new calorie labelling legislation in England – aimed at tackling the obesity crisis – has been welcomed by many, but does it also carry a cause for concern? New Food finds out.
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Call for mandatory salt reduction targets
“It’s time to make salt reduction targets mandatory”, health professionals and charities tell the UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, in a letter.
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Why Kellogg’s is not happy with HFSS regulations
Kellogg's is challenging the UK Government over upcoming HFSS regulations which would limit where some of its most popular cereals can be displayed in shops - and it's all to do with added milk...
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Upcycling certification looks to conquer Canada
The “world’s first and only certification for upcycled ingredients and products” expands into Canada after US success.
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Tetra Pak launches tethered caps
A well-known European-based food packaging and processing company has invested in tethered caps for its carton packages in a bid to be more sustainable.
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Food security in a crisis
Tim Newthorpe of The Vegan Society analyses how the war in Ukraine is impacting the supply of global commodities that Europe relies on to maintain current levels of production.
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Looking where it matters
François Bourdichon discusses the importance of process sampling in tracking deviations in microbial monitoring, and where and how one can implement meaningful preventative actions.
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Saving human lives
Carel du Marchie Sarvaas explains how innovations in animal health are serving up safer food and considers ways we might further improve quality standards in the future.
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Ukrainian workers flee UK farms
Ukrainian workers flee UK farms due to poor treatment, with one woman describing it as "akin to modern-day slavery".
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UK Government cracks down on fake reviews
The UK Government has given increased powers to the UK’s consumer watchdog to ensure that online spending is protected and fake reviews stamped out.
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Greenwashing – the new food fraud
As consumers become more interested in the environmental impact of their products and services, businesses are facing intense pressure to be greener...but this also gives way for a new type of fraud.
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Cricket board warned over HFSS adverts aimed at children
The England and Wales Cricket Board has apologised for what it has called an “internal error” that resulted in an advertising email for HFSS snacks being sent to under 16s.
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Ingredients – pet food, CBD and infant formula
April 2022's Ingredients In-depth Focus explores the most common ways contaminants are finding their way into baby milk, a look into the humanisation pet food trend, and one expert's insights into the trials and tribulations of being of UK CBD business.
