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Application Note: Spectroscopy of Sports Drinks
Exploring the composition of several sample beverages using modular spectroscopy.
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Action on Salt calls for Government action on snack health claims
Action on Salt has issued a warning over the salt levels in so-called ‘healthy’ snacks and has urged the UK Government to name a successor to Public Health England to lead the salt reduction campaign.
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Setting the standards for seaweed analysis
With growing consumer demand for seaweed in European countries, Jens J Sloth and Susan L Holdt of the Technical University of Denmark explain why the lack of seaweed regulation is an immediate concern, and how laboratories should prepare for new legislation.
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Animal Welfare Institute takes on Boar’s Head over advertising claims
The AWI says Boar’s Head does not meet a high enough standard of animal care to warrant "humanely raised” claims, yet the cold meat supplier does adhere to industry guidelines.
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How ready is your food business for a cybercrime attack?
Arun Chauhan and Esther Phillips outline the dangers cybercrime poses to the food industry and ask whether businesses are truly prepared for a criminal attack.
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Food Integrity: Event Preview
The highly anticipated Food Integrity 2021 conference will bring together the best parts of the original 2020 agenda with new and exciting additions, convening as a fully virtual, interactive five-day event.
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Sports nutrition alliance urges European Commission to rethink legislation
Proposed legislation by the European Commission would limit the health claims that certain food products can make – something ESSNA claims would harm the sports nutrition industry.
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ACI completes landmark CBD study
Following the submission of its novel food application, New Food gets exclusive insight from three experts integral to the study…
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Cannabidiol: a legal food ingredient for 2021?
Food law expert, Dr Mark Tallon, examines the current position of cannabidiol as a food ingredient with reference to recent legislative decisions.
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BMPA says UK Government is preventing recruitment of butchers
The BMPA claims the UK Government has made it “doubly difficult” to recruit new butchers as a result of Brexit and a lack of funding for education courses.
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Taking on e-commerce food crime
Julie Pierce, FSA Director for Wales, Information and Science, responds to Prof Chris Elliott’s call to share what the government is doing to regulate the online food industry.
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Application note: Pesticides in Tomato by GCxGC-TOFMS
Pesticide residues in food can cause a number of adverse health effects. Using GCxGC-TOFMS, you can determine exactly what residues are in your food.
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Have your say on the new gene-edited food consultation
Robin May, Chief Scientific Advisor at The Food Standards Agency (FSA), discusses DEFRA’s consultation into the regulation of genetic technologies and urges the public’s participation in the scheme.
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An invitation for food fraud
Professor Chris Elliott stresses his frustration over a lack of regulation for food sold online – a problem he has been flagging for some time – and calls for the FSA to share how it intends to address the issue.
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EPA approves controversial pesticides to treat citrus diseases
The US EPA has approved two treatments to combat citrus diseases in the country, sparking fierce criticism from some.
