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FSA urges vegan label caution for those with food allergies
The FSA has released a campaign supporting those living with food hypersensitivity, following research that revealed 62 percent wrongly trust 'vegan' labels.
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Food Integrity Global to gather industry titans in Amsterdam
This year, New Food’s Food Integrity Global conference will be taking place in the heart of Europe! Be the first to find out speakers here…
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FSA Chair Susan Jebb to stand down
Professor Susan Jebb will step down from her role as Chair of the UK FSA in June 2024 as the Department for Health and Social Care begins a search for a new chair.
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Tufts hunger research included in White House commitments
Two Tufts-related initiatives have now been included in the White House’s latest round of public and private sector commitments to improve nutrition, end hunger and reduce diet related disease in the US.
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Antibody reduces children’s allergic reactions to numerous foods
A new trial has revealed that a 16-week course of omalizumab has the potential to safeguard children with multiple food allergies in the event of accidental exposure.
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New committee calls for evidence in obesity investigation
A new House of Lords Committee will investigate the role of some food types and the food and beverage industry on obesity and public health.
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TurtleTree earns first of its kind vegan certification
Vegan Action has certified TurtleTree’s animal-free sustainable lactoferrin, LF+ making it the first precision fermentation dairy company globally to obtain vegan certification.
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Food inflation eases for tenth consecutive month
ONS has revealed that the annual rate of inflation for food and non-alcoholic beverages has dipped to seven percent, driven by items including chocolate biscuits, cooking sauces and instant coffee.
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Sainsbury’s leads with living wages for banana workers
Supermarket giant Sainsbury’s is investing in living wages for banana workers in Cameroon, Colombia, Dominican Republic and Ghana.
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Lidl launches bottle recycling pilot with cash rewards
Discount supermarket Lidl is piloting an own bottle return scheme across a city in the UK with “unlimited cash rewards” for consumers.
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EFRA Chair raises “serious concerns” over new Brexit checks
Chair of EFRA, Sir Robert Goodwill shares “serious concerns” regarding biosecurity threats to UK's agri-food sector following the implementation of BTOM and urges clarity on check funding cuts and Sevington facility concerns.
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MEPs vote for GMO traceability amid deregulation process
EU politicians today passed a draft report which could see some crops produced via “new genomic techniques” separated from the current EU regulation.
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Brexit controls are finally here after being pushed back five times
Brexit legislation controlling the imports of multiple food and beverage products has come into force today, in a move which some claim will stretch already strained supply chains even further.
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FSA Chair writes to DEFRA Minister supporting Owen’s Law
Professor Susan Jebb has written to Mark Spencer, Minister of State for Food, Farming and Fisheries at DEFRA urging Government to set an “expectation that food businesses provide allergen information in writing”.
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Mastering allergen management: A guide for food businesses
Zoe Richards, Business Solutions Director at Trustwell, emphasises the crucial role of effective allergen management in the food industry.
