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Dairy should be high priority in Brexit negotiations
It is vitally important that the UK dairy industry is recognised and prioritised during Brexit negotiations, Dr David Dobbin, chairman of Dairy UK, asserts.
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UK Food and Drink Federation respond to Queen’s Speech
Responding to the Queen’s Speech, FDF Director General Ian Wright CBE said:
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Food labelling: A natural opportunity to reducing sugar intake
The International Stevia Council offer an insight into how stevia might present a natural solution to the sugar intake problem and the role of food labelling in this.
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Food Safety In-Depth Focus 2017
In this in-depth focus: Huub Lelieveld discusses improving and harmonising food safety regulations; Validating food safety: the process control measures for making safe food; and an essential guide to food safety challenges in the 21st Century...
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An analysis of EU regulation on nutrition and health claims
Luca Bucchini, Managing Director at Hylobates Consulting Srl, goes into detail regarding the regulation on botanicals in the EU following the 'REFIT process.'
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Issue #3 2017 – Digital Version
In this issue: Nanotechnology; Food safety; Soft drinks sugar reduction; Agrifoods; New consumer eating habits; Allergens; UK country profile; and much more...
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Unpacking product advertising and the ‘natural’ claim
Claiming ‘naturalness’ for food and beverages remains an unbroken trend. Nils Wolfgang Bings offers further comment on the issue.
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Why improve and harmonise food safety regulations?
Food regulations are needed to protect consumers. Existing regulations, however, may affect food security without any contribution to product safety and hence do not protect consumers. Moreover, laws and regulations differ between countries. In this article Huub Lelieveld, GHI-Association; c/o Department of Food Science and Technology, Universität für Bodenkultur discusses…
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Regulatory controls and responsible use of animal medicines
Consumers are increasingly driven to understand more about the food they eat and its quality is often reliant on the responsible use of animal medicines.
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Implementing effective risk management strategies in the food industry
"Only 33% of consumers trust food manufacturers to ensure that food is safe to eat." How safe actually is the food we consume? Sean Crossey at arc-net investigates...
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The challenge of defining honey true to label
Airborne Honey has been owned and operated by the Bray family in South Canterbury for generations. It is one of the world’s most scientifically advanced honey companies with a deep practical knowledge of varietal characteristics...
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Analysing the EFSA methological assessment of botanical ingredients safety
Vittorio Silano, esteemed Italian academic, reviews the EFSA methodology for safety assessment of botanicals and botanical preparations intended for use as ingredients in food supplements...
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Too much sugar, too little imagination
The sugar issue is unavoidable at present no matter which continent you live in. Alex Murtough, Field & Marketing Manager at Oppo argues that the fight to reduce intake simply isn't working...
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What does the General Election mean for food science? IFST
Ahead of the UK General Election on 8 June 2017, the Institute of Food Science & Technology has updated its policy in three priority areas.
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Brexit and the food and beverage industry
For New Food, the biggest question remains, what will be the impact on the UK’s Food & Beverage industry?
