Consumer food attitudes survey published by FSA
The Food Standards Agency's Biannual Public Attitudes Tracker monitors consumer attitudes towards food-related issues, such as food safety, food health, labelling and transparency.
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The Food Standards Agency's Biannual Public Attitudes Tracker monitors consumer attitudes towards food-related issues, such as food safety, food health, labelling and transparency.
In this study, the researchers looked at data from 33,931 women in the Nurses' Health Study (NHS) to evaluate the association between nut consumption and overall health and well-being in ageing.
A recent Dupont safety assessment of the biotechnologically produced human milk oligosaccharide 3-Fucosyllactose (3-FL) has demonstrated the safe use for food and dietary supplements in infants.
The increase is said not to represent a rise in the number of people getting ill, but instead in the number of cases that can be attributed to food.
Food and beverage products are recalled due to reasons ranging from contamination to incorrect labelling, and here is New Food’s roundup of the most recent cases.
Through a collaboration between the Wolfson Institute, Queen Mary University of London and Action on Salt, the analysis looked at the effect of salt reduction on blood pressure.
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland report found that some cereals and yoghurts contained extremely high levels of sugar, fat and saturated fat.
The bill, which states bottled water is harmful to environment, has been condemned by the International Bottled Water Association (IBWA), which claims that the bill lacks fact and is not based on sound scientific sources.
The acquisition is said to enhance Kerry’s position in the hydrolysed plant protein space for specialised nutrition, and expands the company’s capacity to serve the rapidly growing organic plant protein market.
VQIP is a voluntary fee-based programme that provides importers, who achieve and maintain control over the safety and security of their supply chains, expedited review and importation of human and animal foods into the US.
The scientists highlighted that more and better research on antibiotics in animals is urgently needed to help guide decision-making on the best and safest use of antibiotics in future.
Danone has launched a service that will enable customers and retailers to trace the journey of its baby formula products from farm-to-fork, and verify its quality and authenticity.
Supported by the Scottish Government and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the scheme will see organisations trial alternatives to single-use products – such as reusable and packaging-free options.
A team of Canadian researchers have developed a treatment combining fruit extracts and irradiation to prevent outbreaks of foodborne infections.
While the original proposed rule was jointly published with the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), the FDA is only seeking comments on the agency’s specific aspects of the proposed rule, including 13 general principles for food standards modernisation.