Food Price Index up from January average
Index currently at its highest level since August 2018.
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“Getting as many things right as we can within the food chain”
Co-chair at New Food's recent Food Fraud to Food Integrity conference Professor Chris Elliot reviews the event.
Singapore to ban PHOs
Minister says ban should not have an adverse effect on Singaporeans’ food options and cost of food.
Nestlé outlines plan to support Cocoa & Forests initiative
Company has stated that it is fully committed to achieving deforestation-free commodities by 2020.
Fears over US chlorinated chicken entering the UK post-Brexit reexamined
UK government seeks to reassure: "we will not lower our food standards as part of a future trading agreement".
UK National Apprenticeship Week offers opportunities in uncertain times
Many companies are taking the apprenticeship route predominantly to upskill their existing workforce, but also to recruit school-leavers who bring a fresh approach to problem-solving.
Social media not good for children’s food intake
Social media has been shown to influence the food intake of children, with a recent study showing that it has a largely negative influence.
Big data to analyse international food trade
Trade plays an important role in distributing food more equitably across the planet, and Big Data could help to build this network efficiently and effectively.
Food Fraud 2019: NGS for food authenticity, traceability and safety
Mário Gadanho of SGS Molecular explains how next-generation sequencing could be a vital method of automatically detecting food fraud.
Breaking down blockchain barriers
Greenfence launches world’s first self-serve enterprise blockchain solution at GFSI Conference 2019.
Nofima launches a new European standard for food fraud
New initiative aims to make communication regarding food fraud more precise.
Food industry holds key to sustainable future, says Compass CEO
The City Food Lecture 2019 looked at what it will take to secure a thriving food environment for tomorrow's generation.
Ingredient-identifying food scanner unveiled by FSAI
Next-generation DNA sequencing tool aims to facilitate easier detection of potential food fraud and/or misleading labelling.
FDA strategy to advance food safety and modernise the overseeing of imported food announced
The FDA has issued a statement outlining steps it looks to take in order to advance food safety and the implementation of the FSMA.
Boiled peanut oral immunotherapy continues to show promise as allergy treatment
Research from an Imperial College, UK, clinical trial finds a new oral immunotherapy option provides sustained unresponsiveness one year after treatment.
