Farewell to vegetarian sausages: France passes meat-labelling law
The law claims to protect consumers by doing away with misleading labels. The ruling falls into a trend of controversy regarding how meat substitutes are marketed.
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EFSA landmark studies on pesticides and human health close to completion
The pilot assessments – looking at the cumulative effects of exposure to pesticides in food on the human nervous and thyroid systems – are expected to be finalised by the end of the year.
Survey finds a surge of interest in nutrigenomics
The result is in keeping with a drive among consumers for personalised nutrition.
Nutritionists to be unleashed on the aisles in Waitrose stores
The latest steps to boost consumer health follow the store becoming the first to ban the sale of energy drinks to under-16s, a move which was quickly replicated by many supermarkets.
A wilful misrepresentation: Dairy UK responds to ‘less and better’ report
The head of the association accused the writers of the report, which targets Defra as it prepares for Brexit, of "cherry picking" statistics.
Average American wastes half a kilogram of food a day
Approximately 30 million acres of cropland (7 per cent of annual cropland acreage) were used to produce wasted food.
Science and technology firms join forces on livestock blockchain platform
The new collaboration hopes to create a platform hosting accessible information on the provenance of livestock and the food it produces.
Mould contamination in sea salts could potentially spoil food
Researchers have called for microbial safety standards for the currently unregulated mould spores to prevent food spoilage.
German Government minister finalising glyphosate ban regulations
The facts in the case of glyphosate are murky at the best of times, with each side accusing the other of either selective attention at best or evidence tampering at worst. In this latest development, it appears Germany has struck out on its own.
European Parliament backs ambitious food waste reduction target
The European Parliament has voted in support of a series of targets concerning the treatment of household waste, including food.
Scientists engineer enzyme that can digest plastic bottles
The tradition of chance meeting science continues after scientists 'inadvertently' engineer an enzyme better at breaking down plastics than its natural counterpart.
Food waste programmes could be a sound investment for hotels
For every US$1 hotels invested in programmes to reduce kitchen food waste, they saved an average of $7 according to a new report.
Sainsbury’s to introduce touch-free packaging for squeamish millennials
Newspapers in the UK have reported on the product's announcement as an example of the distinctive consumer habits associated with the millennial generation.
Dutch consumers favour British traffic light model for food information
The traffic light system was favoured over the French and Scandinavian schemes.
Commonwealth unites in pledge to fight single-use plastics
Countries from across the Commonwealth have pledged to eliminate avoidable single-use plastic in a bid to clean up the world’s oceans.
