EU releases common testing method to fight dual quality food
The European Commission has just released a new common methodology for comparing the quality of food products across the EU.
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APRIL Robotics Inspires Food Revolution
How many robots prepare and cook food in your factory? It’s an area set for major growth and over 30 food businesses were inspired to take action; transforming their manufacturing with robotics and automation at OAL’s Food Manufacturing 2030 Conference.
Salt levels in salads up 13 per cent in four years
Action on Salt has called for mandatory colour-coded nutrition labelling in restaurants and fast food outlets, after a survey revealed the lack of nutrition information on menus and at the point of sale.
Hygiena launches new selective media for Listeria, Salmonella
Actero™ Elite Enrichment Media for the BAX® System reduces sample handling, improves throughput and time to results.
Canada’s new food regulations to smooth trade with U.S.
The regulations, which will come into effect next year, have been finalised at a time when Canada-America food trade relations are under the spotlight.
Cultured meat firm highlights safety advantages in U.S. labelling debate
The debate over how cultured meat is labelled has raged since February when the U.S. Cattlemen's association submitted a petition to the USDA.
Consumer group unmasks the dirtiest tricks of food labelling
The terms 'artisanal', 'traditional' and 'craft' are being used by unscrupulous food businesses to conjure up an air of quality around mass-produced wares.
Fipronil scandal comes back to life as 73,000 eggs are recalled
Nearly a year on from a European scandal that saw the recall of millions of eggs, fipronil is once again in the headlines.
Starch could replace normal plastic in food packaging
Eventually all petroleum-based material in food packaging will have to be replaced with bio-based material. Research done at Karlstad University shows that a mixture of starch and other polymers forms an equally effective protective barrier.
Compliments to the automaton – new restaurant uses robot chefs
Four 'robotics obsessed' graduates from MIT, one of the world's leading engineering research institutions, have taken a leap forward in the field of food service automation.
Quorn to cut 297 tonnes of non-recyclable plastic through packaging change
Charity WRAP found last year that local councils in the United Kingdom were sending black plastic to landfill.
Researchers investigate the flavour profiles of vodka produced from whey
A handful of creameries are turning away from disposing whey in landfill sites or turning it into whey protein and towards a new alcoholic possibility.
Irish f&b businesses better prepared for Brexit than other industries
More than half of Ireland's food and drink businesses are setting up contingency plans for Brexit, with the most common strategy being a focus on markets other than the United Kingdom.
Authorities launch probe after animal DNA found in meat-free meals
A newspaper investigation allegedly found traces of animal DNA in meat-free and vegan products in two of the UK's most popular supermarkets.
Las Vegas food service workers threaten strike to stop robots ‘taking jobs’
The rise of automation in the food service sector became a major bone of contention in a row between food service workers and the casinos that employ them in Las Vegas.
