The latte levy: industry reactions to 25p charge proposal
“Why charge consumers 25p a cup when the industry is willing to provide funding for recycling?” – Executive Director of the Foodservice Packaging Association.
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Scientists identify exploitable genes to bolster citrus fruit against climate change
A hormone signalling pathway has been identified that may help boost citrus fruit's tolerance to the effect of global warming, including the widespread flooding on farmland.
Salmon farmers set up ‘unique fingerprint’ to fight food fraud
A salmon farming company has joined forces with traceability experts, creating unique fingerprints to verify the origin of their fish.
Almost 60 per cent of popular Chinese cod fillet mislabelled
Lack of clarity in the definition of Xue Yu and difficulty in identifying the fish once it has been prepared may have contributed to widespread mislabelling.
World-famous lab begins work on genetic project to save cocoa
MARS has teamed up with scientists at a world-famous lab to create cacao trees that will be resistant to disease, safeguarding the crop's future.
Farming industry reacts to Michael Gove’s post-Brexit vision
UK farmers will have to earn subsidies after Brexit through sustainable practices, Michael Gove, the UK Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, announced yesterday.
Blockchain, waste and nutrigenomics: the rising trends of 2018
A not-for-profit organisation aimed at providing food information to consumers has put together a list of its top trends for 2018.
Bioelectronic ‘nose’ to sniff out rotting food
Scientists have used a receptor found in zebrafish to detect the scent of a compound given off by rotting meat.
Updated novel foods regulations come into effect across Europe
A quicker, centralised novel foods approval system has been introduced two years on from its initial announcement in 2015.
E. coli outbreak in US and Canada linked to lettuce
Two people have died as a result of an outbreak of E. coli which has stretched between Newfoundland and Labrador on Canada's eastern coast to the US state of California, 4,500 kilometres south west.
‘Clean meat’ start-up partners with Germany’s biggest chicken company
A firm that grows clean meat meat from samples harmlessly extracted from live chickens has raised $3 million in seed funding.
Health warnings can be smothered by food-associated cues, study finds
A psychological study has shown how food-associated cues can override healthy intentions.
University creates new tool in fight against antimicrobial resistance
Researchers have created an online tool which gives dairy farmers and vets the means to closely measure and monitor their antibiotic use.
Nitrate-free cured bacon to hit British shelves for the first time
Fruit and spice extracts have been used to replicate the cured flavouring of bacon in the UK for the first time, removing cancer-causing nitrates from the meat.
Consumer poll ranks tomatoes as the healthiest fruit
Tomatoes have a powerful association with health and are seen as the star ingredient of the Mediterranean Diet, research has shown.
