Recall Roundup: Listeria monocytogenes and undeclared allergens
In this week’s Recall Roundup, we look at food recalls including soft serve ice creams being contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
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FSS launches food crime protection tool for businesses
Food Standards Scotland has unveiled its new online tool that it claims may prevent them becoming a victim of food crime.
Tesco implements yellow mark-down signage in 300 stores
Tesco is extending its bold yellow signage flagging marked-down products to hundreds of stores in the UK after proving popular with consumers.
Warmer freezers could cut energy consumption, finds Nomad Foods
A pilot study by Nomad Foods has found a three degrees Celsius increase in frozen food storage temperature could reduce freezer energy consumption by 10 percent.
Olympic star launches Baby TRYathlon for nutrition campaign
Rebecca Adlington has launched an inaugural Baby TRYathlon in the new nutritional campaign from SMA PRO Follow-on Milk and Growing up Milk.
Parmigiano Reggiano launches three-year EU co-funded campaign
The Parmigiano Reggiano Consortium has launched a three year campaign to promote its products’ Protected Designation Origin (PDO) status.
Does consuming added sugars increase risk of kidney stones?
Researchers have found that a greater intake of added sugars may be “associated with a greater risk of kidney stones”.
Oatly expands relationship with Amazon to meet demand
Oat-milk company Oatly has expanded its direct relationship with Amazon through a pan-European arrangement.
Aldi implements sensory-friendly shopping hours
Discount supermarket Aldi has announced that it will be trialling sensory-friendly shopping hours in select stores.
Kellogg Company and Kroger join forces to fight food insecurity
The Kellogg Company has donated $35,000 to support Freestore Foodbank and has partnered with Kroger to tackle food insecurity in the US.
Recall Roundup: Choking hazards and labelling errors
In this instalment of Recall Roundup, we look at food and beverage recalls in the UK including products with incorrect labels.
Researcher awarded $3 million grant for agricultural innovation
Kiho Lee, a researcher from the University of Missouri, has been granted $3 million to explore refining gene-editing processes to inform biomedical and agricultural innovation.
Aldi removes ‘use by’ dates from fresh milk
Discount supermarket Aldi has announced changes to its fresh milk packaging, hoping to cut food waste by removing use by dates.
Aleph Farms makes historic European cultivated meat submission
In a landmark moment, Aleph Farms has made Europe’s first cultivated meat approval submission to Swiss regulators.
Why is it important to align school meals with nutrition standards?
A study has found that if school meals in the US were aligned to the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, children’s wellbeing would be “further supported”.
