Pesticide residues in food: risk to consumers remains low
1 November 2016 | By EFSA
Ninety-seven per cent of food samples collected in the European Union are free of pesticide residues or contain traces that are within legal limits...
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Ishida’s x-ray system chosen to deliver food safety and quality control at leading dairy
31 October 2016 | By New Food
Ishida's machines have been selected to monitor Olympia's range of dairy desserts for contaminants such as metal, glass, ceramics...
Fear of monopoly as so-called ‘Chicken King’ takes control of Bernard Matthews
19 October 2016 | By Roy Manuell
Food tycoon Ranjit Boparan, known as the "Chicken King" has stoked industry fears that he will gain a monopoly after purchasing Bernard Matthews...
Cheese: a matter of love or hate
19 October 2016 | By CNRS
Until now, the reason why some people hate cheese has been a mystery as researchers in France release results from a study into one of the most polarising foods we know...
SealScope growing number of compatible machines
18 October 2016 | By Engilico
More and more leading companies in the food, pet care and pharma industry throughout the world are successfully using SealScope™ to improve their outgoing packaging quality, monitor their production and reduce their packaging cost...
Fonterra Milk for Schools changing milk drinking habits
18 October 2016 | By New Food
New research by the University of Auckland shows that 12 per cent more kiwi kids are meeting recommended daily dairy consumption guidelines since the introduction of the Fonterra Milk for Schools programme...
Fresh Business Expo 2016 already 70% booked
18 October 2016 | By New Food
The organisers of Fresh Business Expo to be held in the International Exhibition Centre (IEC) in Kiev are pleased to announce that some 70% of the floor plan is already booked...
Massive overuse of farm antibiotics continues in Europe
17 October 2016 | By New Food
New data published by the EMA reveals that many European countries are failing to put an end to massive overuse of antibiotics in farming...
Highest of accolades for Scottish chocolatier
17 October 2016 | By New Food
Perthshire-based Master Chocolatier Iain Burnett received a prestigious gold accolade in the International Chocolate Awards in London...
ENSO threatens food supply in southern Africa
17 October 2016 | By Lund University
Rapid climate change will lead to greater shortages of food, fuel, energy and animal feed in vast rural areas of eastern and southern Africa....
Small-scale agriculture threatens the rainforest
14 October 2016 | By Lund University
A study led by a researcher at Lund University in Sweden has mapped the effects of small farmers on the rain forests of Southeast Asia for the first time...
New food harvesting revolution on the horizon… and in your kitchen
14 October 2016 | By VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
A home appliance that grows the ingredients for a healthy meal within a week from plant cells and biotechnology is no longer science fiction...
Preventing child obesity in the next generation must start before conception
14 October 2016 | By University of Southampton
The key to preventing obesity in future generations is to make their parents healthier before they conceive, leading health researchers suggest...
Sustainable fisheries require capable fishers
14 October 2016 | By Wageningen University and Research
Wageningen University & Research demonstrate in a paper published in PLoS ONE today that fishers who don’t have collective capabilities are less likely to participate in sustainability projects...
Uni-leaver: Tesco pull Marmite and Unilever products over price row
13 October 2016 | By New Food
UK supermarket giant Tesco have pulled Marmite and other Unilever products from their shelves amid an argument over Brexit price rises...
