Ciguatera fish poisoning underreported in Florida
30 June 2015 | By Victoria White
A new study has found that the number of people in Florida who are sickened by a rare, dangerous food-borne toxin, ciguatera, has been underreported...
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Food science innovators urged to claim grants worth €3m to help fight food fraud
30 June 2015 | By Victoria White
The FoodIntegrity project is urging academics, research firms, SMEs and industry to come up with innovative research projects to help fight food fraud...
FDF launches gluten labelling guide
30 June 2015 | By Victoria White
The Food & Drink Federation has launched a new best practice guide to support food manufacturers on the labelling of food products containing gluten...
Givaudan doubles flavour production capacity in China
30 June 2015 | By Victoria White
Givaudan, a leading fragrance and flavour company, today officially opened its new savoury flavours manufacturing facility in Nantong, China...
Researchers develop a new method for rapid authentication of edible oils
29 June 2015 | By Victoria White
Researchers have developed a new method using MALDI-MS that allows for the rapid authentication of edible oils and screening of gutter oils...
Mahaleb mix up – FSA rescinds Bart ground cumin recall
29 June 2015 | By Victoria White
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has rescinded a recall of a batch of ground cumin sold by Bart after mahaleb gives false positive result for almond protein...
Lifting the lid on consumer attitudes to low-sugar and no-sugar foods and drinks
29 June 2015 | By Victoria White
DSM has published the first of a new series of its Global Insights, lifting the lid on consumer attitudes to low-sugar and no-sugar foods and drinks...
Consumer goods industry commits to halving food waste by 2025
29 June 2015 | By Victoria White
The Consumer Goods Forum (the CGF) has agreed to halve food waste within the operations of its 400 retailer and manufacturers members by 2025...
Müller’s revised Dairy Crest offer accepted in principle by CMA
29 June 2015 | By
The CMA agrees on principle to the undertakings proposed by Müller in relation to the proposed acquisition of Dairy Crest’s dairies operations...
Drinking a lot of beer increases exposure to mycotoxins
27 June 2015 | By Victoria White
Researchers have analysed mycotoxins produced by certain microscopic fungi in beer and dried fruits, confirming that these products meet EU food regulations...
Finnish sahti beer characterised for the first time
26 June 2015 | By Victoria White
A group of experts from the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland have characterised sahti beer for the first time...
Scientists disappointed at results from GM wheat field trial
26 June 2015 | By Victoria White
The results of the genetically modified (GM) wheat field trial held by Rothamsted Research in 2012-2013 have been announced...
Global Food Security to hold ‘Resilience of the UK food system in a Global Context’ community event
26 June 2015 | By Victoria White
The Global Food Security programme is holding a community event on Monday 20 July 2015 called ‘Resilience of the UK food system in a Global Context’...
Cargill, Kellogg and ASDA team up to empower women in cocoa farming communities in Côte d’Ivoire
26 June 2015 | By Victoria White
A series of projects to help overcome the barriers for women in cocoa farming communities in Côte d'Ivoire has been launched by Cargill, Kellogg and ASDA...
Protein solution turns acid whey into a tasty dip
25 June 2015 | By Victoria White
Arla Foods Ingredients has developed a protein solution that enables manufacturers to make dips using the acid whey they have left over after making yogurt...
