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UK insurance market’s attitude to CBD food and drink
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Challenges to the control of Listeria monocytogenes in food products
The rise of alternative proteins and novel side streams for more sustainable food production could introduce new ways for Listeria monocytogenes to spread. Masja Nierop Groot explores.
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Cannabidiol: a legal food ingredient for 2021?
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Insect-based food gets green light as EFSA approves mealworms
Mealworms have been approved for human consumption by the EFSA, which could help insect-based foods flourish within the EU.
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How will food manufacturers ensure food safety post-Brexit?
Paul Lerigo asks whether UK food manufacturers will continue to abide by existing food safety standards even after the UK leaves the EU at the end of the year.
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Soft drinks industry hits back at aspartame claims
New Food hears from the British Soft Drinks Association's Director General, Gavin Partington, as he defends the use of aspartame following criticism from two food safety experts last week.
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Two food safety experts have called for the widely used artificial sweetener, aspartame, to be banned in the UK and questions why it was deemed acceptable in the first place.
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Plans announced for creation of safe, sustainable CBD industry
The ACI has launched a pioneering consortia study that will address data gaps associated with the safety of CBD, ensuring that only safe and fully-compliant products are on the UK market by next spring.
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Can I catch covid from food?
Esteemed food expert, Sterling Crew, explores the current evidence behind COVID-19 transmission and food.
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‘Stop African swine fever’ campaign launched by EFSA
The campaign aims to complement the ongoing efforts of the European Commission and other international organisations to work towards the eradication of the disease in Europe.
