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Nine leading food businesses join the pursuit for higher welfare chicken in the US
The US Working Group for Broiler Welfare welcomes nine new members, all working to fight for higher poultry welfare practices.
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Landmark fast food bill passes through Californian legislature
The revolutionary Assembly Bill 257 would mean a Fast Food Council being created with the ability to set minimum wage standards and maximum working hours.
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Recall roundup: Salmonella, E.coli and Hepatitis A
This week's global recall roundup features several pathogen alerts, including Hepatitis A, E.coli and Salmonella.
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Ultra processed foods may make you blue
You may want to reconsider eating ultra processed foods, after a US study found those consuming higher amounts were more likely to experience bouts of depression.
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US researchers help identify families at risk of food insecurity
Not every family is the same, and identifying which families are at risk of food insecurity is not always easy for healthcare professionals, but new research is trying to change this.
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How the wine industry can adapt to desertification
With droughts predicted to become increasingly severe and frequent, how can the wine industry adapt to these changing conditions? Nenad Trifunovic reflects on the challenges the wine industry is facing.
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Non-invasive technology to aid global food security
Colleagues from SMART DiSTAP in Singapore share how their non-invasive plant health monitoring technology can be used to improve crop yields to help combat global food insecurity.
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Black Project: Denver’s top secret(ish) brewery
Founder and Head Brewer at Black Project, James Howat, explains how he’s using his microbiological expertise to brew beer in a unique fashion in the US’ premier brewing location.
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Street food in the US
If you’ve visited the US, you’ll likely have experienced the delights the food trucks have to offer. Here New Food finds out how these meals on wheels became so embedded in the country’s culture and some of the most successful businesses among them.
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New treatment could prevent anaphylactic reactions
A new treatment could prevent hypersensitive consumers from having dangerous anaphylactic reactions if they consume an allergen by replacing important gut bacteria.
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Recall roundup: Listeria, foreign objects and undeclared cashew
This week's recall roundup features a Listeria monocytogenes alert, plus several recalls relating to foreign objects.
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Could this new technology change food safety forever?
An exciting new technology emerging out of Penn State University could revolutionise the way we keep food safe, as researchers experiment with pulsed light to kill pathogens.
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CDC Foundation to join White House hunger conference
The CDC foundation is among several food and beverage organisations participating in the White House’s upcoming conference and food and nutrition, which will look to end hunger more than 50 years on from the last conference.
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Black-caped magicians: Uncovering the secrets of sommeliers
The qualification of Master Sommelier is one of the most difficult to achieve in the food and beverage industry. Joshua Minchin finds out how to become a Master Sommelier and asks why there is a lack of diversity within the trade.
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Hormel to make big strategic move
Fortune 500 global branded food company, Hormel Foods, has announced a new strategic operating model, which will see the company transition to three operating segments.
