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European Commission moves to boost transparency in food safety studies
The announcement comes in response to a request brought forward in a European Citizens' Initiative concerning glyphosate.
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Plant-based proteins in competition with dairy
Tage Affertsholt and Daniel Pedersen present data and trends as outlined in the new study, The Global Market for Plant Proteins 2017-2021 – Competition with Dairy, published by 3A Business Consulting in February 2018.
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Iceland becomes the first UK supermarket to cut palm oil from home brand
Iceland has said that its pledge will reduce the demand for palm oil by more than 500 tonnes per year.
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BRC Global Standards breaks into North American gluten-free market
This investment extends BRC GS’ and its owner LGC’s food safety supply chain assurance standards business into a new vertical.
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Isotope fingerprinting method lifts lid on salmon nutrition
To reduce costs and impact on wild fish stocks, carnivorous fish are increasingly fed plant-based diets in aquaculture. However, the rapid development in aquaculture fish production has not been matched by new methods that accurately can trace the food chain supply in aquaculture production.
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Research reveals the environmental footprint of the egg industry
A team of Spanish scientists has investigated the environmental impact of egg production on a typical farm, in research that has implications for one of the biggest food industries in Europe.
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Acrylamide legislation: what’s it about and how does the food industry need to react
New legislation concerning the chemical acrylamide in food will come into force in April. But what is the panic about and how can the food industry cut the levels of a natural byproduct of the cooking process. Ashton Baylis, Product Manager with testing and measurement equipment manufacturer testo, tells us…
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New survey finds huge variation of salt levels in bread worldwide
A new survey by World Action on Salt and Health (WASH), based at Queen Mary University of London, has revealed the levels of salt content in bread.
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Irish consumers developing a taste for high-welfare meat
Organic, free-range, high animal welfare standards, and no hormones or antibiotics; a recent study shows that an appetite for these farm-level production practices is evident amongst a growing segment of Irish meat eaters.
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American consumers more willing to try cultured meat than Brits
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Americans were 22 per cent more open to trying cultured meat that their British counterparts with around 40 per cent saying they'd be willing to give it a go.
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Irish food safety received three complaints every day over unfit food
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has revealed its 2017 figures, showing a 42 per cent increase in complaints relating to non-display of allergen information.
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Scientists develop faster, more accurate gluten detector
Researchers have announced the development of a sensor which can detect samples of gluten in food 45 minutes faster than current methods.
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Guidelines issued to help navigate the complexities of comparative nutrition
A trade body representing the food and drink industry in the UK has issued guidance tailored to helping food manufacturers make sense of comparative nutrition claims.
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All plastic packaging in the EU recyclable by 2030
New targets have been set across Europe by the European Commission in a bid to fast-track the move to a more circular economy.
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Iceland announces aim for plastic free own brand by 2023
Getting ahead of the trend with many UK supermarkets as they move to more sustainable modes of operation, Iceland has announced it aims to be plastic free by 2023.
