news
New sampling methods used in US Cyclospora outbreak investigation
As of 14 August 2020, a total of 690 Cyclospora cayetanensis illness cases have been reported across 13 states.
List view / Grid view
Health & Nutrition
news
EFSA assesses health risk of natural compound found in potatoes
Upon request of the European Commission, EFSA has assessed the health risks associated with glycoalkaloids (GAs) in the Solanaceae family of plants.
article
Keeping up with consumer demand in the dairy industry
Dairy brands must innovate faster and adapt to deliver comfort, nutrition and delight to consumers. Normunds Staņēvičs of Food Union elaborates.
news
Nutritional labelling is working and should be prioritised, say researchers
The study is said to be the first to evaluate the impact of Front-of-Pack nutritional labelling on retailers' store-branded products, which was first introduced in the UK back in 2006.
news
Seafood study finds plastic in 100 percent of samples
The researchers analysed five wild blue crabs samples, 10 oysters, 10 farmed tiger prawns, 10 wild squid and 10 wild sardines.
news
FDA finalises “gluten-free” labelling rule
The final rule aims to better protect individuals with coeliac disease, which impacts approximately three million Americans.
news
Study reveals why wheat and gluten intolerance is becoming more common
A study by food chemists and biologists has set out to find out how changing environmental conditions and other factors has caused a rise in wheat and gluten sensitivities/allergies.
news
Report calls on UK Government to invest in healthy food innovation
The report found that consumers would be willing to embrace change when it comes to healthy foods if the Government invested in innovation and implemented a number of new healthy food measures.
news
Recall roundup: Major UK supermarkets recall popular products
Sainsbury's, Iceland, Waitrose & Partners and Co-operative Food have all recently recalled products due to contamination or undeclared allergens.
news
Whole grain labels are “misleading and deceptive,” study finds
The study researchers say that their results provide legal evidence for proposed changes in whole grain labelling regulations.
news
Agriculture replaces fossil fuels as largest human source of sulphur
Historically, coal-fired power plants were the largest source of reactive sulphur, but this has now been replaced with cropland agriculture.
news
WHO calls for experts to join food safety advisory group
The World Health Organization (WHO) is seeking experts to advise work in the future of food safety and the establishment of a global taskforce on food safety.
article
How COVID-19 is reshaping the drinks industry
Chris Banks CBE, Executive Chair of Cracker Drinks Co and former Managing Director of Coca-Cola Great Britain, outlines some of the standout trends seen by the drinks industry during COVID-19 and offers his insight as to how drinks brands should leverage these trends.
whitepaper
Application note: POPs in supplements by SBSE-Isotope Dilution-GC-MS/MS
Sensitive, accurate and precise determination of POPs in plant-extract based dietary supplements using (SBSE)-GC-MS/MS and isotope dilution MS (IDMS).
news
Dozens of pesticides linked with mammary gland tumours in animal studies
Researchers at Silent Spring Institute have uncovered evidence of EPA-permitted pesticides causing mammary gland tumours in animals and have called for guidelines to be updated.
