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Recall roundup: This week’s food recalls from the UK, US and Canada
This week's recall roundup is dominated by Listeria contaminated mushrooms, plus foreign objects and undeclared allergen alerts in the US, Canada, and the UK.
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Global survey reveals latest food industry trends and challenges
Carol Zweep, Consulting and Technical Service Manager for NSF, shares a glimpse of the results of an industry questionnaire aimed at gauging global feelings on key issues.
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Hard seltzer brand serves up something new
Alcohol brand SERVED claims title of world’s first carbon negative hard seltzer brand to introduce carbon footprint labelling.
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Free-range eggs unavailable in UK supermarkets
Housing orders issued as a result of bird flu outbreaks has led to a shortage of free range eggs in UK supermarkets.
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What is sugary food costing Canada?
A new study has found that excess sugar consumption is costing Canada’s health-care billions of dollars every year, and researchers claim that sugary drinks are not the only culprits.
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The Food Standards Agency launches new five-year strategy
The FSA has launched a new five-year plan which includes an emphasis on making food healthy and more sustainable.
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What are health conscious consumers looking for in 2022?
New research from food broker, Presence, has revealed five key trends driven by the health-conscious consumer movement, including gut health and an uptake in mushrooms. Find out about all five here.
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Mexico sweetens things up as it adopts new specification
Mexico has adopted the Codex international food safety authority's specification for steviol glycosides, resulting in Sweegan expanding its company.
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70 percent of high street meal deals would count as HFSS, study claims
To mark Salt Awareness Week (14th - 20th March), Action on Salt has presented research showing how high the salt content in meal deals is.
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Endangered shark meat found in pet food, study claims
A new study has revealed that pet owners may unwittingly be feeding their animals with meat from endangered shark species, after DNA barcoding tests were conducted on several pet food brands in Singapore.
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Recall roundup: Listeria monocytogenes alarm sounded in the US
Listeria monocytogenes has been detected in certain enoki mushroom products distributed to three US cities, the FDA has announced.
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Research finds most baby foods in the UK claim unregulated benefits
An average of nine promotional claims can be found on the packaging of individual UK baby foods, finds research - and not all of them are clear.
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Sugar policy: what lies ahead for the food sector
Growing awareness among policymakers of the food environment’s impact on public health, means the industry can expect ever tighter restrictions and regulations on sugar. Andrea Gutierrez-Solana explores…
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Article: Digitalisation: A revolution for consumer packaged goods companies
The ongoing international health crisis has brought many changes to the world, among them a radical transformation among mass-distribution manufacturers, away from traditional SOP toward strategic digitalisation.
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On-Demand Webinar: Are you truly overcoming packaging issues: Reduce-Reuse-Recycle?
It’s become a major challenge for suppliers and retailers to improve their packaging to comply with current regulations and to guarantee consumers better recyclability, reusability, and shelf optimisation.
