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Managing the risks of Clostridium botulinum in chilled foods – applying the ‘10-day rule’: what do you need to do?

22 June 2018 | By Dr Roy Betts

There have been a number of recent product recalls in the UK that centre on the lack of control of psychrotrophic C. botulinum in a range of food products. These recalls do not necessarily mean that C.botulinum has been found in the implicated products, but rather, the specific control factors…

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Consumer group calls for mandatory traffic light labelling

20 June 2018 | By George Smith (New Food)

Which? has said Brexit presents an opportunity for the Government to introduce legislation to make the labelling system, which was introduced as an option in 2013, mandatory.

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FDA to host meeting on cultured meat amidst fiery labelling debate

18 June 2018 | By George Smith (New Food)

America's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will host a public meeting to discuss cultured meat from a technical and regulatory perspective as debate rages over how produce from the new technology should be labelled.

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EU releases common testing method to fight dual quality food

15 June 2018 | By George Smith (New Food)

The European Commission has just released a new common methodology for comparing the quality of food products across the EU.

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Cultured meat firm highlights safety advantages in U.S. labelling debate

14 June 2018 | By George Smith (New Food)

The debate over how cultured meat is labelled has raged since February when the U.S. Cattlemen's association submitted a petition to the USDA.

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Consumer group unmasks the dirtiest tricks of food labelling

14 June 2018 | By George Smith (New Food)

The terms 'artisanal', 'traditional' and 'craft' are being used by unscrupulous food businesses to conjure up an air of quality around mass-produced wares.

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Starch could replace normal plastic in food packaging

13 June 2018 | By George Smith (New Food)

Eventually all petroleum-based material in food packaging will have to be replaced with bio-based material. Research done at Karlstad University shows that a mixture of starch and other polymers forms an equally effective protective barrier.

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Quorn to cut 297 tonnes of non-recyclable plastic through packaging change

12 June 2018 | By George Smith (New Food)

Charity WRAP found last year that local councils in the United Kingdom were sending black plastic to landfill.

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Authorities launch probe after animal DNA found in meat-free meals

11 June 2018 | By George Smith (New Food)

A newspaper investigation allegedly found traces of animal DNA in meat-free and vegan products in two of the UK's most popular supermarkets.

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BBC Future Food Award celebrates supply chain innovation

7 June 2018 | By Mike Stones (New Food)

Making a future for heritage grains, cereals grown by robots, without direct human intervention, and greater food supply chain assurance, provided by blockchain technology, are the three big ideas behind this year’s contenders for the BBC Farming Today Future Food Award.

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Food fraud in China leads to opportunities for EU products

24 May 2018 | By George Smith (New Food)

The perceived safety and quality of food imported from Europe into China provides commercial opportunities for European food producers, research has found.

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Government reviews food industry’s progress on sugar reduction targets

23 May 2018 | By George Smith (New Food)

This is the first assessment of the targets which were introduced in 2016 to help curb the UK's obesity crisis.

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Asda venison supplier recalls burgers over wrong allergen labels

14 May 2018 | By George Smith (New Food)

Other recalls over the last week include Mary Berry's salad dressing and Remeo Gelato's Stracciatella Di Bergamo gelato.

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Californian judge rules coffee should come with cancer warning

10 May 2018 | By George Smith (New Food)

The suit filed against 90 coffee companies said they were violating a state law requiring them to list chemicals known to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm.

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USDA reveals proposed GMO labelling guidelines

4 May 2018 | By George Smith (New Food)

The proposals are open for comment until July 3. They are due to be finally issued just four weeks later on July 29.

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