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Food is not just the sum of its nutrients
Traditionally investigations of a foodstuff's implications for human health focus on the content of individual nutrients such as proteins, fats, carbohydrates, etc.
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Packaging & Labelling
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The Mars journey towards 100% sustainable rice
19 May 2017 | By Luc Beerens, Global Sustainable Sourcing Director, Mars Food
Luc Beerens, Global Sustainable Sourcing Director for Mars Food, discusses smart packaging and transparency in the supply chain with regards to their brand, Uncle Ben's.
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Growing demand for encapsulation packaging fostering adoption of nanotechnology
Induction of an improved delivery system has necessitated the demand for encapsulated food products, incidentally bolstering the growth of the global market for nano-enabled packaging in the food & beverage industry.
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Nutrition information abounds, but many doubt food choices
IFIC Foundation 12th Annual Food and Health survey also found that a 'health halo' could be causing flawed food decisions.
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Exporting canned drinks in 2017
Post-Brexit, it has been argued that there has never been a better time for British businesses to explore new markets and export their products.
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Smart packaging market: stick point analysis for changing competitive dynamics
Smart packaging is an advanced form of packaging that provides additional functionalities such as extended shelf life, freshness monitoring and improved safety along with the traditional basic three functions of packaging – protection, communication and containment.
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Consumers, not supermarkets, need empowering to tackle the food waste crisis
Or so say expert psychologists. A new transnational research study has set out the key psychological drivers that lead to consumers wasting food.
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Issue #2 2017 – Digital Version
In this issue: Snacks, Health & Nutrition, Fish & Seafood, Packaging, Microbiology, Food Safety, Brexit, plus show previews and interviews...
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Initiative on resource efficiency: reducing food waste, improving food safety
11 April 2017 | By New Food
On 11 April, the ENVI Committee voted on the above-mentioned draft report. This own-initiative report is part of the follow-up to the Commission’s Circular Economy Action Plan. It addresses issues such as date marking, the promotion of food donation and the role of food packaging.
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927 food items mislabelled as Japanese
10 April 2017 | By New Food
927 items were mislabelled as Japanese products, according to a survey by the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry
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New labels should reduce food waste
10 April 2017 | By New Food
Americans toss out $165 billion worth of food each year, often out of confusion about the meaning of the more than 10 different date labels used on packages
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Vacuum packaging’s key role in the great food waste challenge
The world wastes one third of all food produced. What you might not know is that food packaging can play a significant role in reducing the food industry's environmental footprint...
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Food packaging rules misleading and potentially dangerous, new research confirms
28 March 2017 | By New Food
Food packaging is not tailored enough to contents, a team from Université Paris-Saclay has found, and could be causing the spread of chemicals.
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Is biodegradable packaging the answer to the food’s climate change problem?
13 March 2017 | By Kaunas University of Technology (KTU)
KTU researchers are creating biodegradable food packaging materials, which, in addition, will also keep food fresh for longer...
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The pros and cons of personalised packaging for FMCG brands
6 March 2017 | By Nikki Gilliland | Econsultancy
With personalisation an ever-increasing phenomenon, Econsultancy takes a look at what effect personalised packaging is having on the consumer...
