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FSA loses Royal Courts of Justice case over meat control charges
The FSA has been ordered to make changes to the way it presents information on charges for meat control services required for cross-border trade.
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Are sugary drink taxes economically beneficial for lower-income communities?
It’s long been said that sweetened beverage taxes create an unfair burden on lower-income households, but new research from the University of Washington suggests otherwise.
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Recall roundup: Listeria and “forever chemicals”
Our weekly recall roundup includes a possible Listeria monocytogenes alert, plus a concerning report of PFAS in seafood.
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Kellogg’s loses HFSS court case
The Kellogg’s defeat is of course a blow for the manufacturer, but it could well have longer-lasting effects for the food and beverage as a whole.
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Advanced GC-MS technology for the ultra-trace quantitation of pesticides in baby foods
With the EU enforcing more stringent maximum residue levels (MRLs) of pesticides in baby food, Guillermo García Gallego and Francisco José Díaz-Galiano from the University of Almeria, Spain explore how triple quadrupole gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) can help adhere to strict regulatory guidelines.
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Should plastic gum base be replaced with a plant-based alternative?
With plastic microparticles in human bodies making headlines, it may be alarming to hear that gum chewers have been masticating plastic all this time. So, are there any safety implications and why isn’t plastic on the label? New Food speaks to three experts.
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Recall roundup: Foreign objects and undeclared milk
This week's recall roundup features a gastrointestinal pathogen alert, as well as foreign object recalls and undeclared allergen alerts.
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Update to CBD FSA list
Another update to the public list of CBD products has been issued by the FSA, but that’s it – if you’re not on the list, you can’t be on the market.
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Food security in developing countries – the challenges and solutions
Muhammad Sheraz discusses the key points highlighted at the International Food Security Forum in Almaty, Kazakhstan , and ways in which progress is being made to ensure food security is strengthened in Central Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
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Why don’t consumers trust gene edited foods?
A new study from Iowa State University has attempted to delve into the reasons consumers don’t trust gene-edited products as the technology moves ever further into the mainstream.
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A loud call for harmonised sustainability labelling
Professor Chris Elliott examines the dire need for a single system backed by science in which front-of-pack labelling can detail the sustainability credentials of a product honestly, consistently and properly.
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Across borders
Katie Doherty from the International Meat Trade Association (IMTA) shares insight into the evolving border trade regulations impacting the meat industry and stresses the need for continued consultations and industry engagement to achieve a smooth transition to an effective system.
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Meat – sustainability, nutrition and trade deals
In this edition of our Meat In-depth Focus, we hear from some of the meat sector's most influential voices on evolving trade regulation, the role of feed in the road to Net Zero, and how we might balance nutrition and sustainability.
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UK food safety authorities identify key threats to food standards
The two UK food standards authorities have identified the biggest risks to food safety, but overall they conclude that food standards have been maintained despite the challenges of the past 18 months.
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UK Government has failed to plot a course for cannabinoids, say experts
In a report, which will be launched by the UK's Minister for Science, Research & Innovation, experts have called on Government to turbocharge UK cannabinoid innovation as they claim it has – so far – taken a “disinterested” attitude to the sector.
