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Arla Foods explores fibre-based caps for milk cartons
Dairy cooperative Arla Foods has teamed up with Blue Ocean Closures to create a fibre-based cap for milk cartons.
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Sainsbury’s removes plastic trays from its “by Sainsbury’s” steaks
Claiming it will save “over 10 million pieces of plastic each year”, Sainsbury’s has introduced cardboard trays for some of its steaks.
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Do food labels create confusion about animal welfare?
According to a team of academics there is ongoing consumer “confusion about food labels related to animal welfare”.
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Researchers create tray that warns of pathogen contamination
Researchers have created a packaging tray that they claim warns of contamination before the food is unwrapped.
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UPSIDE Foods makes history with first consumer sale
Cultivated meat company UPSIDE Foods has made history by making its first consumer sale of cultivated meat in the US.
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Lipids: essential nutrients in our diet
Sarah Verkempinck discusses why consumers often stigmatise lipids as unhealthy, and argues why one should not forget that some lipid consumption is essential to sustain a healthy life.
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Brits create record “all year round” demand for low/no alcohol beer
Tesco data sales have revealed that consumers in the UK have shown a “record thirst” for low and no alcohol beer.
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What BBQ cooking habit increases the risk of food poisoning?
An expert highlights some of the main food safety concerns during BBQ season and how Brits can avoid them when hosting for family and friends.
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Eye-tracking reveals consumers focus on label date, not wording
Researchers have found “up to half of consumers may decide to pour perfectly good milk down the drain based solely on their glance at the date label”.
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Sweetener “to be declared a possible carcinogen”, reports claim
According to latest reports, popular artificial sweetener aspartame “will be listed in July as ‘possibly carcinogenic to humans’ for the first time”, by the IARC.
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Dolmio launches new global brand platform
Dolmio has launched a global brand platform designed by The&Partnership and Blinkink, including a reworked brand identity and tagline.
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Do conservation policies risk global biodiversity damage?
Two academics from the UK have warned that ‘green’ farming policies may accelerate global biodiversity loss.
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University of Nottingham innovators win sustainable food awards
Two winning teams from the University of Nottingham discuss their success in the EcoTrophelia competition and why they think sustainable food innovation is essential.
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Gene variant discovered that triggers early flowering in barley
A study has found a “tiny mutation” in the genetic material of barley that ensures those plants develop faster and subsequently flower earlier.
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Grocery inflation falls to lowest level since 2022
According to latest data, grocery price inflation has dropped to its lowest level since 2022, now sitting at 16.5 percent.
