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Craft beer boom linked to record number of US states growing hops
Between 2007 and 2017, the number of hop farms reportedly grew from 68 to 817 in the US, and hop acreage expanded from 31,145 to 59,429 acres.
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New Food’s top 10 news stories of 2019
This article lists New Food's most popular news pieces in 2019. Stories include report findings, food safety announcements, industry predictions and innovative breakthroughs.
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Northern Ireland to receive £279 million in agriculture funding
The funding, designed to provide support for the Northern Irish agricultural sector during the Brexit transition, was confirmed by Chancellor Sajid Javid and is part of an overall £2.8 billion package.
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New Food Issue 6 2019
Issue 6 2019 of New Food is available to read online, featuring stories on Food Safety, Ingredients, CBD, Cannabis & Hemp and much more...
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FoodDrinkEurope publishes paper on the path to sustainable food systems
With this orientation paper, FoodDrinkEurope aims to pave the way for a sustainable future with stronger links between food, people and the planet, while making recommendations for EU actions on food security and sustainability.
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Report finds Chinese gangs exploiting the African swine fever crisis
Chinese gangs have reportedly been spreading rumours, causing panic, infecting livestock and smuggling pigs, as they attempt to exploit the current African swine fever crisis in China.
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FDA provides update to romaine lettuce E. coli O157:H7 outbreak
There are currently three outbreaks of E. coli O157:H7 in the US which the FDA has said are being considered as three separate outbreaks caused by three different strains.
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Tesco and WWF launch Sustainable Basket Metric
The Metric is said to track the environmental impact of a sample of some of the most regularly purchased foods against key sustainability criteria, including climate change, deforestation and food and packaging waste.
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CFS calls on the USDA FSIS to strengthen the National Residue Program
CFS has argued that the National Residue Program does not test for all the veterinary drugs that may be used in food animals, which is said to be insufficient to “protect the health and welfare of consumers” as required by federal law.
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Study finds that one-third of California produce is left to rot
Researchers from Santa Clara University set out to examine farm-level food loss-crops that are not harvested and found that 33.7 percent of crop yields were lost.
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Two New York companies and owners plead guilty to seafood sales fraud
Two New York corporations and their owners have pleaded guilty to importing giant squid from Peru, marketing it as octopus, and selling it to grocery stores.
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Incorporating H1 food grade lubricants into HACCP and GMP
Andre Adam, from FRAGOL AG, gives his insight into how food producers should incorporate food grade lubricants into their safety and hazard assessments in order to reduce the risk of food contamination.
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Recall roundup: Romaine lettuce, coleslaw, meatballs and waxberries
Food and beverage products are recalled due to reasons ranging from contamination to incorrect labelling, and here is New Food’s roundup of the most recent cases.
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Researchers identify new gene involved in strawberry fruiting duration
Researchers from the University of Cordoba (UCO) crossed different strawberry genotypes in order to analyse and segregate the gene that increases the strawberry production cycle.
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FAO names 2020 as the UN’s International Year of Plant Health
Plants reportedly make up 80 percent of the food humans eat, and produce 98 percent of the oxygen we breathe. Yet, they are said to be under constant and increasing threat from pests and diseases.
