Finding ways to fight the artificial with the plant-based trend
With the shift towards natural and plant-based ingredients, how do we as an industry, find ways to bring plant-derived ingredients into the mainstream?
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With the shift towards natural and plant-based ingredients, how do we as an industry, find ways to bring plant-derived ingredients into the mainstream?
Phillip Crosby, Joseph Juran and others have estimated that the cost of poor process control (poor quality) can range from 15-40% of business cost1–6. The cost to eliminate a failure (defect) in the customer phase is five times greater than at the development or manufacturing phase. In this article Larry…
Gluten-free food is one of the fastest growing sectors in the food industry, and is showing no signs of stopping. Dr Shona Jacobsberg, Registrar in Endocrinology & General Internal Medicine, London asks, is it all just one big fad?
Food regulations are needed to protect consumers. Existing regulations, however, may affect food security without any contribution to product safety and hence do not protect consumers. Moreover, laws and regulations differ between countries. In this article Huub Lelieveld, GHI-Association; c/o Department of Food Science and Technology, Universität für Bodenkultur discusses…
Food allergies and other food sensitivities are individualistic adverse reactions to foods. The hazard may be defined as the inadvertent consumption of a food allergen by a sensitive individual. In this article François Bourdichon, Food Safety Consultant, and Bert Pöpping, FOCOS discuss true food allergies (reproducible adverse reactions to a…
The UK food industry reacts to the General Election result.
Consumers are increasingly driven to understand more about the food they eat and its quality is often reliant on the responsible use of animal medicines.
"Only 33% of consumers trust food manufacturers to ensure that food is safe to eat." How safe actually is the food we consume? Sean Crossey at arc-net investigates...
Gavan Wafer, Head of Crime Operations at the National Food Crime Unit offers his insight into tackling food fraud in the 21st Century.
Airborne Honey has been owned and operated by the Bray family in South Canterbury for generations. It is one of the world’s most scientifically advanced honey companies with a deep practical knowledge of varietal characteristics...
By definition Industry 4.0 is the current trend of automation and data exchange in manufacturing technologies. It includes cyber-physical systems, the Internet of Things and cloud computing. Industrial applications require an increasing degree of trust and privacy protection. Proof of existence, of origination or of a consistent track record gain…
Vittorio Silano, esteemed Italian academic, reviews the EFSA methodology for safety assessment of botanicals and botanical preparations intended for use as ingredients in food supplements...
The sugar issue is unavoidable at present no matter which continent you live in. Alex Murtough, Field & Marketing Manager at Oppo argues that the fight to reduce intake simply isn't working...
Yiping Chen and Ruth Fowler of the Institute of Life and Earth Sciences at Heriot-Watt University offer their insight.
For New Food, the biggest question remains, what will be the impact on the UK’s Food & Beverage industry?