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New Food’s top 10 stories from 2015
28 January 2016 | By Stephanie Anthony, Editor, New Food
New Food magazine have put together our highlights of 2015, based on what our readers have been looking at most...
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WHO childhood obesity report recommends taxation of sugar-sweetened drinks
27 January 2016 | By Victoria White
The report recommends the implementation of comprehensive programmes that promote the intake of healthy foods and reduce the intake of unhealthy foods and sugar-sweetened beverages...
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MEPs back emergency plan to import Tunisian olive oil duty free
26 January 2016 | By Victoria White
The EP Trade Committee has backed the proposed emergency measure to import 70,000 tonnes of olive oil duty free to help boost the Tunisian economy following last year's terrorist attacks in the country...
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Barentz establishes joint venture to accelerate growth in Iran
26 January 2016 | By Victoria White
For Barentz International, this joint venture is strategically important, with the Iranian consumer looking to buy established, good quality international brands for their food and beverage products...
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Snack company Rhythm Superfoods closes $3m financing round
25 January 2016 | By Victoria White
Rhythm Superfoods is a US-based company known for creating organic and non-GMO innovative plant-based superfood snacks, including its first-to-market Rhythm Kale Chips...
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Unilever to cut ice cream sizes to reduce calories
25 January 2016 | By Victoria White
Unilever UK & Ireland has confirmed that from spring this year its entire adult single-serve ice cream range will contain 250 calories or fewer...
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Dairy can play a key role in combating childhood obesity, experts say
22 January 2016 | By Victoria White
Swapping sugary drinks for milk or water will help to combat the growing risk of childhood obesity, experts explained at a conference organised by The Dairy Council and supported by AHDB Dairy...
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Cargill inaugurates wet corn milling plant in Karnataka
22 January 2016 | By Victoria White
The new $100 million state-of-the-art site is spread over 44.5 acres of land and has a capacity to mill 800 tonnes of corn daily...
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FSS agrees radical measures to improve the Scottish diet
20 January 2016 | By Victoria White
FSS has accepted the suggestion of giving manufacturers and retailers 12 months in which to come up with an alternative acceptable solution to a sugar tax...
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EFSA updates advice for applicants seeking approval of health claims
20 January 2016 | By Victoria White
As well as revising the general scientific guidance, EFSA has updated its specific guidance for claims related to the immune system and the gastro-intestinal tract...
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Food biopreservative nisin kills cancer cells and MRSA in study
12 January 2016 | By Victoria White
A study has found that nisin, a naturally occurring food preservative that grows on dairy products, delivers a one-two punch to cancer and antibiotic-resistant bacteria...
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Mexico sugary drinks tax linked with 12% cut in sales after one year
11 January 2016 | By Victoria White
A study has found that a 10% tax on sugar sweetened drinks in Mexico was also associated with an overall 4% increase in purchases of untaxed beverages in the first year of implementation...
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Bugsolutely launches innovative pasta made from crickets
8 January 2016 | By Victoria White
Bugsolutely has launched this innovative product for the fast growing market of food products based on edible insects...
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Cargill’s lecithin products ready to go for bakery customers
8 January 2016 | By Victoria White
Following the US Food and Drug Administration’s 2015 ruling on partially hydrogenated oils (PHO), Cargill is offering bread manufacturers its lecithin products as a successful replacement for monoglycerides and DATEM...
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Public Health England launches Sugar Smart app
5 January 2016 | By Victoria White
The Sugar Smart app works by scanning the barcode of products and revealing the amount of total sugar it contains in cubes and grams...
