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Issue #4 2017 – Digital Version

16 August 2017 | By New Food

In this issue: The impact of Brexit on the UK food and beverage industry, emerging organisms and when to start testing, lifelong food nutrition, UK country profile and much more...

India-based firm takes honey testing on the road

3 August 2017 | By New Food, Randox Food Diagnostics

The honey industry is quickly becoming an extremely ‘Buzzy’ market place therefore producers want to ensure that their product meets the industry standards for safety and quality.

The fundamental importance of chemical food safety testing

1 August 2017 | By Lukas Vaclavik | Staff Scientist | Covance Food Solutions, New Food

Lukas Vaclavik, Staff Scientist at Covance Food Solutions, discusses exclusively with New Food the importance of a thorough chemical food testing process.

Colorimetric recognition of aldehydes and ketones in scotch

26 July 2017 | By New Food, Wiley

New colorimetric sensor arrays on disposable test-strips read by hand-held devices allow for their rapid, inexpensive, and sensitive identification by their chemical “fingerprints”. They are based on novel sensor arrays that detect and differentiate among a diverse range of aldehydes and ketones, as reported in the journal Angewandte Chemie.

Nutritional value of soybean meal varies among sources from different countries

25 July 2017 | By New Food, University of Illinois College of Agricultural Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES)

Research from the University of Illinois is helping swine producers know what they're getting when they buy soybean meal from different countries.

EU votes in favour of reducing acrylamide presence in food

25 July 2017 | By New Food

EU Member States representatives voted in favour of European Commission's proposal to reduce the presence of acrylamide in food.

Ambrosus launches blockchain based tech to assure food quality from farm to fork

21 July 2017 | By New Food

Ambrosus, the world’s first trusted blockchain-based ecosystem for the food supply chain, launched today, announcing its upcoming token sale commencing in September 2017.

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EFSA reviews safety of glutamates added to food

13 July 2017 | By EFSA, New Food

EFSA has established a safe intake level for glutamic acid and glutamates used as food additives after re-evaluating their safety.

Get ready for new food hygiene legislation, UK businesses warned

22 June 2017 | By New Food

The NFU Mutual Food Hygiene Ratings Report, published today, reveals that 44% of people would turn away from even their favourite places to eat and try somewhere else instead, if a food hygiene rating of less than four out of five was on display.

IFST outlines the risks associated with foodborne Campylobacteriosis

22 June 2017 | By IFST, Julie Ashmore | CSci | FIFST, New Food

New Food decided to speak exclusively to Julie Ashmore, CSci FIFST at IFST with respect to the issues we face regarding foodborne Campylobacteriosis.

Health and safety issues when cleaning magnetic separators

20 June 2017 | By Bunting Magnetics

Bunting Magnetics discuss health and safety of cleaning strong Rare Earth magnetic separators, as part of the UK’s Food Safety Week (19 – 23 June 2017)...

Issue #3 2017 – Digital Version

19 June 2017 | By New Food

In this issue: Nanotechnology; Food safety; Soft drinks sugar reduction; Agrifoods; New consumer eating habits; Allergens; UK country profile; and much more...

Setting the standard for frozen wild seafood

18 June 2017 | By Kendall Whitney - Seafood Producers Cooperative

In Sitka, Alaska - a town of 9000 where 20% of the economy depends directly on wild salmon - there’s a well-known coffee shop decorated with images of fishing. The Highliner Coffee Shop sells a coffee mug printed with a Sanskrit quote: “To judge a thing one must know the…

Unpacking product advertising and the ‘natural’ claim

15 June 2017 | By Nils Wolfgang Bings

Claiming ‘naturalness’ for food and beverages remains an unbroken trend. Nils Wolfgang Bings offers further comment on the issue.