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Risk assessment shows nitrite intake varies by age group
9 February 2016 | By Victoria White
High nitrite intake is considered to potentially cause health hazards, such as a reduced ability to transport oxygen...
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ADM acquires Morocco processing facility; expands sweetener footprint
8 February 2016 | By Victoria White
The acquisition builds on ADM’s 2015 sweetener expansion in Europe when the company acquired certain assets of Eaststarch...
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Supermarket food waste law comes into place in France
5 February 2016 | By Victoria White
The new law makes France the first country in the world to introduce a food waste ban on its supermarkets...
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Is sugar the new fat?
5 February 2016 | By Victoria White, New Food
We want your comments on the sugar debate. Do you think manufacturers should be doing more to reduce sugar in products? Perhaps you think consumers should take more responsibility for their own sugar intake? Let us know...
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USDA awards $30.1m in grants for food safety and plant improvements
4 February 2016 | By Victoria White
$15.1m of the USDA's grants will be used to fund 35 projects focused on enhancing food safety and improving food quality...
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Older consumers left ‘powerless’ by packaging
3 February 2016 | By Victoria White
Packaging on supermarket goods can leave ‘older’ consumers feeling powerless and vulnerable, according to a new study...
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Campden BRI to evaluate effectiveness of biocide alternatives
2 February 2016 | By Victoria White
Campden BRI’s experts will simulate real-life scenarios in their microbiology process hall to test the effectiveness of biocide alternatives in the decontamination of equipment and food surfaces...
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Lupin drinks in carton packs from SIG Combibloc
31 January 2016 | By Victoria White
In Germany, the first lupin drinks are now available in aseptic carton packs from SIG Combibloc, under the umbrella brand “MADE WITH LUVE”...
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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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Transparency key to GM labelling, study finds
27 January 2016 | By Victoria White
A study has found consumers are more supportive of GM labelling decisions when they believe the company considered the public's input in the process...
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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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Viruses – An increasing hazard in meats?
25 January 2016 | By Dr Roy Betts, Head of Microbiology, Campden BRI
Dr Roy Betts, Head of Microbiology at Campden BRI, discusses viruses in meat and considers the challenges facing implementation of control measures to limit contamination...
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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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New coalition seeks to mobilise action to reduce food loss and waste
22 January 2016 | By Victoria White
This leadership group aims to accelerate progress toward meeting Target 12.3 of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which seeks to halve per capita food waste and reduce food losses by 2030...
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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...
