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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...
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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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Bio-Rad joins the Consortium for Sequencing the Food Supply Chain
13 January 2016 | By Victoria White
Bio-Rad will contribute leading-edge expertise in chromogenic and molecular tests for food pathogens and food quality indicators to the consortium...
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KP Snacks’ tool control takes food safety to another level
11 January 2016 | By Victoria White
KP Snacks has announced that it has introduced Snap-on tool management onto its production line...
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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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FSA publishes investigative reports on 2015 shellfish E.coli event
6 January 2016 | By Victoria White
Between 9 and 16 July 2015, a high proportion of samples of raw shellfish, 40 out of 67 samples, taken from beds along the South West and South coast generated exceptionally high E.coli results...
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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...
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Study looks at salmonella survival in filled cookies
23 December 2015 | By Victoria White
In a recent study prompted by an increased number of outbreaks in the US of foodborne diseases linked to dry foods, pathogens, like salmonella, were found to survive for at least six months in biscuits, cookies and crackers...
