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Whitepaper: Gelatine Species Determination – to aid labelling claims
A new approach to gelatine testing...
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UK Food and Drink Federation ‘welcomes’ 25-year environment plan launch
Among the actions outlined is a pledge to eliminate all avoidable waste by 2050 and all avoidable plastic waste by end of 2042.
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Fresh push for sugar tax gains momentum in Australia
With 26 countries now either imposing or soon to be imposing a sugar tax, medics in Australia are calling for nation's Government to follow suit.
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Survey of French frozen chicken finds 23 per cent contains too much water
Samples of chicken of varying national origin were taken from 37 different establishments in France and tested for compliance with European water-content regulation.
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The latte levy: industry reactions to 25p charge proposal
“Why charge consumers 25p a cup when the industry is willing to provide funding for recycling?” – Executive Director of the Foodservice Packaging Association.
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Almost 60 per cent of popular Chinese cod fillet mislabelled
Lack of clarity in the definition of Xue Yu and difficulty in identifying the fish once it has been prepared may have contributed to widespread mislabelling.
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The Sins of Seafood
4 January 2018 | By Agilent
With seafood and aquaculture being the most valuable and highest traded commodity in the world, it’s an industry which inevitably is the most susceptible to fraud...
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Updated novel foods regulations come into effect across Europe
A quicker, centralised novel foods approval system has been introduced two years on from its initial announcement in 2015.
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Experts warn of ‘dirty’ turkey if UK strikes a US trade deal
Brexit may put the UK consumer at risk as new research shows chemical treatments on poultry common in USA fail to meet EU safety standards.
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Academics and campaigners call for age limit on energy drinks
A study into the consumption on energy drinks among children and young people has sparked call for age restrictions to be imposed.
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Food legal diversity – harmonising across cultural divides?
Global differences in the manner and content of the regulation of food safety and other food-related issues stem from a wide variety of sources including history, culture, fear, protectionism and politics. Obviously these categories – if categories they are – are overlapping rather than mutually exclusive. Bernd van der Meulen,…
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Europe’s food system needs a ‘comprehensive’ shake-up, advisory board says
Several measures to create a more sustainable food future have been offered by a European committee set up as a bridge between citizens and the executive.
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Salt levels in British sausages haven’t moved in six years
The level of salt in UK sausages is roughly the same as it was in 2011 – falling foul of salt reduction targets.
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British food industry responds to Brexit news
It was announced this morning that Brexit talks may be able to move on to trade as Theresa May reached an accord with her DUP collaborators over the Irish border problem.
