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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.
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Food and drink industry second most affected by product recalls, new research shows
Defective products and work-related incidents have together caused insured losses in excess of US$2 billion over the past five years.
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Application Note: Sensitive method for the determination of fipronil
Fipronil is a broad-spectrum insecticide from the group of phenylpyrazoles used in many countries as a biocide and for plant protection product against fleas, lice, ticks, cockroaches, mites and other insects...
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Whitepaper: APRIL™ Robotics Weighing Station
Using proven robotic equipment, OAL has designed and developed the first generation of robotic food manufacturing preparation systems...
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Issue #6 2017 – Digital Version
In this issue: managing the impact of Brexit, food regulation across cultural and geographic borders, In-Depth Focuses on fresh produce, meat & poultry and confectionery, and much more...
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Little blue fridge part of guidelines to slash Britain’s food waste
More than two million tonnes of food are thrown out every year in the UK. A third of this waste is triggered because of how shoppers interpret existing date labels. Now a new labelling system hopes to change that.
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Revised guidelines to protect your business from deliberate attack
Britain's Food Standards Agency (FSA) has revised its guidelines to food and drink manufacturers on protecting their businesses from deliberate attacks.
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Price of cheap alcohol in Scotland to sky rocket after Supreme Court ruling
The highest court in the United Kingdom has supported the Scottish Government's right to impose a minimum price per unit of alcohol.
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Fraud, food and drink: What do consumers expect?
The demand for food manufacturers to go above and beyond when it comes to ensuring the safety of their product has never been higher. Eoghan Daly, Senior Manager, Forensic and Counter Fraud Services, Crowe Clark Whitehill tells us more.
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Brexit could be bad news for British food safety, experts warn
Brexit could have serious implications on the UK food manufacturing industry which is already struggling to maintain consistent levels of food safety compliance, two leading North-East specialists have cautioned.
