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NewsWaitrose targets cleaner-label demand with nitrite-free ham range
Waitrose expands its nitrite-free range as health-conscious shoppers drive soaring demand for cleaner-label processed meat products.
NewsDubai Municipality launches advanced ViruGenetics Lab to detect foodborne viruses
Dubai Municipality has launched the ViruGenetics Lab at Dubai Central Laboratory, a first-of-its-kind facility in the UAE using digital PCR and genomic technologies to detect foodborne viruses with greater speed and precision, strengthening food safety and public health protection.
ArticleFrom spreadsheets to strategy: the high-stakes gamble of traditional supplier management
Supplier management processes are often manual and time-consuming, a high-stakes gamble that exposes your business to significant risk. Discover how a data-driven approach to supplier management can protect your brand, save thousands of administrative hours, and transform your due diligence from a reactive process into a strategic advantage. Read on to learn how to move from spreadsheets to strategy.
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New report urges Government action on escalating safety, hen welfare and reputational risk from imported eggs
A sharp rise in egg imports from countries with lower welfare and food safety standards has sparked warnings from the UK egg industry, with a new report urging the Government to tighten border controls and ensure imported eggs meet British production rules.
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El Niño and the global food system: the warnings from history
Chris Elliott delivers a sobering blow that we may not want to face but will be impossible to ignore. How familiar are you with El Niño?
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OpinionThe buses on Main Street
The human instinct to draw decisive conclusions in moments of pressure can have deadly consequences in food safety, if evidence has not been verified. Darin Detwiler demonstrates what a small-town misunderstanding reveals about leadership, decision making and the hidden risks of certainty in global food safety systems.
OpinionFood security is national security: lessons from the 2026 Gulf Crisis
Global shockwaves through the food system serve to illustrate our true proximity to global conflict. Chris Elliott reflects on the actions we must take to protect food supplies against these external shocks.
InterviewSafeguarding food safety in a world of shifting supply chains
On the floor of the GFSI Conference 2026 in Vancouver, New Food spoke with GFSI Interim Director Elizabeth Andoh-Kesson about the challenges of building resilient food safety systems as supply chains grow more complex.
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ArticleGFSI insights 2026: Why DNA verification is becoming critical to protecting food value
DNA verification is becoming essential for protecting premium food claims. GFSI 2026 leaders explain why traceability is now about proof, not just paperwork.
OpinionReinventing food regulation: the UK’s next big step in consumer protection
As the UK food system grows more complex and data-driven, the FSA’s modernisation plans signal a major shift in regulation. Professor Chris Elliott explores what must change—and what must not—to safeguard consumer trust.
ArticleFrom blind spots to real time insight: the importance of NMR based screening on tackling food fraud
Food fraud erodes margins, weakens consumer trust, and distorts fair competition. This article outlines why traditional controls miss signals of adulteration and mislabeling, and how reproducible NMR screening with large validated databases enables rapid authenticity testing across food products.
ArticleTurning data into insight: GFSI panel examines AI’s role in food safety risk detection
Food safety leaders at GFSI Vancouver say AI and advanced analytics are transforming how companies detect and prevent risks across global supply chains.
ArticleHarnessing technology and innovation to ensure safe food for all
Technology is transforming food safety. Elizabeth Andoh-Kesson and Franck Pandiani of GFSI explain why digital tools, AI, and real-time data are now essential to protect consumers and streamline supply chains.
OpinionThe Great SPS Reset – what it means for farmers, food businesses and consumers
The announcement that the UK and the EU are moving towards a new Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) agreement represents, in Professor Chris Elliott’s opinion, one of the most significant developments in UK food policy since Brexit.
ArticleUnpacking the evolving science of pathogen persistence in food processing environments
Even the most robust sanitation programmes cannot fully eliminate pathogen persistence. As biofilms, harbourage sites and genomic surveillance reshape what manufacturers know about contamination risk, persistence is emerging as one of the defining tests of modern food safety.
OpinionMycotoxins: the silent, escalating threat to global food security
Amid the countless prominent effects of climate change lies a growing problem that’s been sidelined and misunderstood for too long. Professor Chris Elliott reveals why we must collectively sharpen up our approach to tackling mycotoxins in our food.
OpinionFrom South America to the Irish border: how the EU–Mercosur deal could reshape UK food risk
New trade deals bring new opportunities – for the scrupulous and the not-so scrupulous. Here Professor Chris Elliott highlights where vigilance will be needed to head off potential deceptions from opportunistic trade exploiters.
ArticleNext-level combat: involving the police in the fight against organised food crime
Relegated to the margins of responsibility outside police control, illegal fishing has largely evaded impactful sanctions. Colleagues from the Norwegian food research institute Nofima report here on the impact that increased police cooperation can have on bringing perpetrators of organised crime to justice.
OpinionFood fraud 2026 and beyond: new targets, tactics and risks
Drawing on his extensive insight and all the data he can lay his hands on, Professor Chris Elliott reveals the areas most at risk of exploitation in our food system, highlighting the questionable benevolence of AI as both friend and foe.
ArticleA Food Safety Carol: the reckoning of CD Screege
Inspired by A Christmas Carol, this fictional narrative follows a global food executive forced to confront the human cost of his decisions. Drawing on real world failures and insights from Dr Darin Detwiler and international food safety leaders, the story explores how culture, leadership and risk shape outcomes across the ...
ArticlePanorama’s PFAS wake-up call: why the UK food industry must act now
The BBC Panorama episode on ‘forever chemicals’ has put PFAS contamination in UK food under the spotlight. Here’s why manufacturers can’t afford to ignore it.
OpinionNew powers and a new era: reshaping the fight against food crime
The NFCU has earned its stripes and is now equipped with much needed long-awaited powers to intercept food crime. Commenting on the Unit’s recent annual report, Professor Chris Elliott divulges the scope of its new capabilities – vital to help combat the pervasive murky threat of food fraud.
ArticlePlastic chewing gum: a hidden health threat to young consumers
Despite acknowledgement of the negative environmental impact of discarded gum, impacts on health have largely gone unreported. Here, Cuong Cao from Queen’s University Belfast and founder of Nuud Keir Carnie relay startling study results quantifying the levels of microplastics leached into the body from these polymer gums, highlighting the need ...
ArticleMycotoxins in jam - why Theresa May’s “scrape the mould” method isn’t entirely misguided
The debated topic of what to do with mouldy jam was ignited following an off-hand remark from UK Prime Minister Theresa May several years ago. Finding a surprising lack of research on the matter, Alexandra Schamann and Rudolf Krska now share findings from a recent Austrian study that sheds light ...