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AKA Foods has secured $17.2 million in seed funding to launch AKA Studio, a secure AI platform transforming food product formulation. By combining sensory data, R&D insights and intelligent AI assistants, the system accelerates innovation cycles, supports clean-label reformulation, and helps food companies bring healthier, more sustainable products to market…
A major three-paper Lancet Series warns that rising ultra-processed food consumption is damaging global health and calls for coordinated worldwide regulation and reform.
Silence doesn’t just hide danger; it allows it to grow. In this powerful Author’s Note and behind-the-scenes interview, Dr Darin Detwiler reveals how Silent Enemies came to life, why its message matters now more than ever, and the bold shifts the food industry must make to prevent the next avoidable…
Lidl GB has recalled a batch of roasted cashews from shelves after warnings that the nuts may contain hazardous glass fragments.
Some failures leave no alarms – just empty chairs, unanswered questions and a mission that never ends. In Part 4 of Silent Enemies, Dr Darin Detwiler shares the personal loss that transformed his mission, revealing how silence in food safety can carry the heaviest cost of all.
Few industries feel disruption as sharply as food and beverage. In this expert feature, global supply chain influencer Maria Villablanca explores how digital transformation - from blockchain to AI - is driving greater food and beverage supply chain resilience, helping businesses build transparency, predict risk and safeguard production in an…
Responsibility is rarely convenient, whether underwater or in food safety. In Part 3 of Silent Enemies, Dr Darin Detwiler explores the cost of compromise and confronting hard choices.
Marks & Spencer has recalled its milk chocolate honeycomb after undeclared peanuts were identified, posing a potential health risk to allergy sufferers.
ADM’s latest Flavour and Colour Trends report forecasts that 2026 will be defined by personal resilience. The company identifies three key trends – Authentic wellbeing, Give me more and Newstalgia dreamland – as consumers seek balance, creativity and comfort through the foods and beverages they choose.
West Virginia’s pioneering ban on six synthetic food dyes is under legal challenge from the International Association of Colour Manufacturers. The law, supported by Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr as part of the “Make America Healthy Again” initiative, is being phased in across schools and commercial food sales, with…
ESSNA has responded to Channel 4’s Joe Wicks: Licensed to Kill, warning that not all processed foods are harmful. The documentary, which features Wicks’ “Killer Bar,” has sparked debate over ultra-processed foods. Experts say broad labels like NOVA can mislead consumers, and evidence-based, ingredient-level analysis is needed to assess real…
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Dr. Darin Detwiler is an internationally recognized leader in food safety and food system integrity. As New Food Magazine’s Distinguished Global Fellow, he brings a global perspective shaped by more than three decades of experience influencing food policy, advising multinational companies, and educating professionals across six continents. A professor and the…
Signals and missed opportunities push margins of error in submarines and in food safety. In Part 2 of Silent Enemies, Dr Darin Detwiler explores what it means to listen before it’s too late.
Utz Brands has pledged to remove all FD&C colours from its snack portfolio by the end of 2027, joining a growing number of US food manufacturers moving toward cleaner-label, additive-free products.
BSI has issued seven updated ISO 22000 food safety standards, including new requirements for retail, wholesale and a certifiable management system, strengthening global supply chain resilience.
