Iceland becomes the first UK supermarket to cut palm oil from home brand
Iceland has said that its pledge will reduce the demand for palm oil by more than 500 tonnes per year.
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‘Insulting’: British Poultry Council responds to US assessment of food safety standards
The European Union's ban on importing hormone fed beef and several pathogen reduction treatments have made a list of barriers to trade drawn up by the U.S. Government.
BRC Global Standards breaks into North American gluten-free market
This investment extends BRC GS’ and its owner LGC’s food safety supply chain assurance standards business into a new vertical.
Unilever to work on ‘breakthrough’ in food packaging technology
Unilever has announced a partnership with start-up company Ioniqa & the largest global producer of PET resin Indorama Ventures to pioneer a new technology which converts PET waste back into virgin grade material for use in food packaging.
The transparent food packaging patch that detects off meat
Is that meat still good? Are you sure? McMaster researchers have developed a test to bring certainty to the delicate but critical question of whether meat and other foods are safe to eat or need to be thrown out.
Isotope fingerprinting method lifts lid on salmon nutrition
To reduce costs and impact on wild fish stocks, carnivorous fish are increasingly fed plant-based diets in aquaculture. However, the rapid development in aquaculture fish production has not been matched by new methods that accurately can trace the food chain supply in aquaculture production.
Soybeans earmarked as next casualty in China-US feud
The Chinese Government's latest announcement in an escalating trade war triggered by the United States' decision to impose tariffs on aluminium and steel.
Sugar tax lands in the United Kingdom to a mixed reception
According to one politician, British teenagers consume nearly a bathtub of sugary drinks every year, or 234 cans using slightly more rational units. But will ramping up the cost of high-sugar drinks put fizz in the fight against childhood obesity, or will it fall flat?
United Nations publishes report on food fraud in fisheries
A science-based traceability system is needed to combat the growing international problem of food fraud in the seafood industry, according to a new report by the FAO.
Genomic tool searches wheat’s wild past to improve future crops
Contributors from academic institutions and industry spanning 15 countries raised $150,000 to crowdfund the ambitious directory.
Bio-Rad is proud to announce the AFNOR VALIDATION renewal for the RAPID’Salmonella method
Two major extensions have been introduced. The first involves the possibility to store the agar plate up to 3 days refrigerated prior to the reading step.
Research reveals the environmental footprint of the egg industry
A team of Spanish scientists has investigated the environmental impact of egg production on a typical farm, in research that has implications for one of the biggest food industries in Europe.
MRIs to ‘taste’ loins and hams without opening them
Researchers from the University of Extremadura (Spain) have developed a methodology that allows them to discover the properties of hams and whole loins using magnetic resonance imaging, the same non-invasive technique used in medicine.
UK livestock traceability programme a “transformational” step
A move by the British Government, in collaboration with a group made up of more than 20 partner organisations, to create a centralised, fully digital data-sharing platform for the livestock industry has been widely praised.
China targets American food exports as trade row escalates
China has followed through with a two-week-old threat to impose tariffs on 128 American exports, 96 of which are food products.
