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The number of M&A deals targeting UK food manufacturer companies has fallen by 25% as the fall in sterling puts pressure on the sector’s profit margins and puts off acquirers, says EMW, the commercial law firm.
Givaudan announces that it is acquiring Vika B.V. to strengthen its portfolio of natural dairy solutions.
EFSA has established a safe intake level for glutamic acid and glutamates used as food additives after re-evaluating their safety.
Consumption of raw or undercooked pork meat and liver is the most common cause of hepatitis E infection in the EU, said EFSA.
Vitamin D deficiency in pregnant women has a impacts the social development and motor skills of pre-school age children.
More than 40 MPs have added their voices to the campaign to persuade supermarket giant Sainsbury's not to axe the Fairtrade label in favour of its own "Fairly Traded" alternative.
Forecasts for production of chicken in Brazil, the world's largest exporter of the meat, have fallen in the wake of an investigation into safety concerns.
The brains of women suffering from bulimia react differently to food than other women's brains, psychologists have found.
US Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer has called for federal regulators to look into 'snortable chocolate' powders, given growing concerns the product could prove harmful and is being marketed like a drug.
The English wine industry is now worth over £130m a year according to a new study by Funding Options. Turnover for independent producers in England rose 16% from 2015 to 2016, hitting a record £132m in 2016.
Lutein, a nutrient found in several highly coloured vegetables and fruits, can suppress inflammation, according to a new study by researchers at Linköping University, Sweden.
The wild emmer wheat genome has been sequenced and the results published. It is hoped that this new resource will allow scientists to improve the nutritional quality of grain as well as tolerance to diseases and water shortages.
The UK is set to endure major shortages of butter and cream this Christmas.
A New York smoked fish company has been ordered to stop selling its products, which were produced in a facility contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes (L. mono), until it can comply with food safety regulations.
Ocado has crowned family-owned business, The Garlic Farm, as the winner of Britain’s Next Top Supplier 2017.
