Persistently high levels of pesticides found in small streams
4 April 2017 | By EAWAG: Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Small watercourses are contaminated with large numbers of herbicides, fungicides and insecticides.
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European Commission: The worrying state of Mediterranean fish stocks
4 April 2017 | By European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC)
A recent analysis by the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) shows that 93% of the assessed fish stocks are over-exploited...
UK Government urged to protect British dairy farming in Brexit negotiations
4 April 2017 | By New Food
This week, Arla Foods and its farmer owners are urging the UK Government to recognise and protect the future of dairy farmers
Do you need a magnetic separator or metal detector?
3 April 2017 | By BUNTING Magnetics Europe Ltd
5 key questions to ask before making a decision...
New sustainable partnership platform announced in Malaysia and Indonesia
3 April 2017 | By New Food
Sustainable Agricultural Landscapes in Southeast Asia: A successful launching for the SALSA partnership platform in Malaysia and Indonesia...
New safe seafood guides available for consumers, industry stakeholders and policymakers
31 March 2017 | By AquaTT
The EU-funded ECsafeSEAFOOD project has published three safe seafood guides that aim to help consumers, industry stakeholders and policymakers understand the benefits and risks associated with seafood consumption.
Brexit is a golden reform opportunity for regulations, say UK farming unions
31 March 2017 | By New Food
UK’s four farming unions say that Brexit must be seen as an opportunity not just to ensure continuity but to deliver a regulatory framework suited to UK farmers.
Designing sensors to detect foreign bodies in food
31 March 2017 | By Elhuyar Fundazioa; New Food
Researchers at the NUP/UPNA-Public University of Navarre and the Navarre-based company Anteral S.L. have designed a novel system of sensors to improve quality control in the food sector and based on terahertz technology.
2017 Global Food Policy Report: Urbanisation in the spotlight
31 March 2017 | By New Food
The 2017 Global Food Policy Report shines a spotlight on the unique challenges and opportunities presented by urbanisation for ending hunger and malnutrition and advancing the 2030 Agenda.
Guidelines on reducing sugar in food published for industry
30 March 2017 | By New Food
Reduction programme could see 200,000 tonnes of sugar removed from the UK market per year by 2020.
Triggering Article 50 – comment from NOAH
29 March 2017 | By New Food
Triggering of Article 50 should mark an increase in certainty and stability for NOAH member businesses
UK Food & Drink Federation statement on the triggering of Article 50
29 March 2017 | By Food Drink Federation
The official UK FDF statement on the triggering of Article 50...
Food Standards Scotland statement on the release of the Dunsyre Blue E. coli O157 report
29 March 2017 | By Food Standards Scotland
Food Standards Scotland fully supports report that concludes that Dunsyre Blue cheese was the source of the E. coli O157 outbreak
Brexit could put the fizz into UK wine industry
29 March 2017 | By New Food
The UK’s wine industry could be in line for a major boost if the cost of importing wine from the EU rockets post-Brexit
Food packaging rules misleading and potentially dangerous, new research confirms
28 March 2017 | By New Food
Food packaging is not tailored enough to contents, a team from Université Paris-Saclay has found, and could be causing the spread of chemicals.
