200 ill after Hawaiian hepatitis A outbreak
23 August 2016 | By Stephanie Anthony, Editor New Food
Imported raw scallops from the Philippines have been identified as the likely source of the outbreak of hepatitis A in Hawaii...
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Brexit permits new dissuasive sugar and salt packaging labelling
19 August 2016 | By Roy Manuell
Britain’s exit from the European Union has allowed for a new way to dissuade the public from purchasing products with excessive levels of sugar and salt...
Dairy UK statement on child obesity strategy
19 August 2016 | By Dairy UK
The Chief Executive of Dairy UK, Dr Judith Bryans, has responded with disappointment at the UK government's widely criticised new plans to tackle child obesity, voicing her belief in the unfair victimisation of dairy as a principal cause of child obesity...
Government’s child obesity plan attacked as ‘weak’
19 August 2016 | By Roy Manuell
Health experts, campaigners, MPs and the CEO of one of Britain's biggest supermarkets have criticised the UK government’s child obesity plan, describing it as ‘weak’ and ‘watered down’...
Making cocoa farming more sustainable and profitable for farmers
18 August 2016 | By Barry Callebaut
Barry Callebaut, IFC, and the IDH partner to provide credit for cocoa farming productivity packages to farmers and co-operatives...
Determination of organic and inorganic contaminants in beer using ICP- and LC- mass spectrometry
18 August 2016 | By Shimadzu Europa GmbH
Beer is the most popular alcoholic beverage in Europe. In Germany, beer enjoys a particularly high status due to the German Beer Purity Law of 1516 (the “Reinheitsgebot”), which uniquely defines the ingredients of beer to be hops, malt, yeast and water...
Russia to lift Turkey food embargo?
17 August 2016 | By Roy Manuell
After several positive statements from both sides, Russia looks poised to lift its eight month food embargo on food imports from Turkey.
Industry unprepared for new Gender Pay Gap reporting
17 August 2016 | By Roythornes Solicitors
Large numbers of food and drink businesses could unknowingly become subject to new Gender Pay Gap reporting regulations, according to leading food and drink solicitors Roythornes...
FUEL10K ‘Quark with Fruit’ bursts into breakfast category
16 August 2016 | By Roy Manuell
Insight into the launch of ‘Quark with Fruit’ into the breakfast category from the FUEL10K brand, owned and developed by Food & Drink specialists Fresh Marketing.
Brazil to overtake US in meat export over next decade
16 August 2016 | By Roy Manuell
Brazil is predicted to overtake the US with respect to its meat export according to a new government report.
Australian and New Zealand zoos call for palm oil labelling
16 August 2016 | By Roy Manuell
New Zealand zoos today joined several Australian institutions in calling for increased transparency with respect to palm oil labelling on food products.
Nanoparticles to revolutionise shelf-life
15 August 2016 | By Roy Manuell
Iranian researchers have discovered how to improve polymeric materials in packaging by manipulating nanoparticles of clay and iron oxide.
Let’s celebrate National Honey Bee Day
15 August 2016 | By Roy Manuell
On the 20th August, the annual National Honey Bee Day program will celebrate its 8th anniversary.
Pressure on McDonald’s to impose global antibiotics ban
12 August 2016 | By Roy Manuell
An online campaign asking for an antibiotics ban is putting pressure on McDonald’s to implement a global ban on products derived from animals treated with antibiotics.
Oxford Economics: 4,000 jobs at risk from UK sugar tax
11 August 2016 | By Roy Manuell
Macroeconomic and industrial forecasting experts Oxford Economics predict that the UK may put 4,000 jobs at risk in the introduction of a new sugar tax.
