Tesco scraps more ‘best before’ dates
8 October 2018 | By New Food
UK supermarket giant Tesco is set to remove over a hundred more best before dates from its fruit and vegetables, as customers say it helps them reduce food waste.
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Almonds retain number one spot across Europe for third year
5 October 2018 | By New Food
Almonds have retained their number one spot in Europe, with 2,414 new almond products in 2017 - according to a market report.
Coroner calls food labelling regulations ‘inadequate’
1 October 2018 | By New Food
Dr Sean Cummings says he will write to the government to raise his concerns in the wake of Pret baguette death.
UK food industry intensifies its search for Brexit answers
1 October 2018 | By New Food
Leading food manufacturers and regional authorities gather in the heart of London in search of vital Brexit answers.
New DEFRA minister promises to deliver ‘Green Brexit’
27 September 2018 | By Iqra Farooq (New Food)
The UK government has appointed David Rutley to the Department of Environment, Food & Rural Affairs to oversee the protection of food supplies through the Brexit process, amid rising fears of a 'No Deal' scenario.
Roadmap aims to see 50% UK food waste reduction within a year
25 September 2018 | By New Food
Eighty nine of the UK’s largest retailers, food producers, manufacturers, and hospitality and food service companies, including Tesco, Unilever, 2 Sisters and Brakes, have committed to ambitious milestones.
Baguette bought at Pret Heathrow kills girl
24 September 2018 | By New Food
A baguette bought from Pret a Manger at Heathrow terminal 5 killed a schoolgirl with sesame allergies on a plane from Heathrow to Nice.
Tesco announces new discount brand, Jack’s
20 September 2018 | By New Food
UK supermarket giant aims for a share of Aldi and Lidl market
Scotland gets tough over food crime
12 September 2018 | By Ron McNaughton
Launched back in 2015, the SFCIU has already had some notable successes in the challenge of combating food fraud, as the unit’s head Ron McNaughton explains.
Keeping your eyes open
12 September 2018 | By Richard Werran
Richard Werran encourages UK food businesses to build their resilience, remain alert to conventional risks – and to wake up to emerging ones.
UK water and soft drinks companies launch roadmap on packaging waste
12 September 2018 | By New Food
Industry working collaboratively in a bid to see it eliminated from the value chain by 2030
Keeping the bad stuff out
11 September 2018 | By Liz Moran
If you’ve ever wondered just what’s involved in lab-based identification of foreign objects within the supply chain, let Liz Moran enlighten you…
When ‘Smart’ has a whole new meaning
11 September 2018 | By Thomas McGrath
An artisan bakery in Dublin is using technology to up its game and reduce its energy costs, as Thomas McGrath explains.
Scrutinising the future of UK milling and malting
10 September 2018 | By New Food
A new report published by AHDB suggests Brexit will have a considerable impact on the UK’s milling industry under a range of trade scenarios but the malting sector is in a far better position to weather the storm.
Unspecified meat DNA found in food-sample tests
6 September 2018 | By New Food
Sample tests in 2017 found DNA from animals not mentioned on the labelling, according to research from the BBC.
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