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EU releases common testing method to fight dual quality food
The European Commission has just released a new common methodology for comparing the quality of food products across the EU.
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Cultured meat firm highlights safety advantages in U.S. labelling debate
The debate over how cultured meat is labelled has raged since February when the U.S. Cattlemen's association submitted a petition to the USDA.
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Consumer group unmasks the dirtiest tricks of food labelling
The terms 'artisanal', 'traditional' and 'craft' are being used by unscrupulous food businesses to conjure up an air of quality around mass-produced wares.
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BBC Future Food Award celebrates supply chain innovation
Making a future for heritage grains, cereals grown by robots, without direct human intervention, and greater food supply chain assurance, provided by blockchain technology, are the three big ideas behind this year’s contenders for the BBC Farming Today Future Food Award.
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Food fraud in China leads to opportunities for EU products
The perceived safety and quality of food imported from Europe into China provides commercial opportunities for European food producers, research has found.
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Sampling Veggie Steaks in the New Food kitchen
The Vivera Veggie Steak, made from wheat and soy, has enjoyed widespread press coverage this week on the back of news that 400 branches of Tesco have begun stocking it. But with the growth in the UK veggie ready-made sector meaning a flood of products to market, what's new about…
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Where’s the salt? Healthy food campaign critiques food industry report
Whilst the report did refer to the industry's work to slash salt, it did not address the latest targets, an oversight which has not gone unnoticed.
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New fund for research into coeliac disease and gluten-free food production
Food businesses can secure the funding by creating more nutritious and affordable gluten free food. This could include using novel ingredients, creating foods with improved nutrient profiles and desired flavour texture characteristics, and working with new methods of preservation.
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FDF members slash sugar by 12.1 per cent in five years
A report shows how top brands in the UK are working to make their products healthier through reformulation, portion control and offering alternatives.
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European dairy industry calls on bloc to get tough on ‘misleading’ labels
Three European trade bodies have issued a reminder to member states not to go soft on misleading practices.
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First EU joint meeting on front-of-pack nutritional labelling
The European Commission has taken the first step towards a report on front-of-pack nutritional labelling that may ultimately see a more unified approach taken across the whole of Europe.
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Survey finds a surge of interest in nutrigenomics
The result is in keeping with a drive among consumers for personalised nutrition.
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A wilful misrepresentation: Dairy UK responds to ‘less and better’ report
The head of the association accused the writers of the report, which targets Defra as it prepares for Brexit, of "cherry picking" statistics.
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Science and technology firms join forces on livestock blockchain platform
The new collaboration hopes to create a platform hosting accessible information on the provenance of livestock and the food it produces.
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Food packaging could affect body’s nutrient absorption
Food packaging could be negatively affecting the way in which the digestive tract operates, according to new research by faculty and students at Binghamton University in New York.
