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Survey reveals levels of consumer trust in seafood labelling
16 March 2016 | By Victoria White
Early results from a MSC survey show that more than half of participants doubt that labelled seafood is what it says on the packet...
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Expert Focus: Prof Chris Elliott, Queen’s University Belfast
3 March 2016 | By Stephanie Anthony, Editor, New Food
We look at the work of Prof Chris Elliott, Queen’s University Belfast. Chris will be discussing food fraud in the New Food webinar “Addressing complex and critical food integrity issues using the latest analytical technologies”...
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Video: Applications in Focus – Food Integrity
25 February 2016 | By Ocean Optics
Ocean Optics discuss applications of miniature, modular reflectance spectroscopy for Food Integrity using a dual channel Vis-NIR system including the new ultra-compact Flame-NIR spectrometer...
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Food Analysis supplement 2016
22 February 2016 | By New Food
Articles in this Food Analysis supplement: Next Generation Sequencing in the food industry; Food fraud and developments in rapid detection; Analytical governance in the food industry.
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Addressing complex and critical food integrity issues using the latest analytical technologies
15 February 2016 | By Waters
In this webinar, Prof Chris Elliott from Queen’s University Belfast discussed food fraud and authenticity issues and the technology requirements...
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Sorting the Beef from the Bull
12 February 2016 | By Richard Evershed and Nicola Temple
Richard Evershed and Nicola Temple explain the role of science in uncovering some of the century's biggest food scams in a new book, Sorting the Beef from the Bull. Read more here...
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Nottingham Trent University a ‘Centre of Expertise’ on food fraud
29 January 2016 | By Victoria White
Nottingham Trent University has been recognised by the UK government as a ‘Centre of Expertise’ for food authenticity testing, acknowledging its important work in helping combat food fraud...
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New method for verifying authentic Parmigiano Reggiano
26 January 2016 | By Victoria White
Mérieux NutriSciences has launched a new testing method allowing producers and consumers identify authentic Parmigiano Reggiano cheese...
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Detecting saffron fraud using chemical fingerprints
21 January 2016 | By Victoria White
Using a new technique, researchers have confirmed that the majority of saffron, labelled and exported as being from Spain, actually originates from other countries...
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Food fraud: lessons from the horsemeat scandal
12 January 2016 | By Victoria White
This month marks three years since news of the UK’s horsemeat scandal first broke. Dr Mike Bromley reflects on the lessons learned by the industry and what the future holds in the battle against food fraud...
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Issue #6 2015 – Digital edition
9 December 2015 | By New Food
In this issue: Allergens, Confectionery supplement, Food Fraud, Mass Spectrometry, Microbiology, Dairy Supplement, Food Contamination roundtable, Shelf Life, Energy Efficiency, Application Notes...
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Food fraud: Testing honey with NMR-profiling
9 December 2015 | By Stephan Schwarzinger, Felix Brauer and Paul Rösch, Research Center for Bio-Macromolecules, University Bayreuth, ALNuMed GmbH / Bernd Kämpf, FoodQS GmbH, Markt Erlbach
Honey – for thousands of years it has been the only source of sweet taste, and it still is the prototype of an all-natural, healthy food. In particular with the growing trends for organic food and a healthy life-style honey has enjoyed steadily increasing popularity. Unfortunately, while demand is on…
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Fish fraud threat needs to be addressed, says Acoura
17 November 2015 | By Victoria White
Acoura’s Martin Gill warns that there needs to be greater focus on the growing threat of fraud in the fish supply chain...
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Mérieux NutriSciences’ develops new method to help combat olive oil fraud
13 November 2015 | By Victoria White
Mérieux NutriSciences’ 63-parameter state-of-the art method allows testers to identify if the bottled product is of extra virgin quality and, the company says, is next-to-impossible to be tricked...
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Detectamet opens its first international base in the US
9 October 2015 | By Victoria White
The company’s new facility in Richmond, Virginia, will provide the company’s American customers with a more efficient distribution service...
