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Recall roundup: Listeria alert in Canada and UK supermarket recalls
A Listeria monocytogenes alert has been raised in Canada, while two UK supermarkets have announced recalls of their products.
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How takeaways during COVID-19 have solved one problem and created another
Sohrab Kazemahvazi raises concerns over the superfluous use of plastics in some takeaway services and highlights the consumer-led demand for less plastic packaging.
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Recall Roundup: Ice lollies and chocolate topping recalled in US and UK
Two ice lolly products have been recalled in the UK, while Hershey's has raised the alarm over undeclared nuts on one of its products.
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Five allergen-related challenges facing the food industry
As part of Allergy UK’s Allergen Awareness Week, New Food’s Joshua Minchin outlines five important challenges the food industry faces with regard to food hypersensitivity.
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FSA’s Emily Miles asks “Why do we need transparency?”
In a keynote speech as part of Food Integrity, Chief Executive of the Food Standards Agency Emily Miles explains why transparency is such a crucial part of food regulation, and issues some stark reminders of what can happen when transparency is eroded.
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Tesco case may cause confusion over date labels, warns online retailer
Approved Food argues that headlines over Tesco's food safety breach could contribute to consumer confusion over best before and use by and result in perfectly good food going to waste.
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Gourmet menus launch into space
Servair created a space-friendly gourmet meal for the astronauts of the upcoming Alpha mission – here’s how they did it…
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Slow and steady wins the sourdough race
Bread isn’t going out of fashion any time soon, and one baking company is hoping its gently fermented sourdough will be a hit with health-conscious consumers.
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Recall Roundup: Foreign objects, Salmonella, and undeclared allergens…
This week's Recall Roundup features a Salmonella alert from a big UK retailer, as well as several foreign object related recalls and undeclared allergen alerts.
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Recall Roundup: Salmonella, foreign objects and undeclared allergens…
This week's Recall Roundup features a Salmonella alert in the US, as well as the risk of glass and plastic pieces in the UK and Germany.
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The potential consequences of deregulating gene editing
New Food’s Editor discusses the UK’s consultation on gene editing (GE) and examines the potential benefits and pitfalls that may follow revised regulation.
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Application Note: Determination of Mineral Oil Hydrocarbons in Food
This application describes the determination of mineral oil hydrocarbons in food and food packaging by using LC-GCxGCMS technique
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FSA research shows UK food businesses improving in allergen handling
New research from the FSA claims the vast majority of food businesses in the UK have some form of policy on allergen labelling, and almost all had processes in place to check for allergenic ingredients.
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Scientists create edible food packaging films from seaweed
The research team says the films can be made using algae, of which there is an almost inexhaustible supply in the world’s oceans.
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How HelloFresh became carbon neutral
HelloFresh's Tilman Eichstaedt explains how the company offset 100 percent of its direct carbon emissions and became the first global carbon-neutral meal kit company.
