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Tesco launches “fully circular” ready meal packaging initiative
In collaboration with Faerch Group, Tesco has launched a ready meal initiative that recycles use plastic food trays back into packaging.
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“We can’t change the chocolate industry on our own”
With ethical ingredient sourcing at the forefront of Tony Chocolonely's mind, Nicola Matthews explains the brand's mission to make 100 percent slave-free the norm in chocolate.
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“Nobody should be complacent” as meat investigation continues
As a live investigation continues into “alleged food fraud”, Nick Allen from the BMPA explains why it is important for the industry to place a greater emphasis on "prevention rather than prosecution".
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Researchers create sensor to detect pesticides in food
A team of scientists have created a paper-based sensor that can reportedly detect the presence of pesticides in food “quickly and cheaply”.
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Recall Roundup: Microbial contamination and undeclared allergens
This week, New Food looks at what food products have been recalled in the US and Canada, including a recall due to the presence of a "dangerous" bacteria in hot sauce.
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Ensuring food safety with a tandem mass spectrometry approach for mycotoxin quantification
With mycotoxins on the rise, food safety and authenticity expert Michele Suman looks at how to deploy tandem mass spectrometry for mycotoxin quantification.
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Scientist to develop “game changing” fruit and veg coating
A scientist is developing an egg-based coating for fruit and vegetables that he says “could help to improve access to fresh produce in food deserts”.
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Bacardi: Heritage in every sip
Rachel Guerin talks to New Food’s Grace Galler about the journey Bacardi has been on and how the founder’s legacy is present in the rum it sells today.
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A suspected 46 percent of European honey is adulterated
The European Commission has found 147 samples of honey were suspected to have been adulterated with syrups.
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Listeria death linked to UK cheese recall
The Food Standards Agency has confirmed that one person has died as a result of a Listeria outbreak in Baronet soft cheese.
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Sesame: the latest top allergen on the block
Dr Ruchi Gupta explains why the recent decision to declare sesame as a top allergen in the US will help so many consumers to live and eat more safely.
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Three arrests made in food fraud investigation
The NFCU has said that three arrests have been made following an unannounced visit to a premises linked to a food fraud investigation.
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Recall Roundup: Hepatitis A and undeclared allergens
Find out what food products have been recalled in the UK, US and Canada this week due to undeclared allergens and Hepatitis A...
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“Cage-Free” is so much more than a label
Vicky Bond discusses why she thinks the "quest for cheap meat and eggs has gone much too far" and why it is important to hold companies accountable to their cage-free promises.
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World Water Day: Saving the planet from water-polluting industrial farming
Expressing concern on World Water Day, experts call for an end to water-polluting industrial farming and a shift to global practices that are climate-friendly.
