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Soy sauce may help with salt reduction in foods: Study

Adding soy sauce to certain foods may enhance perception of saltiness and enable food manufacturers to cut salt content without affecting taste, according to new research from Japan.

Deals woo shoppers back to ethical, premium products

UK supermarket Tesco says it has seen sales of its premium, organic and fair-trade products return to growth this year, as special offers on top notch goods convince shoppers that they are good value for money.

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Safety is no accident in food factories

Industrial accidents are not funny. Does anyone need a reminder? Apparently yes; judging by how some headline writers and bloggers made light of the plight of Vincent Smith who died last week after falling into a vat of liquid chocolate at a New Jersey processing plant.

FSA seeks views on own regulatory function

The UK’s Food Standards Agency has launched a consultation into its own performance as a regulator, a process seen as important in case of politically motivated actions.

Private label peak has passed, says analyst

Branded food and beverage manufacturers are fighting back against private label, according to a Bernstein researcher, and after a switch caused by price ‘sticker shock’ many consumers go back to their favourite brands.

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Today's headlines across the Food industry

EFSA highlights dairy cow welfare needs from DairyReporter.com

The genetic selection of dairy cows to increase milk yields needs to be accompanied by appropriate measures to ensure the welfare of the animals, according to a recent opinion published by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).

Food and drink companies clean up from saving water from FoodProductionDaily.com

A raft of UK-based companies have made a total cost saving running into hundreds of thousands of pounds during the first year of an initiative to boost water efficiency.

Calls for supermarkets to publish packing stats rubbished as publicity stunt from FoodProductionDaily.com

Calls by town hall chiefs to force UK supermarkets to publish packaging statistics have been dismissed as a publicity stunt by an industry body, which said retailers already use the minimum of packing material.

Omega-3 DHA boosts memory for healthy adults, not Alzheimer’s sufferers from NutraIngredients.com

Daily supplements with the omega-3 fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) may improve both memory function and heart health in healthy older adults, according to a new study from Martek.

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