The food sector has witnessed a jump in demand for protein. But conflicting pressures mean this complex issue requires a nuanced response and leadership from the food industry.
A Sovereign Foods abattoir has been allowed to resume operations after authorities said Listeria found there did not match the outbreak strain that has caused 727 illnesses and 61 deaths.
The UK will be free to develop a production system that delivers the global “gold standard” of food production after Brexit, UK Environment Minister Michael Gove insists.
Agri-giant Cargill is partnering with water and hygiene group Ecolab to launch a start-up accelerator that aims to attract the world’s “brightest minds” in food production and agricultural technology.
As Brexit negotiations between London and Brussels rumble on, the future trading relationship continues to concern the business world. How is the prospect of Brexit shaping up for the food sector?
Consumer acceptance of foods created from ‘waste’ ingredients was revealed when researchers found shoppers expressed a preference for value-added surplus products.
The Pakistan Halal Food Authority (PHFA), which has not been functioning sinced it was formed in 2015, is expected to start operations quickly according to Rana Tanveer Hussain, federal minister for Science and Technology.
Supply chain disrupter blockchain technology could improve efficiency, food safety and traceability of meat, but business will need to ditch the paper trail first, a report has claimed.
Demand from Muslim millennials has fuelled the growth of a Halal food market in Europe keen to address negative perceptions and tap into affluent communities eager to spend the “Muslim pound”.
The European Union’s (EU) revised novel food regulation (EU) 2015/2283, which will enter into force from January 1, 2018, will increase innovation in the meat sector, according to industry experts.
The rise of ‘new’ raw materials such as insects and lab-grown meat has placed further demands on food safety testing services already wrestling with improving current analytical methods to offer faster turnaround times.
UK food regulators and food waste campaigners have issued new guidance on food labelling in a bid to tackle the 2m tonnes of food wasted in UK homes each year.
Consumer satisfaction with a product is greatly impacted by how easy they find it to prepare and cook and the on-pack labelling, according to research. Does your ready meal need a new-look label?
Imposing taxes on high fat and sugar foods will improve children's diets, the British Psychological Society (BPS) said this week, highlighting the need for government intervention in food reformulation and education.
The Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) has set up a Commission to deal with the aftermath of Brexit on food, farming and the countryside.
Labelling food as a snack rather than a meal, or packaging it as a snack leads to people eating "significantly more", researchers say, and they are calling on industry to change the way it markets food for the sake of public health.
The quest to produce nutritionally enhanced food despite the industry’s cost-cutting culture is one of the biggest challenges the food industry is currently facing, according to Mondelez’s Gil Horsky.
Freeze-drying is great for locking in colour, nutrients and taste… but not the ‘fresh aroma’ profile of herbs, according to Givaudan, whose patented ‘top note’ flavours promise to revitalise the taste of processed ready meals.
French food prices will be set on the basis of producers’ costs, according to a farm-to-fork legislative change proposed by President Macron that has been welcomed by producers, manufacturers and retailers alike.
Smartphone apps that push personalised health messages in real time are just one of a number of innovations that Rabobank wants to kickstart as part of a new project.
Consumers are demanding pollution-free food sold in biodegradable or recycled packaging. Trailblazing brands are already responding to the trend – and “perceived polluters will be forced to follow”, says Mintel.
The game-changing potential of 3D printers in food manufacturing is still being realised. But already one company is working on brining the technology into the kitchen. Natural Machines co-founder and CMO Lynette Kucsma believes 3D printers have the potential...
The UK is facing the “greatest threat” to the integrity of its food supply chain since the Second World War, according to food security expert Professor Chris Elliott.
The Irish food board is to increase investment in the German food and beverage market in a series of post-Brexit initiatives as Irish exporters continue to look outside the traditional UK market.
Germany company VERŪ has developed a patent protected “shock-freezing” production process that, it claims, enables it to produce ice creams that deliver “more taste” with fewer calories and no additives.
The European Union and the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) have joined forces to collaborate on food waste and antimicrobial resistance.
Confectionery containing fair trade or organic cocoa and sugar carry one of the highest risks of adulteration and mislabelling in the food & drink industry, according to Ecovia Intelligence.
What kind of food company names itself ‘nonfood’? The kind that wants to start a conversation, at the very least, says founder Sean Raspet, an artist turned flavorist who used to work at Soylent, and clearly shares that brand’s interest in redefining...
Denmark’s Aarhus University has opened its iFOOD Centre to support research into “science-based” solutions to the biggest challenges facing the food sector today.
Fucibo Co launched 21 Bites, the first European online shop dedicated to the sale of insect-based products, this week. FoodNavigator speaks to founder Davide Rossi to find out more.
Member States and Commission agree on measures following fipronil
Member States and the Commission have agreed on a raft of measures to reinforce action following the fipronil scandal including the possible creation of a 'food safety officer' in each Member State.
