Leading food firms have teamed up with multi-disciplinary researchers in the UK on a range of new projects designed to uncover links between diet and health.
UK ministers have called off a public dialogue on genetic modification (GM), which had been requested by the previous government to explore consumers’ views and concerns surrounding the use of the technology in food.
The European Commission has adopted a draft trade agreement for the agri-food and fisheries sectors with Morocco that would open up new export opportunities for the EU food sector, especially for processed agricultural products.
Manufacturers of pies and pasties in the UK may need to find ways to make the products healthier if sales growth is to be sustained once purse strings loosen, according to Mintel.
Consumers who are generally concerned about chemicals in their lives are more likely to seek out natural foods, indicates a new study from Switzerland – but if they have no grasp of dose levels they may be overestimate the potential risks posed by synthetic...
UK supermarket chain Sainsbury’s is facing prosecution over charges that excess packaging on one of its fresh beef products could cause unnecessary environmental damage.
The University of Reading in the UK has been awarded a grant of almost £300,000 to research ways of reducing the saturated fat content of milk without increasing trans fat production.
Unilever said its deal with leading supplier, Unimills, for segregated certified sustainable palm oil represents a small start for the Dutch food and personal care group but takes the company in the right direction in terms of its 2015 total palm oil...
It would be better to delay adoption of annexes to the new FIAP regulation on food additives than settle on a version that raises interpretation questions and disrupts the industry, according to the Federation of European Specialty Food Ingredients Industries...
A breakthrough in cocoa genetics by a collaboration involving Mars, USDA and IBM will accelerate research into the production of trees that can better resist drought, disease and pests, and has met with an enthusiastic welcome from leading cocoa scientists...
Robertet has developed a broad new range of flavours to appeal to the taste preferences of Chinese consumers to help manufacturers develop products to suit regional taste preferences.
The largest outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium DT8 in recent years in Ireland has been found to be linked to duck eggs, according to an ongoing investigation.
Consumers in Germany and France are more likely to respond to positive clean label terminology on food products than ‘free-from’ claims that are popular in the UK, shows research from National Starch.
Knee-jerk reactions to food prices only make matters worse, warns the International Food Policy Research Institute, which cites a number of reasons why we are not seeing a repeat of the 2007/8 food price crisis.
UK food and drink manufacturers are on target to reduce 20 per cent of their water use by 2020, according to a report released yesterday by the Federation House Commitment (FHC).
DSM has confirmed that three workers were killed at the weekend after an industrial accident at its food and pharmaceutical ingredient plant in southern Italy.
A side portion of jazz with your lasagne? Food manufacturers often make ‘serving suggestions’ on product packaging or wine pairing ideas, but in the future they may suggest what music to listen to while you eat too, new research suggests.
2009 saw a significant rise in EU allergen warnings relating to undeclared milk ingredients and sulphites, according to the annual report of union food safety reporting body the RASFF.
Ohly has officially opened a new yeast extract plant in Harbin, China, giving it an Asian production arm to complement existing plants in the US and Europe.
Life will only get tougher for Unilever in the second half of 2010, but things could improve in 2011 as its Genesis innovation programme starts to bear fruit, cost inflation cycles out and rival Procter & Gamble (P&G) starts to run out of steam,...
Kids are not going to stop liking chocolate, pizza, ice cream, or fries. Heck, neither am I. So why is industry so afraid of mandatory restrictions on marketing to children?
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has advised that safe usage levels of seven flavouring substances commonly used in or on food in member states should be reassessed, due to reservations about industry data submitted.
Premier Foods has been ordered to pay out almost ₤21,000 and slammed by UK safety authorities after an industrial accident in which a 65-kg metal pillar crushed the skull of one of its workers.
The Genius gluten-free fresh bakery brand is now worth more than £10m at retail level, just 15 months after launch, making it one of the most successful launches in the free-from market over the last decade.
Cargill said its planned investment of $5m over the next three years in sustainable cocoa initiatives will help address the worst forms of child labour in cocoa growing communities in the Ivory Coast and Ghana.
A new regulation-busting scheme in the UK should raise food safety standards but would result in “significant fines” from Brussels if it delays the introduction of EC safety laws, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) has cautioned.
Significantly fewer food advertisements targeted at children and more emphasis on better-for-you products are the key trends noted by new independent research from global management consultancy, Accenture.
The nutrition labelling landscape is constantly evolving, and although final decisions on various global regulations are unlikely to be made over the next year, food manufacturers need to strategize for a number of potential outcomes, according to a new...
In the second part of a series on the European market for health and wellness foods and drinks, NutraIngredients.com tales a look at consumer behaviour in Finland, Norway, Russia, the UK and Ireland.
The UK’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) reports that meat from an over 30 month heifer imported from Switzerland has entered the food supply without being tested for BSE.
Leading Spanish food company Grupo Siro has opened a €6m research and development facility in El Espinar, northern Spain to develop a range of new products including ones suitable for consumers who are intolerant to gluten and for children.
Industrial chocolate supplier Barry Callebaut has secured a key, long-term supply contract with Kraft Foods, which will see the Swiss firm invest €51m to expand production capacity in North America, the Ivory Coast, Malaysia and Europe.
Northern Ireland’s meat industry must cut costs and boost exports in order to survive in an increasingly competitive international market, according to a new study.
Manufacturers and retailers have called for a “shared vision and strategy” with government to ensure the UK’s food and drink industry is sustainable and doesn’t descend into catastrophe.
New legislation should be introduced to curb the dominance of major players such as food processors and retailers in the supply chain with those indulging in unfair practices being “named and shamed” said the European Parliament yesterday.
Consumers eating low carbohydrate diets based on meat are at much greater risk of all-cause mortality than those on diets based on fruit and vegetables, according to a new study.
A senior FAO official has argued that current instability in food commodity markets is unlikely to unravel into a crisis but warned that turbulence is here to stay.
A tight economic environment and cautious consumer spending is likely to dampen the short-term potential of the food and beverage market in Slovenia, with interest in the market coming largely from regional manufacturers, according to a new report.
New guidelines will ensure that UK dairy processing companies benefit from a common approach to calculating carbon footprints across the whole supply chain.
In its safety review of curcumin as a food colouring substance, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) concludes that it agrees with the FAO and WHO findings that the food additive is not carcinogenic.
DSM has set up local finishing centres for its process flavours, which it says allow it to reduce lead time to customers while maintaining exact batch matches.
