All news articles for July 2018

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300,000-strong survey 'confirms positive impact' of NutriScore logo

By Niamh Michail

Leading French retailer E.Leclerc is definitively backing the NutriScore logo after a survey of 300,000-consumers showed it is best in encouraging healthy food choices, especially among younger shoppers and those from lower socio-economic backgrounds.

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Is the UK's €5.3bn ready meal market missing a trick?

By Niamh Michail

No organic ready meals, 'double standards' in meat labelling and too few vegetarian options. Manufacturers in Europe's biggest ready meal market, the UK, are failing to seize a business opportunity, a new report says.

Beef exports started falling in December 2017

EU beef, sheep and goat meat exports see rapid fall

By Keith Nuthall

The outlook for European Union (EU) beef, sheep and goat meat exports looks bleak, with sales tumbling, according to an EU agricultural markets 2018 and 2019 forecast, released by the European Commission.

ColorKitchen extends the shelf life and vibrancy of natural colors

ColorKitchen extends the shelf life and vibrancy of natural colors

By Elizabeth Crawford

Thousands of anecdotal reports collected by the Center For Science in the Public Interest and others correlating artificial dyes, such as Red 40, with behavior problems have prompted some parents to seek naturally colored products – many of which fall...

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Food Safety Recall Round-up, 30 June - 6 July

Salmonella, pesticide residue and metal recalls

By Katy Askew

Greenyard Foods was forced to recall frozen vegetable items distributed across a number of European markets due to listeria, while Denmark, Norway and Germany all saw products removed from shelf.

China re-opens the market for Polish poultry since its ban in 2016

Poland and China sign deal to enable Polish poultry meat exports

By Jaroslaw Adamowski

Poland’s Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Jan Krzysztof Ardanowski, and Ni Yufeng, the Minister of the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (GACC), have signed an agreement paving the way for exports of...

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Expert view

New EU legal guarantees for innovative food industries introduced

By Katia Merten-Lentz, partner at Keller and Heckman

The new EU novel food regulation aims to make it easier to get innovative food solutions to the European market. But this left some concerned that a lack of confidentiality could deter investment in innovation. Katia Merten-Lentz, partner at Keller and...

Rabobank: What can big food companies do to rebuild consumer trust?

Rabobank: What can big food companies do to rebuild consumer trust?

By Mary Ellen Shoup

Big food manufacturers have increasingly recognized that their scale and robust supply chains aren’t enough to stay competitive and turn around years of little to no growth, and are refocusing their efforts on restoring consumer trust, says Rabobank.

Foods for Tomorrow delivers a meaty texture through a specially developed production process ©iStock/alffoto

Foods for Tomorrow's ‘new generation’ plant-based protein

By Katy Askew

Spanish start-up Foods for Tomorrow has developed what it describes as a “new generation” of plant-based protein products. The company intends to accelerate growth through a focus on innovation and expansion into new European markets.

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