Fats & oils

PepsiCo strengthens palm oil sourcing policy for third-party suppliers

26-Feb-2020 By Flora Southey

PepsiCo has announced a comprehensive palm oil sourcing policy covering its entire supply chain, from direct suppliers to production sources.

Microalgae for food: Denmark backs ‘ultra-sustainable’ protein source for new ingredient

24-Feb-2020 By Flora Southey

A public-private collaboration aimed at developing a high-protein, plant-based ingredient for food manufacturers has received backing from the Danish government.

Junk food advertising: WHO calls for legally binding treaty to end ‘predatory commercial practices’

21-Feb-2020 By Flora Southey

The WHO-UNICEF-Lancet Commission is proposing a global, legally binding protocol to prevent brands marketing fast foods and sugary drinks to children.

Tesco pays soy farmers to halt deforestation in the Brazilian Cerrado

14-Feb-2020 By Flora Southey

Tesco is among a small group of companies incentivising Brazillian farmers to stop deforestation through a new initiative: ‘Funding for Soy Farmers in the Cerrado’.

Mars corrects record on Forest 500 report: ‘We have not removed commitments to soy and palm’

12-Feb-2020 By Flora Southey

Mars, Inc. has responded to Global Canopy’s 2019 Forest 500 report, which stated the confectionery giant had removed deadlines from its traceability commitments on palm oil and soya.

Danone to ‘rethink communication’ on Alpro soy product following accusations it misleads consumers

05-Feb-2020 By Flora Southey

Danone says it will ‘rethink’ the marketing of its Alpro Cuisine Soya Whippable product, after the plant-based ‘cream’ was voted ‘food bluff of the year’ by Swedish consumers.

Vegetable oil sector says Nutri-Score revamp could promote healthy fats to ‘B’ or ‘C’

29-Jan-2020 By Flora Southey

EU trade association FEDIOL is proposing ‘concrete’ suggestions to align Nutri-Score with nutrition and health claims, Director-General Nathalie Lecocq tells FoodNavigator.

FSA urged to keep CBD products on-shelf: ‘Enforcement could hit millions of consumers’

28-Jan-2020 By Flora Southey

The Cannabis Trades Association is putting pressure on the Food Standards Agency to keep cannabidiol-infused food and drink products – legally classified as ‘unauthorised novel foods’ – on retail shelves in the UK.

Israel: ‘New opportunities’ for reformulation as gov’t imposes HFSS warnings front-of-pack

27-Jan-2020 By Flora Southey

The Israeli government has introduced mandatory ‘red labels’ for products high in saturated fat, sugar or salt. Could this legislation bring ‘new opportunities’ for reformulation?

How has global food supply changed in 50 years?

23-Jan-2020 By Flora Southey

Researchers have noted ‘clear shifts’ in global food supply since the 1960s, including a decline in the supply of animal sourced foods and sugar in high-income English-speaking countries.

Good Catch plant-based tuna crosses the pond: ‘This is vegan food made for fish eaters!’

23-Jan-2020 By Flora Southey

Wicked Healthy brothers Derek and Chad Sarno are bringing their plant-based tuna brand Good Catch to the UK.

‘Arming ourselves with credibility and trust’: Terra Delyssa leverages blockchain to fly the flag for Tunisian olive oil

14-Jan-2020 By Katy Askew

Terra Delyssa is an olive oil brand that does not hide its origins. In a sector dominated by European producing giants, Terra Delyssa – owned by CHO America – is flying to flag for Tunisian olive oil. And the company is driving this message home with...

Mars develops novel confectionery: ‘Shelf-stable’ and ‘soft-textured’ mousse

13-Jan-2020 By Flora Southey

Confectionery giant Mars, Inc. has patented a shelf-stable mousse it says maintains a ‘light’ and ‘soft’ mouthfeel even when stored at an ambient temperature.

Tyson Foods commits to sustainable soy in poultry supply chain

02-Jan-2020 By Flora Southey

Meat giant Tyson Foods Inc. will work with the Round Table on Responsible Soy (RTRS) to purchase credits for soybean meal used to feed its chickens.

VIDEO - Plant breeding, methane capture, and underplanting: Univanich on sustainable palm oil practices in Thailand

18-Dec-2019 By Flora Southey

General manager of Univanich Palm Oil PLC Harry Brock talks sustainable palm oil production in Krabi, Thailand, covering plant breeding, methane capture, and underplanting.