Fats & oils

RSPO suspends FGV palm oil mill and four plantations over labour rights abuses

30-Nov-2018 By Niamh Michail

The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) has suspended the membership of one mill and four plantations belonging to Malaysian palm oil giant FGV, which supplies manufacturers including Nestle and Mars, due to labour rights abuses.

EFSA lowers safe level for toxic dioxins and PCBs

26-Nov-2018 By Niamh Michail

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has lowered the tolerable intake level for the toxic contaminants, dioxins and PCBs.

'Patchy' roll-out of WHO advice on junk food marketing

26-Nov-2018 By Niamh Michail

European uptake of World Health Organisation (WHO) recommendations on junk food marketing to children has been "patchy" in part because of intense private sector lobbying, according to a WHO report.

WATCH

Thermal tasters: Linking phantom taste, product perception and temperature

21-Nov-2018 By Katy Askew

People who are ‘thermal tasters’ report phantom taste responses when orally exposed to different temperatures. Understanding this phenomenon is important for product development in the food industry.

The end of the ENL? Nestlé pulls out of Evolved Nutrition Label; others suspend involvement

20-Nov-2018 By Niamh Michail

Nestlé is ceasing involvement in the Evolved Nutrition Label (ENL) while the four remaining companies, Unilever, Mondelez, PepsiCo and Coca-Cola, have put trials for food "on hold".

‘A stark and potent symbol of the effects of deforestation’: The row over Iceland’s palm oil Christmas ad

15-Nov-2018 By Katy Askew

A row has erupted after advertising regulator Clearcast refused to approve UK retailer Iceland’s Christmas advertising campaign focusing on the impact of palm oil production on deforestation for broadcast.

Spain to officially adopt NutriScore

13-Nov-2018 By Niamh Michail

Spain has become the third European country to adopt the front-of-pack NutriScore as its official nutrition label.

Towards ‘a new generation of staple foods’: Manufacturers must diversify ingredients for better farming & food

05-Nov-2018 By Niamh Michail

By diversifying the ingredients in processed food, manufacturers can contribute to healthier diets and a healthier planet with more biodiversity, say the creators of a free-to-download indicator.

Preparing for 2020: Ulrick & Short launches new fat replacer for pastry

02-Nov-2018 By Gill Hyslop

The clean label ingredient specialist has developed delyte 10 specifically for pastry, which will help bakers align their products to the UK government’s ambitious target to reduce calories by 20% by 2020.

Eight reasons we need to stop focusing on nutrients – and what this means for processed food makers

31-Oct-2018 By Niamh Michail

The rise of nutritionalism – focusing on nutrient content rather than the whole food – has created a ‘nutritional cacophony’ that leaves people confused. Nutritionist Bernard Lavallée explains how manufacturers can create healthy processed foods.

From quinoa couscous to green banana chips: What we saw at SIAL

29-Oct-2018 By Niamh Michail

From quinoa couscous to green banana chips; organic ghee to 'raw' olive oil, FoodNavigator rounds up some of the most interesting products we saw at this year's SIAL in Paris.

Ghee Easy CEO on success, sourcing & saturated fat: 'People want to learn about fats traditionally used elsewhere'

25-Oct-2018 By Niamh Michail

Dutch start-up Ghee Easy has seen its year-on-year growth double in the past few years, something its CEO and founder puts down to confusion over healthy fats and consumers' curiosity in cooking with new products.

FoodNavigator's biggest stories of 2018 so far

17-Oct-2018 By Niamh Michail

From the rise of foodtech to the end of the commodities era; from the organic sector's boom to the Mediterranean diet's bust, these are the most read stories on FoodNavigator this year so far.

Palm oil

Clock ticking on European Palm Oil Alliance to get its house in order as call for ban grows

12-Oct-2018 By Anthony Myers

Madrid conference hears more action is needed for Europe to meet its goal of being 100% certified for sustainable palm oil imports by 2020.

News in brief

Belgium updates definition of cream

09-Oct-2018 By Niamh Michail

Belgium has updated its legal definition of dairy cream, light cream and whipped cream.