Close to half of Europeans report they eat less meat today than this time last year, with Denmark ‘finishing last’ in the meat reduction ranking. “I expected a bit more from Denmark,” says Professor Armando Perez-Cueto from the University of Copenhagen’s...
In a dialogue between scientists, MEPs and citizens, the French Government is accused of acting in self-interest by supporting front-of-pack nutrition label Nutri-Score. “It’s no secret,” says Spanish MEP Adrian Vasquez Lazara. “I hope the European Commission...
Meat alternatives are moving in the right direction on taste, texture and affordability, according to the flavour and fragrance giant. But manufacturers still need to bridge a gap to everyday consumers in order to reap the rewards of the mass market,...
The European Parliament has said companies supplying products that risk contributing to deforestation will be ‘monitored and held accountable’ through new due diligence regulations. But farming groups have raised concerns that the new regulation might...
A pan-European study shows ‘booming’ interest in plant-based products. But barriers to consumption remain with improved health and taste alongside availability and affordability coming out as flexitarian consumers’ top asks.
In the UK, beef cattle are wearing ‘Fitbits for cows’, in Germany, an independent certification scheme is improving animal welfare for pork and poultry, and in Bulgaria, Big Data is serving to differentiate local products from imported competition. FoodNavigator...
EFSA has opened a public dialog on front-of-pack nutritional labelling and health claims as it works to finalise the scientific advice that will help decision makers develop an EU-wide scheme.
The UK Food Standards Agency Chief Scientist Robin May says urgent progress is needed on a unified eco-labelling system so that the food system can be set on a path to sustainability.
A coalition of European health, medical, consumer and family organisations has called on the European Union to adopt legislation to protect children from the ‘harmful impacts’ of the ‘widespread, ubiquitous and insidious’ marketing of nutritionally poor...
With COP26 in full swing, consumer demand for so-called ‘green’ food and beverage products is reportedly on the up. But how does that sit in an environment of rising inflation? Not well, according to industry observers.
JBS, the world's second-largest food company and the largest meatpacking company, has signed a deal with Royal DSM with the goal of reducing enteric methane emissions from cattle on a global scale.
The CEOs of the ‘big five’ major UK supermarkets have committed to slash their impact across climate, deforestation nature and guide the whole food retail sector towards halving its overall impact on the natural world by 2030.
In this week's rundown of new product launches, healthy food staple the chick pea gets and indulgent makeover, vegan chocolate rides high, and insect protein continues to make inroads.
