Palm oil-free may be emerging trend
A shift towards palm oil-free foods and ingredients could be an emerging trend in Europe, according to market analysts.
Archives for July 23, 2012
Regulation Watch
Nations quiz EU over chocolate cadmium level proposals
A group of countries has questioned the EU’s plans to introduce maximum levels for the heavy metal cadmium in chocolate.
Campaign will continue despite producer-processor agreement – Farmers for Action
Farmers For Action (FFA) has heralded a draft agreement between the farmers and processors as a “step in the right direction” but has vowed to continue its campaign against retailers and milk processors.
Office of Fair Trading probes Premier Foods disposal
The Office of Fair Trading’s (OFT’s) investigation of Premier Foods’ sale of its vinegar and pickles business to Mizkan Group is unlikely to hamper the process, according to financial analyst Clive Black.
Food firms can’t ignore intellectual resources
Food and drink manufacturers can’t afford to ignore their intellectual capital and are weaker at taking stock of it than companies in other industries, according to consultancy ClearFood.
France publishes 200,000+item nutrient database
“How many calories does an apple contain? How much protein is found in yoghurt? Which fruit contains the most vitamin C, oranges or black currants?”
‘Proper’ regulations could slash European heart disease by half, claim experts
Population level strategies – including taxation and regulation of advertising – could cut cardiovascular related deaths in Europe by half, according to a new position paper from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).