Hepatitis A outbreak from Egypt linked to strawberries
More than 100 cases from 14 countries reported Hepatitis A cases in people returning from Egypt between November 2012 and April 2013, according to a Eurosurveillance report.
Archives for February 2, 2015
Trust is vital before consumers will pay for nanotechnology, finds review
Consumers will only accept - and pay for - nanotechnology in food when trust in the technology and its applications improve, say researchers.
Ten times more Campylobacter than Salmonella cases – FSAI
Campylobacteriosis continues to be the most commonly reported foodborne illness in Ireland with 10 times more cases than salmonellosis.
Denmark launches ‘most ambitious’ organic plan
The Danish government has announced a plan to double its organic farmland by 2020 and to increase demand for organic food.
2001 Grape Odyssey! Scientists create unmanned ‘VineRobot’ for vineyards
Scientists are developing a ‘vine robot’ to collect information from grape vines quickly and reliably, helping farmers make production decisions easily.
54 countries, 57,000 food brands. “No one else is doing this research.”
Euromonitor debuts nation-based nutrition data cruncher
Market analyst Euromonitor International has debuted a tool that for the first time breaks down a country’s total nutritional inputs into eight categories from calories to proteins to fibres.
Algae and plant protein potential limited by scale, says Mars agriculture chief
Lack of scalability still prevents algae and plant proteins from being used as major food sources, according to Mars chief agricultural officer Howard-Yana Shapiro.
‘We’re on a mission to make HPP juice more accessible’: Coldpress Foods MD
The MD of HPP juice brand Coldpress insists it is still growing strongly in the UK despite wider category woes, with a sustainable business model that now allows it to compete head-on with Tropicana and Innocent.
Vrai bats off 100% organic criticism: We used what was available
It is not always possible to secure 100% organic raw materials, the French organic yoghurt brand Vrai has said in response to a consumer group campaign against its use of a non-organic aroma.
Brussels says EU united in food ban talks with Russia
The European Commission stood by its position on Friday (30 January) that the European Union (EU) member states were united regarding talks with Russia about the possible lifting of the latter’s ban on EU food products such as pork meat.
Ban energy drink sales to under 18s and energy shots completely, says Foodwatch Germany
The sale of caffeinated energy drinks to under 18s and energy shots in general should not be allowed, according to the German branch of consumer protection group Foodwatch.