Nutress inks Germanic distribution deal for algae offering
Dutch algae company Nutress has signed its first distribution deal for Germany, Austria and Switzerland with German company Harke Pharma.
Archives for March 27, 2015
Europe gains new poultry association
A new European association for live poultry and poultry hatching eggs has been established.
Food chemicals may have harmful ‘cocktail’ effect
Risk assessment of food chemicals usually fails to take into account their effects when combined with other compounds – and these ‘chemical cocktails’ may be harmful to health, says new research from Denmark.
Five-colour nutrition labelling ‘not easy to interpret’, says Foodwatch
French consumer group Foodwatch has condemned a proposed five-colour front-of-pack nutritional labelling system, calling it an industry smokescreen.
Heat-resistant beans are 'front-line defence' to global warming
Thirty varieties of heat resistant beans will be able to survive rising temperatures and keep feeding millions, say scientists.
Mediterranean diet: Not just healthier but also better for the environment?
While the health benefits of following a Mediterranean-style diet are well-known, new research has also suggested that the dietary pattern also leaves less of a carbon footprint than other options.
Would consumers eat animals fed on insect protein?
An EU-funded project is conducting a survey to find out if consumers feel comfortable eating animals that have been fed on insect protein.
Aseptia introduces preservation technology to food market
Aseptia has introduced preservation technology based on volumetric heating to the food market.
Ukrainian meat industry faces halal certification boom
In the past eight months, 47 Ukraine companies have received halal certification, with the aim of targeting exports to the Middle East, said head of the Center of Halal Research and Certification in Ukraine ‘Alraid’ Larissa Polishchuk.