Three ways to encourage healthy eating anywhere
Yes we can: By making healthy food choices Convenient, Attractive and Normal companies and policy-makers can foster healthy eating habits in all contexts, say researchers.
Archives for May 5, 2015
JRC research contributes to standardised methods
The Joint Research Centre’s (JRC) Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements (IRMM) has validated methods as part of two standards to look for contaminants in food.
Investment to tackle organic ‘price barrier’
Price is arguably the biggest barrier the organic market faces, says Mintel – but retailers are coming up with ways to make organic foods accessible to a wider audience.
Trainee public analysts attend week-long course
Scientists from UK public analyst laboratories learnt practical analytical skills in food analysis during a course organised by the Government Chemist programme.
Chewing gum linked to girl's death
Chewing gum may have been responsible for the death of a 19-year old girl – but there is little evidence to suggest artificial sweeteners were at fault, a UK inquest found yesterday.
Scientists develop low-allergen soybean
A new low-allergen variety of soy bean has been developed using conventional methods.
Chocolate industry should embrace anti-extreme poverty tax, says Puratos Grand-Place
The chocolate industry can curtail extreme poverty in the cocoa sector by implementing higher prices that can be passed from consumers to farmers, says Puratos Grand-Place.
Food safety brought to the fore by WHO
Food safety in countries including Montenegro, Slovenia, Turkey and Moldova has been highlighted as part of the World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) World Health Day.