Erze Ambalaj innovates with antimicrobial packaging
One of Turkey’s largest food packaging companies has partnered with a biochemistry developer to create expandable foam packaging that reduces salmonella and listeria.
Archives for December 21, 2015
dispatches from WHO/RIVM FERG symposium
Foodborne disease estimates ‘instrumental’ - WHO
Results of the first ever estimates of the global burden of foodborne disease revealed earlier this month could be ‘instrumental in changing the field’, according to experts.
Diabetes: understanding the adipose link
A newly published review in Nutrition Research Reviews details how adipose tissue (AT) dysfunction can contribute to diabetes and gives more strength to the view that AT is able to produce, store, and send out hormones that can regulate metabolism.
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Live debates: Nestlé and Mondelēz among ISM and ProSweets panelists
ConfectioneryNews is hosting three live debates at the world’s largest confectionery trade fair next year, featuring representatives from the industry’s biggest players.
Seasonal suggestions from food safety agencies
Food safety message highlighted as Xmas approaches
Food safety agencies go into overdrive at this time of year. We have pulled together a few of the announcements to find the key messages.
Consumers buy more when recommended serving sizes are smaller
Nutrition values seen on labels can differ substantially based on the recommended serving size, with consumers buying more of the same product among one of a number of undesirable consumer behaviours, researchers have found.
DISPATCHES FROM FiE 2015
What opportunities does the backlash against sugar create?
From links with obesity and type 2 diabetes to government taxes, sugar is currently experiencing a backlash. FoodNavigator met up with experts in the field at Food Ingredients Europe (FiE) to ask what this means for industry – is the future sugar-free?
FDA’s FSVP rule and implications for food packaging
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published its long-awaited final rule on Foreign Supplier Verification Programs for Importers of Food for Humans and Animals (FSVP). [1]
EU review on emissions a ‘serious risk’
A review on ammonia emissions has been criticised by EU farming bodies for posing a ‘serious risk’ to the livelihood of Europe’s agriculture sector.
Marketing to the ‘elderly’: Overcoming the taboo of getting old
There is a need for public health strategies and products to address Europe's rapidly ageing population – but how easy is it to market such products when nobody wants to admit that they’re getting old?