Food & drink firms should be forced to promote healthy diets, says economist
UK food and drink companies should be made to promote healthy and sustainable diets in order to help tackle the global sugar problem, a new paper says.
Archives for February 18, 2016
Insect protein ‘economically viable’, scientists claim
Protein-packed milkshakes made from ground-up bugs are a step nearer to becoming common drinks, a consensus of leading scientists and policy makers have claimed.
WTO Russian pork ban ruling expected in April
A ruling from the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on Russia’s embargo of EU pork products is expected to be made in April this year.
EU strengthens law on livestock drug use
A proposed new European Union (EU) regulation governing the use of antibiotics on animals has been welcomed with caution by farmers, medical practitioners and medicinal suppliers, after MEPs backed the law on 17 February.
FOOD VISION 2016: How to get your innovative company centre stage
Is your company an innovative trailblazer in food and nutrition? Unilever Foundry is looking for the brightest company to take part in Food Vision's innovation panel and share insights alongside big industry players at Food Vision in March.
Copa-Cogeca: no further animal rights laws needed
The body responsible for promoting agriculture across Europe has called on EU farm ministers to enforce existing regulation on animal rights, not to create new and complex laws.
dispatches from NSF International EMEA conference
Food fraud, big data and horizon scanning at NSF conference
The global scale of counterfeit food, the role of ‘big data’ in food safety and horizon scanning to predict and react to supply chain risks were some areas discussed at an industry event.
Diet nutrients play larger role in gene function: Study
Cell behaviour is determined by nutrients in the diet, suggesting the biochemical reactions that occur within an organism play a larger part in gene regulation than previously thought, a study has concluded.
Mexico eyes organic stock trading through bilateral agreement
The European Commission has confirmed it has entered into negotiations with Mexico over a bilateral agreement on the trade of organic produce, which may include meat.
Egg seller fined for extending best before dates
A London egg packer and wholesaler has been fined for extending ‘best before’ dates on eggs.
Data spanning 40 years reveals Britain's health conscious drive - as it gets fatter
Data published by the UK government today gives a glimpse into the eating habits of 150,000 UK households from 1974 to 2014, revealing a nation that is increasingly health conscious – as it gets increasingly fat.
Bird flu epidemic devastates Nigeria
Nigeria is grappling with a damaging bird flu epidemic that has caused the deaths of 90,000 chickens in less than a month.