Coca-Cola could face £226M sugar tax
The Coca-Cola Company could face a bill as high as £226M a year under the sugar tax, if it doesn’t pass on the increased charge for its sugary drinks to consumers, according to market research firm Euromonitor.
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Food and drink manufacturers ‘better off outside EU’
The UK’s largest manufacturing industry, made up of mostly small and medium-sized firms, supplies over half of our food with a turnover of £85bn and employs over 3.5M people.
Cool Chain Association to cut food waste
The Cool Chain Association (CCA) – a not-for-profit organisation aiming to improve standards in the chilled food transportation chain – has pledged to slash food wastage by 10% within the next nine years.
Sweeteners in the clear? Study finds saccharin does not lead to weight gain - but sugar does
In contrast with previous reports that link artificial sweeteners with weight gain, new research on rats has found the non-nutritive sweetener saccharin has no effect on weight, while glucose does.
New sugar labeling a boon for alternative sweeteners
The added sugars portion of the newly revamped nutrition facts labels for food products will provide a significant opportunity for purveyors of alternative sweeteners, an industry expert says.
FSANZ backs Salmonelex; EU approval for Listex pending
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has approved a processing aid against Salmonella.
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Brexit will ‘damage UK food manufacturing’: survey
Most respondents (60%) in a ‘state-of-the-industry’ survey, conducted by this website, fear a vote to leave the EU on June 23 will be bad for their businesses, increasing the costs of imported ingredients, while hitting exports and access to labour from...
What we saw at Vitafoods Europe 2016
The Healthy Marketing Team (HMT) were impressed – mostly – by what they saw at the 20th year of Vitafoods Europe in Geneva last month from probiotics to novel powders to category creak and a gummy explosion, says the firm's Hannah Heath.
‘Breakthrough’ global food waste standard to save industry millions
A new global food waste standard aimed at saving consumers and the food industry money, while alleviating pressure on natural resources, has been described as a “breakthrough” by its backers.
Data, an asset for food labs to mine now
During the seventh annual European Innovation Summit, EU leaders discussed worries that “emotion is trumping science” when it comes to food safety.
Renewal of glyphosate in EU still in limbo
The reauthorization of controversial herbicide, glyphosate, has again failed to get the backing of an EU committee.
Sustainable protein from a global waste product: Enzymes key to rapeseed extraction
Using enzymes to extract protein from rapeseed press cakes in a sustainable and cost-effective way could transform 34 million tonnes of waste product into a valuable protein source, a Finnish scientist has said.
Philippine halal law to drive meat export growth
Outgoing Philippine President Benigno Aquino has signed into law a consolidated measure on halal exports, which may help boost the country’s meat exporters in the Middle East.
Russian import ban extension slammed
Russia’s plan to extend its import ban to a range of EU, US, Canadian, Australian and Norwegian food exporters until December 31, 2017 has been met with criticism from the meat industry.
Denmark could lose pork exports to EU under TTIP
If the EU strikes a major trade deal with the US, a flood of American pork exports could lose Denmark a significant portion of its EU export market share, an environmental group claim.
What is industry doing to move towards a circular economy?
Industry trade group FoodDrinkEurope has launched a website illustrating its members' actions to achieve a circular economy designed to inspire other firms and advise policy-makers.
Stericycle reports fall in US recalls in Q1 2016
Units and number of recalls dropped in Q1 2016, according to Stericycle ExpertSOLUTIONS’ US recall index.