Blueberry pie potato chips and chia wraps: Snack launches to look out for at ISM
BakeryAndSnacks looks at some of the novel snacking products that are bound to catch visitors’ attention.
Archives for January 23, 2017
PHE: Campylobacter at lowest level since 2008
Campylobacter in England and Wales fell in 2015, according to Public Health England (PHE).
Canada closing in on updated food safety regulation
Canada has launched a 90-day public consultation on new rules to strengthen food safety.
FDA & USDA push forward plan to update how genetically modified organisms are regulated
FDA and USDA push forward a strategy to modernize how genetically modified organisms are regulated that was created in part with the Executive Office of the President under the Obama Administration even as President Trump took office with the promise to...
Meat processors show leadership in animal welfare
Poultry firms Noble Foods and Cranswick, both UK-based, top the global Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare (BBFAW).
HKScan’s €80m plant ceremony diverts attention from profit gloom
Meat processor HKScan has celebrated the topping-out ceremony of its “ambitious” €80m poultry plant days after issuing a second gloomy profit warning.
Children in Nordic countries eat more healthily than adults: Survey
The overall healthiness of the Nordic diet fell between 2011 and 2014, although children increased their intake of fruit and vegetables and ate less sugar, according to a recently published survey.
‘Final advice’ on fish consumption from FDA & EPA could boost seafood product sales
New guidance and an easy-to-use reference chart from EPA and FDA encouraging Americans – especially pregnant and nursing women and parents of young children – to eat more fish could boost sales of seafood products, including ready-to-eat and...
Fresh concerns over titanium dioxide safety as study prompts French re-evaluation
The French government has ordered a safety reassessment of white food colouring titanium dioxide after scientists say they have shown "for the first time" that nanoparticles in the food additive are spread around the body.
Dairy companies among FReSH sustainability project founders
At the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, 25 global companies announced their collaborative commitment to accelerating transformational change in global food systems.
FOOD VISION 2017 PREVIEW - MARCH 1-3, LONDON
Health influencers and brand power key to winning consumer hearts and minds
In a turbulent 2016 that has seen major political upheaval in Europe and the US no one could’ve failed to notice how trusted voices of reason have given way to a louder, more headline grabbing form of communication.
Fresh thinking: Industry leaders form coalition to unlock trillions through sustainable practices
The Food Reform for Sustainability and Health (FReSH) programme is aiming to bring private and public sector together to achieve the UN's sustainable development goals for 2030, an achievement that could bring over €2 trillion to the food industry.
Fonterra and LIC develop online data tool Agrigate
Fonterra and Livestock Improvement Corporation (LIC) are in the final stages of developing an online tool, Agrigate, designed to help farmers improve their farm performance by using their existing data.
Less than half of Americans think their diets are healthy, according to Mintel
Less than half (42%) of Americans consider their diet to be healthy, according to new research from Mintel.
New validated test method for phytosterols will bolster uptake of cholesterol-fighting ingredients, Cargill says
Cargill and FDA have jointly announced a new validated method for measuring the levels of plant sterols and stanols in foods and dietary supplements. The method, developed over a number of years, is simpler, more accurate and less prone to error,...
CCTV in French abattoirs ‘won’t halt malpractice’
Putting video cameras in France’s 960 slaughterhouses will not stop malpractice, industry groups have argued, following a proposed law mandating video surveillance in slaughterhouses.
Post-exercise protein cuts later food intake: Study
Consuming a whey protein drink after exercise cuts later energy consumption and eating rate compared to consuming a carbohydrate drink among lean men, according to a study.
Chocolate’s ‘plight does not look set to improve’ in the US, says Euromonitor
The US chocolate confectionery market is set for a 1% volume decline between 2016 and 2021 as Americans’ GDP per capita is set to fall while the category is caught in an “anti-sugar crossfire”.
Processing defect sparks chicken recall
US-based Hans Kissle Company has recalled more than 6,000lbs (2,721kg) of ready-to-eat chicken, as a possible processing flaw raised concerns that bacterial pathogens may be present in the meat.
915 Labs and Printpack to present MATS technology
A Thai university is hosting a conference to introduce a method for packaging foods and beverages called Microwave Assisted Thermal Sterilization (MATS).
Australia
Hemp food pioneer hopes legalisation will bring sky-high growth
Currently consigned to pet food aisles, or products branded “for external use only”, hemp may soon be sold as a food in Australia, which in turn is on the cusp of a chia-style healthy-food revolution.