EU okays organic imports from Norway and Iceland
Organic products from Norway and Iceland, including Norwegian organic salmon, can once more be imported to the European Union following a harmonisation of rules on production standards.
Archives for March 17, 2017
St Patrick’s Day harnessed to promote Irish meat
Irish festival St Patrick’s Day will inspire food body Bord Bía to promote Irish food, such as beef, across a string of countries from Stuttgart, Germany to Shanghai, China on Friday 17 March
Evolva and FCI team up to market and sell citrus flavours in Europe
Biotech firm Evolva has inked a deal with Paris-based FCI to sell, market and distribute its fermentation-derived citrus flavours valencene and nootkatone.
Interview: WCF President
Big 12 cocoa and chocolate players pledge to end deforestation in cocoa
The 12 major players in cocoa and chocolate have united with public sector partners to eradicate deforestation in the cocoa supply chain.
Invented brand name Toscoro too similar to protected Toscano, EU rules
A French firm has lost the right to sell its range of condiments under the brand name Toscoro after the European Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) ruled it resembled too closely the protected geographical indication (PGI) Toscano.
Growth in deforestation commitments hides transparency issues
The number of manufacturers using one of the four key commodities linked to deforestation has increased from 67% to 71%, but a worrying number of targets have been missed or forgotten, according to a new report.
Catholics OK to eat meat on St Patrick’s Day
Catholics in multiple US states have been given permission to eat traditional Irish food such as corned beef this St Patrick’s Day, which falls on a Friday.
High cheese consumption does not raise cholesterol levels, Irish study suggests
Despite the link between cheese consumption and saturated fat levels, a study has observed little effect between the amount of cheese eaten and a person’s cholesterol levels.