Nestlé to add traffic light label to all UK breakfast cereals
Nestlé will add the UK government’s traffic light nutrition label to all its breakfast cereals in the UK, starting this month (October).
Archives for October 3, 2017
New protein ingredient made of non-pasteurized milk is ‘biggest nutritional advance in the last 100 years,’ says founder
Rich with lactoferrin and immunoglobulins, a new product on the market will bring finished product makers a protein powder that is nutritionally closest to raw milk, its maker claims.
Sustainable chocolate at high risk of fraud: Ecovia Intelligence
Confectionery containing fair trade or organic cocoa and sugar carry one of the highest risks of adulteration and mislabelling in the food & drink industry, according to Ecovia Intelligence.
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Breakfast skippers face higher risk of hardening of the arteries
People who regularly skip breakfast face an increased risk of developing atherosclerosis, or the hardening and narrowing of arteries due to a build-up of plaque, according to research published today.
The end of EU sugar quotas: Beet gets free rein but cane will still take a beating
Food manufacturers are welcoming the end of the EU’s “market-distorting” sugar beet and isoglucose quotas that have capped production for nearly 50 years. But sugar cane processors are angry that cane tariffs remain while public health may pay the...
Scale of strawberries and lettuce food waste reaches €33.8m annually, WRAP says
The scale of food waste from farm to fork is laid bare by environmental group Waste and Resources Action Programme, which also announces a series of projects bringing together growers, producers, and retailers.
Evolva focuses on three ‘game changer’ ingredients: stevia, nookatone, resveratrol
Swiss biotech company Evolva has said that it will focus on ramping up low cost bio-production routes that it believes will be “game changers” for “existing commercially available ingredients that are currently hard-to-source from nature”.
Croatian meat business boosts capacity with $13m investment
Croatian meat producer PPK karlovačka mesna industrija d.d has completed an investment worth HRK 95 million (€13m) which enabled it to expand output capacity at its Karlovac plant in north-western Croatia.
DG SANTE slams ‘shortcomings’ in Brazil meat audit
An audit of the Brazilian official control system for beef, horse and poultry meat has found it is not fully or effectively implemented and has numerous shortcomings, according to a long-awaited report.
Injunction against caviar supplier due to poor sanitation
US authorities have taken action against an Illinois caviar supplier due to poor sanitation practices.