Slovenia plans action on trans fats
Slovenia became the latest European country to move against trans fats in processed foods when it introduced a decree that aims to provide maximum levels for trans fatty acids (TFAs).
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Industry should label food as a meal not a snack to prevent over-eating, say scientists
Labelling food as a snack rather than a meal, or packaging it as a snack leads to people eating "significantly more", researchers say, and they are calling on industry to change the way it markets food for the sake of public health.
Russia’s sanitary system under scrutiny after major outbreak of trichinellosis
Nearly 60 people have been hospitalised in Tomsk Oblast, Russia, after consuming bear meat infected with trichinellosis, also known as fleshworm disease, the country’s state sanitary body Rospotrebnadzor has announced in a statement on its website on 31...
EHL Ingredients sees 'opportunity' in gluten-free spices
EHL Ingredients is expanding its range of certified gluten-free spices in order to meet growing demand in the free-from category.
Agriculture in spotlight ahead of COP23 climate change talks
Agricultural emissions have been flagged as a key issue ahead of the United Nations’ COP23 climate change talks, which will kick off in Bonn next week with the aim of developing a roadmap for implementing the Paris Agreement.
Fipronil proficiency test reveals concerns in one lab
EU labs were mostly able to determine correct fipronil content in eggs but one lab which analysed hundreds of samples since July performed so badly it could have resulted in false positive results.
ADM prepares for rising soy demand in Middle East
Ingredients giant Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) will lead a step-change advance in meat functionality by selling a soy product from its Brazilian plant to the Middle East and Africa.
American fat trades to Russia snuffed out by extension of Russian import ban
A senior official at the US Meat Export Federation has told GlobalMeatNews how he regrets small signs of recovery in the US-Russian meat trade have been snuffed out by the latest expansion of Moscow’s meat import ban.
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Novolyze works to strengthen control of microbial hazards
Novolyze has received funding from the French Government for a project to strengthen control of microbial hazards.