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Manufacturers await groundbreaking aspartame safety review

Manufacturers await groundbreaking aspartame safety review

10 Jul 2023

The WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) is preparing to release its findings on whether the sweetener aspartame is a possible carcinogen.

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Food sector pushes unhealthy choices on consumers, new report shows

Food sector pushes unhealthy choices on consumers, new report shows

7 Jul 2023

Regulators and retailers must take action to prevent European consumers from being led to make unhealthy food choices, experts say.

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How to revive stagnating plant-based meat sales

How to revive stagnating plant-based meat sales

6 Jul 2023

Sales of plant-based meat are stagnating, products are being withdrawn, and brands are declaring bankruptcy – but Rabobank’s RaboResearch has identified five strategies that could help revive the category, and precision fermentation could be an NPD gam...

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UK consumer trust in supermarkets falls to nine-year-low

UK consumer trust in supermarkets falls to nine-year-low

5 Jul 2023

Research by UK consumer review organisation, Which?, reports decreasing levels of trust in the food industry, with two-thirds of shoppers feeling ripped off.

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UK retailers flout unhealthy product regulation

UK retailers flout unhealthy product regulation

4 Jul 2023

UK retailers are continuing to promote unhealthy products that are high in fat, salt, and sugar (HFSS) despite recent regulation that bans such practices.

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Are Dutch supermarkets committed to human rights?

Are Dutch supermarkets committed to human rights?

3 Jul 2023

Dutch supermarkets lack widespread measures to respect human rights in supply chains, research project Superlist Social's inaugural report finds.

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NBJ: How vitamin C demonstrates the law(s) of gravity for the US supplement industry

NBJ: How vitamin C demonstrates the law(s) of gravity for the US supplement industry

28 Jun 2023

US sales of vitamin C and botanical supplements saw the biggest growth during the Covid-19 pandemic but have since declined, according to the latest Nutrition Business Journal (NBJ) Supplement Business Report, demonstrating how fast and how far fortune...

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Rainforest Alliance praises Nescafé for regenerative agriculture efforts

Rainforest Alliance praises Nescafé for regenerative agriculture efforts

27 Jun 2023

Instant coffee brand Nescafé is supporting coffee farmers to adopt regenerative agricultural practices, according to a recent supply chain assessment by Rainforest Alliance that highlighted “encouraging trends”.

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E-gaming growth influences food and drink collaborations

E-gaming growth influences food and drink collaborations

26 Jun 2023

Food and drink brands are increasingly appealing to e-gamers with special edition launches, such as Coca Cola’s League of Legends product or Swedish ice cream brand N!ck’s Minecraft-inspired flavours.

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US approves cell-cultured meat

US approves cell-cultured meat

22 Jun 2023

Cell-cultivated chicken can now be sold in the US as regulatory authorities give the final greenlight to two cellular agriculture firms, UPSIDE Foods and GOOD Meat.

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Absolut Vodka’s (plastic lined) paper bottle sparks greenwashing accusations

Absolut Vodka’s (plastic lined) paper bottle sparks greenwashing accusations

21 Jun 2023

Social media users have called out Absolut Vodka over greenwashing following its trial of a single-mould paper bottle that contains an integrated barrier of recyclable plastic.

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Catering to the ‘new’ Vietnamese consumer

Catering to the ‘new’ Vietnamese consumer

20 Jun 2023

Vietnam’s food industry is evolving to meet the needs of “the new face of the Vietnamese consumer” after shifts in consumer class, demographics, and digitalisation, says McKinsey.

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