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NutriScore logo could help young people make healthier food choices – but more awareness is needed
22 Jun 2022
The European Nutri-Score labelling system can help young people make healthier food choices, according to a Spanish study – but one third still do not know what the label indicates.
Read moreMars launches animal-free chocolate with Perfect Day’s whey protein
21 Jun 2022
Mars has launched a vegan chocolate bar made with biotech unicorn Perfect Day’s animal-free whey protein made via precision fermentation.
Read moreUnilever in $120m biotech venture to scale palm oil alternative
20 Jun 2022
Unilever has teamed up with US biotech company Genomatica to commercialise its palm oil alternative produced via a biotechnology fermentation process.
Read moreClear and accurate precautionary allergen labelling is vitally important, says regulatory expert
17 Jun 2022
As the UK’s Food Standards Agency looks to standardise allergen label wording, it is “vitally important” that food businesses provide consumers with clear and accurate precautionary information about potential unintended allergens in ...
Read moreMonterey Mushrooms gets EU approval for vitamin D-rich mushroom powder
16 Jun 2022
Monterey Mushrooms’ vitamin D-rich mushroom powder, produced using ultraviolet (UV) to boost the nutrient content, can be sold in the EU, following novel food approval from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).
Read moreSoil sequestration: An emerging opportunity for farmers and food producers
15 Jun 2022
Sequestration of carbon into soil has almost the same potential to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as the use of wind or solar power and provides farmers with an opportunity equal to that of reforestation strategies, according to Berry Marttin of...
Read moreNitrite and nitrate alternatives gain ground for processed meat applications
14 Jun 2022
As France finalises its review into the health risks of nitrite in cured meats, industry research focuses on the potential substitutes for nitrite and nitrate in processed meats to offer consumers healthy alternatives.
Read moreMetrics matter: Measuring the true price of food for a healthy and sustainable future
13 Jun 2022
Food value chains must begin to price in the ‘externalities’ of production, including impacts on human and planetary health, if the world is to realistically create a healthy and sustainable food supply to feed a growing population, according to one of...
Read moreFoodwatch says industry self-monitoring ‘not sufficiently effective’ at preventing potentially harmful contamination
10 Jun 2022
The system of self-monitoring entrusted to food manufacturers is “not sufficiently effective” to ensure food safety, says non-profit watchdog Foodwatch, following cases of Nestlé and Ferrero products contaminated with E.coli and Salm...
Read moreEFSA stalls CBD novel food evaluation citing ‘several hazards’
9 Jun 2022
Data gaps and uncertainties surrounding the potential risks associated with the consumption of cannabidiol (CBD) have stalled EFSA’s certification of CBD as a novel food. “We have identified several hazards related to CBD intake,” say...
Read moreUS FDA was ‘wrong’ to deem tagatose calorie content ‘significantly higher’ than allulose, says Bonumose CEO
8 Jun 2022
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was “wrong” to deem tagatose’s calorie content contribution “significantly higher” than allulose because the difference between the two sugar substitutes is less than between tagat...
Read moreClutch Cognition creates functional drinks with brain health botanicals
7 Jun 2022
Danish startup, Clutch Cognition, has entered the functional drinks space targeting cognitive health with a blend of botanicals and plant-based ingredients such as sage, green oat, green tea, and guar beans.
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