Latest News in the food Industry

27 Jul 2023

With efforts being made to offer alternatives to plastic-based packaging, the food industry has renewed efforts to introduce paper- and even plant-based options to complement the sustainably produced food products they serve to protect.

26 Jul 2023

Consumers and the wider food industry are asking for greater transparency and accountability in placing antibiotics claims on animal-based products.

25 Jul 2023

A growing list of Latino-founded food and beverage startups in the US are putting sustainability at the forefront of their businesses for the sake of the planet.

24 Jul 2023

More than 600 coffee producers are speaking out against Fair Trade USA’s refusal to align with the new international minimum price for coffee set by Fairtrade International earlier this year.

21 Jul 2023

A UK government report has cast doubt on the science linking consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) with increased risks of poor health, highlighting “uncertainties around the quality of evidence available”.

20 Jul 2023

The Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) has found “limited evidence” that aspartame is a possible carcinogenic, yet the sweetener has received a classification of “possibly carcinogenic”.

19 Jul 2023

Mental and physical and the relationship between them are driving interest in multifunctional health products, especially those offering scientifically-backed holistic health benefits, according to a report.

18 Jul 2023

New research revealed that 60% of foods purchased by Americans contained technical food additives as of 2019, which was a 10% increase since 2001.

17 Jul 2023

The Netherlands has become the first country in Europe to approve tastings of cultivated meat and seafood in controlled environments, yet there is still a long way to go before widescale commercialisation is achieved.

14 Jul 2023

Most UK consumers are unable to accurately identify ultra-processed foods, believing them to be less processed than they actually are. Many are “shocked” and “worried” when they find out the truth – before rationalising their choices, according to a ne...

13 Jul 2023

Two recent EU regulatory approvals for 6’-SL, a human milk oligosaccharide (HMO) ingredient used in breast milk substitutes, will improve infant nutrition, say industry stakeholders.

12 Jul 2023

One fifth of whey protein products sold in Brazil are mislabelled, according to one small survey, as the Latin American trade association ALANUR calls on authorities to act against brands that inappropriately advertise the nutritional attributes of the...