Latest news in the food and nutraceutical industry

6 Sep 2024

The European Union’s (EU) legislative arm publishes its latest guidance on protecting the market’s food supply chain against current and future crises.

5 Sep 2024

Tesco is trialing a methane-reducing feed supplement for one of its key UK dairy farms, sustainable UK milk producer Grosvenor Farms.

29 Aug 2024

Countries across the globe are struggling to secure safe and accessible food, according to recent reports.

23 Aug 2024

Austria's dietary guidelines have been updated to reflect health and climate parameters. Both an omnivorous food pyramid and a vegetarian version are included, marking the first time a separate pyramid for vegetarians is provided.

22 Aug 2024

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) will invest $4.5 million into providing nutritional advice and guidance across the US.

14 Aug 2024

As a new WHO report puts processed foods in the same harmful category as tobacco, confusion behind ultra-processed food (UPF) science remains, stalling policy and regulatory creation.

9 Aug 2024

Scheduled for December 2024, Venezuela will introduce mandatory warning labels on foods to inform consumers if they are high in salt, saturated fat, sugar, and trans fats.

6 Aug 2024

In an examination of 190 whole grain products, the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) uncovered that more than a quarter of the products were inaccurately labelled, constituting deception.

2 Aug 2024

A recent study has found that around two-thirds of the daily calories consumed by UK adolescents come from ultra-processed foods (UPFs). UPF consumption was highest among adolescents from deprived backgrounds, of white ethnicity, and younger ages.

31 Jul 2024

Personalised nutrition startup Zoe has launched a whole food “supplement” made with nuts, seeds, and functional mushrooms that can be sprinkled on top of any meal to enhance gut health and nutrition.

24 Jul 2024

Care/of was once heralded as a next-generation supplement brand but, as the category expanded, it failed to keep up with increased competition – leading to Bayer’s recent decision to end operations.

18 Jul 2024

One of the original meat-free brands, Quorn, is to start making blended meat-mycoprotein products via its B2B division. By doing so it could reach more flexitarian consumers – but does it risk alienating its core vegan/vegetarian base?