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Food Safety & Quality
Nitrites: Pressure grows on UK to follow EU’s lead
20 Nov 2025
Pressure is growing on the UK to follow the EU’s lead after the bloc revised its regulations on the permitted levels of nitrites and nitrates in cured meats.
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Predictive maintenance redefines powder mixing reliability
13 Nov 2025
Mill Powder Tech's smart control systems harness real-time data to help the food and biotech sectors achieve zero downtime and smarter output, alongside rigorous GMP standards and ambitious ESG goals.
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New UPF standard hoped to offer consumers ‘coherence and clarity’
10 Nov 2025
Ingredients companies are being urged to enter “a new era of partnership and innovation” following the launch of the industry’s first non-UPF verification scheme.
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Ingredient quantities mislabelled on popular protein bars, independent tests show
5 Nov 2025
Some popular protein bars contain more fat, carbs, and/or sugars than claimed on their labels, independent nutrition testing reveals.
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Will postbiotics become the go-to functional ingredient?
3 Nov 2025
Postbiotics show significant promise for the functional foods market due to their safety profile and beneficial bioactive properties, research suggests.
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Will Wicks’ Killer Bar harm the protein bar category?
23 Oct 2025
Joe Wicks’ deliberately dangerous protein bar is fuelling anti-UPF sentiment – but there are concerns that his messaging is misguided and could have unintended consequences.
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EU citizens have high food safety awareness but cost guides purchasing
20 Oct 2025
EFSA’s 2025 Special Eurobarometer report on food safety shows shifting concerns, with cost remaining the primary factor influencing food purchasing decisions.
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Food fraud risks rise as brands fight economic and environmental headwinds
10 Oct 2025
Climate change, geopolitics, regulations, and demand for sustainable products are pushing up food fraud and adulteration risks, warns a world-leading food fraud expert.
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EU proposes delaying anti-deforestation rules by another year
3 Oct 2025
The European Union (EU) plans to push back the already-delayed European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) by another year, citing IT problems.
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Vitifresh: A clean label solution for food protection
24 Sep 2025
Vitifresh, an upcycled grape extract from Spain, offers powerful antioxidant and antimicrobial benefits, extending food shelf life naturally and supporting clean label trends.
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Climate change threatens matcha supplies as social media fuels matcha mania
8 Sep 2025
Matcha’s popularity is rising across the globe, yet shrinking harvests caused by record-breaking heatwaves in Japan are dwindling global supplies.
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Screwworm infection triggers renewed US livestock surveillance
2 Sep 2025
A single travel-associated human case of New World screwworm was confirmed in Maryland in early August, triggering renewed surveillance of livestock in the area.
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