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Briefing: What to expect as talks on global plastics treaty resume
11 Jul 2025
With negotiations on a global plastic pollution treaty set to resume next month, the food sector is braced to see what the impact will be for industry and consumers alike.
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Plant-based UPFs ‘need more nuanced evaluation’
8 Jul 2025
Plant-based food systems developer Planteneers has raised doubts about how the food sector currently evaluates plant-based ultra-processed foods (UPFs).
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Producers explore traceability to lower food waste and loss
1 Jul 2025
The World Economic Forum has identified traceability technology and tools as emerging anti-loss and waste mechanisms throughout the F&B supply chain.
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Coca-Cola accused of ‘sportswashing’ amid FIFA sponsorship storm
30 Jun 2025
Doctors and health campaigners are calling for football's governing body, FIFA, to drop Coca-Cola as a 2025 Club World Cup sponsor, accusing the multinational of “sportswashing”.
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Accelerating AI to answer the food sector’s biggest questions
27 Jun 2025
As concerns about food security continue to grow, investigators are examining how artificial intelligence (AI) can help enhance the sector’s resilience.
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Consumers join coalition in call for nitrites ban
26 Jun 2025
European consumers overwhelmingly support a ban on nitrites, according to a coalition of world-leading scientists and politicians who warn that continued inaction is putting public health at risk.
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Evolving virus detection technology to enhance food safety and security
25 Jun 2025
US researchers are exploring the next generation of virus detection technology in the hope of enhancing food safety and security.
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US alternative egg brand cracks European market
23 Jun 2025
Just Egg is set to be produced in Europe’s largest plant-based facility as plant-based egg brands look to take advantage of the supply chain crisis.
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World Food Safety Day shines a spotlight on science
19 Jun 2025
On 7 June, the World Health Organization (WHO) held its annual World Food Safety Day, highlighting the role scientific research and innovation play in supporting consumers’ health.
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Agri-food stakeholders call for EFSA overhaul
18 Jun 2025
Thousands of industry stakeholders have co-signed an open letter calling on the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) to speed up improvements to its risk assessment processes to secure EU competitiveness and support innovation.
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Could UK-EU agreement turn the tide for agri-food trade?
17 Jun 2025
The UK Government is to scrap border checks on fruit and vegetables imported from the European Union in an early move to ease trade ahead of its new deal with the bloc.
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Sustainability meets functionality in spirulina-based smoked salmon analogue
16 Jun 2025
A foodtech company has received EU regulatory approval for its texturised fresh spirulina, the base ingredient in its plant-based smoked salmon analogue.
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