French multinational retailer Carrefour is to extend its use of Blockchain technology by offering consumers total traceability of its popular animal and vegetable product ranges.
By Katia Merten-Lentz, partner at international law firm Keller and Heckman
In the latest in a series of articles drilling down into the European novel food legislative framework, Katia Merten-Lentz, partner at international law firm Keller and Heckman, suggests that changes to novel food rules lay the groundwork for a step-change...
The colour of a product's packaging induces certain flavour expectations - but this perception is 'overwritten' by the colour of the food itself, say researchers.
Amongst the cacophony of Brexit opinions, there is at least a consensus across the political spectrum that the “high standards” of British food must not be compromised.
Sainsbury’s own ‘Fairly Traded’ label must take more care to distinguish itself sufficiently from the Fairtrade Foundation scheme, says the UK’s advertising standards watchdog, as it bans one advert for ‘Fairly Traded’ tea from running again.
As part of its expansion plans, Hungarian meat business MCS Vágóhíd is aiming to produce about 90,000 tonnes (t) of meat this year, and hire a further 70 employees at its facilities, according to senior company representatives.
FoodLogiQ and Testo have joined forces to bring together HACCP and IoT capabilities with the food industry’s supplier management, traceability and recall management SaaS platform.
Russia’s third-largest poultry producer, agricultural holding Belaya Ptitsa, has reported financial turbulence, as falling prices and shrinking state aid keep pushing down profitability in the industry.
Müller, Britain’s biggest producer of fresh milk, butter, cream, yogurt and desserts, has confirmed its intention to acquire the capability to manufacture its own fresh milk packaging in the UK.
Healthy Nibbles wants to revolutionise on-the-go consumption and prove that vending machines can offer “more than sugar and caffeine and still turn a profit”. FoodNavigator caught up with Healthy Nibbles founder Sara Roberts to find out how.
Researchers from the University of Granada (UGR) have found a cereal-based bread enriched with soluble fiber, proteins and dried fruit could alleviate hunger.
New research showing organic farming more effectively restores soil carbon and reduces the cause of climate change compared to conventional techniques could sway more shoppers to buy organic – especially as conscious consumerism continues to rise.
The trend of bringing the lab to the sample instead of the sample to the lab is continuing, according to the head of the MicroNIR business at Viavi Solutions.
Brain has opened a US subsidiary called B.R.A.I.N. Biotechnology Research and Information Network US (BRAIN LLC) to expand its business across North America.
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) scientists have confirmed the safety of the food additives, sodium, potassium and calcium salts of fatty acids and magnesium salts of fatty acids.
Astaxanthin supplementation may benefit type 2 diabetics by lowering their blood pressure and enhancing their glucose metabolism, say researchers in Iran.
There is currently no clear legal definition of what constitutes a clean label product. One marketing and economics expert argues certification and regulation could actually boost clean label sales.
Greenpeace has set a global target: we need to eat no more than 300 g of meat a week by 2050, and it's calling for a radical overhaul of the EU's farming policy to achieve it.
South African poultry supplier Tiger Brands has recalled products from its Enterprise brand, which has been involved in the listeriosis outbreak in the region.
The UK’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Food Standards Scotland (FSS) have published details of a major review into the sites where meat products are processed and stored.
UK food standard agencies have said that they hope to “sustain public trust” in the meat sector after a series of high-profile recalls sparked a review of meat-cutting plants in the country.
Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have developed “genetic bar codes” that, they say, can be used to identify fake “superfoods”.
Hungary wants to tighten up the rules around mechanically separated meat (MSM) after its use in traditional, 'high quality' meat products is on the rise.
Meat and livestock companies and organisations are carefully examining a draft agreement on Brexit that was released by the European Commission on Wednesday (February 28), to see whether British meat and livestock exports can freely circulate across the...
Mars will leave the industry-developed Evolved Nutrition Label, citing a lack of credibility and consensus, and has called on the European Commission to bring in a pan-EU, mandatory label.
Meat producers and exporters in Britain and Ireland have called on policy-makers to come up with more alternatives for a post-Brexit trade settlement between the UK, Northern Ireland and the EU.
The European Union’s (EU’s) development of a protein strategy, announced by EU agriculture commissioner Phil Hogan, should help Europe become more self-sufficient in animal feed, meat industry experts have told GlobalMeatNews.
Nestlé UK will introduce a range of ‘more premium’ KitKat Senses chocolate in three flavors: hazelnut, double chocolate and salted caramel, later this month.
The cultured meat movement appears to be gathering pace after a new survey finds nearly one in three consumers open to eating meat developed in laboratory conditions.
Manufacturers including Unilever, Mondelēz and Alpro are using claims of ‘new, improved recipe’ to hide ingredient "downgrading", according to a German consumer group.
German crop chemicals and drug group, Bayer, is said to be edging closer to getting EU backing of its proposal to acquire agribusiness company, Monsanto, sources told Reuters.
The opportunities Brexit might bring are especially apparent in regards to choice - something the European Union takes away from the UK, says Tate & Lyle Sugars.
Europe’s food safety regulator has confirmed that bee populations are put at risk by the use of neonicotinoid pesticides. However, industry groups argue that this is just one part of a more complicated picture.
Bacteria from humans and animals continue to show resistance to antimicrobials according to a report by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).
