Identifying the geographical origin of palm oil is now quicker and more accurate thanks to a method developed by Spanish researchers, who claim it could help fight palm oil fraudulently labelled as certified sustainable.
Only 1-2% of global soy production is certified responsible, but RTRS president Marina Engels believes that figure could jump to 10% in five years if demand for credits and produce increases.
With vegetarian, vegan and flexitarian diets trending across Europe, plant-based foods are now more popular than ever, according to ADM, which brings a number of meat analog concepts to FiE 2017.
Norwegians are eating more vegetables and less sugar – but the balance of meat and fish consumption remains a “challenge” – according to new research published today (6 December).
Swiss food giant Nestlé is calling for a more collaborative approach between the public and private sectors to develop a circular economy as it works to meet its 2030 environmental impact targets.
It's the ‘gold standard’ for sweetness, competitors use it and artificial sweeteners aren’t clean label. Unfortunately, there are more incentives to make sugary food in Europe than there are to avoid it, says a World Health Organisation (WHO) report,...
With consumers now warming to the savoury flavour notes of vegetables and botanical extracts, is fruit now taking a back seat in the quest for more exotic and unusual flavours?
Manufacturers should use potassium-based salt replacers as a short-term solution to cut sodium levels in food, says UK campaign group Consensus Action on Salt (CASH).
Good nutrition, sustainable agriculture and low food waste aren't the preserve of wealthy nations: France has been ranked number one in a global sustainability index but low-income Ethiopia outperforms the USA.
Leader Foods is launching a new line of cricket-based Zircca protein snack bars in Finland and the company has been taken “by surprise” by the positive response in the country.
Monk fruit has overcome the scalability issues to be a solid contender for stevia's natural sweetener crown. But the fruit's higher price tag and stevia's taste problem still means monk fruit-stevia blends are best, says Layn.
The rise of ‘new’ raw materials such as insects and lab-grown meat has placed further demands on food safety testing services already wrestling with improving current analytical methods to offer faster turnaround times.
Has Asia lost its appetite for pork? Trade statistics for September show EU export sales to China, Japan, Hong Kong and South Korea have declined year-on-year.
China has expanded the range of beef and pork it will import from Canada, a deal officials claim could create thousands of jobs and a nine-figure revenue over the next five years.
Last week at the joint meeting of the ‘High Level Group on Nutrition and Physical Activity’ and the ‘EU Platform for Action on Diet, Physical Activity and Health’ in Luxembourg, EDA secretary general Alexander Anton officially protested at what the EDA...
Israel-based Salt of the Earth expanding distribution of its Mediterranean Umami flavouring, a product that the company says can help companies in their reformulation efforts by “heightening” taste perceptions of salt – and possibly even sugar.
The ease of buying food online may diminish the sense of psychological ownership, which may ultimately make it easier for people to discard food, suggests a new analysis with implications for retailers.
Potassium chloride can instantly cut sodium by 50% without affecting taste, and with the UK's government advisory committee now saying the benefits outweigh the risks, US supplier NuTek Salt has cause to celebrate. "The situation was overblown...
Subscribing to HorizonScan means you are potentially increasing your QA department by several thousands of people, according to the global product manager of the database.
Around 75-80% of poultry that Russia plans to export in 2020 will be labelled as halal, according to Aidar Gazizov, director general for the International Center for Halal Standardization and Certification, speaking at the international summit Agroinvest...
Doner kebabs are not under threat, despite a move by the European Parliament to block the use of phosphate in kebabs, according to a food science academic.
UK food regulators and food waste campaigners have issued new guidance on food labelling in a bid to tackle the 2m tonnes of food wasted in UK homes each year.
As Coca-Cola, Mars, Mondelez, Nestlé, PepsiCo and Unilever develop their Evolved Nutrition Label, the dairy industry has slammed it as "nonsense" while consumer groups brand it “an attempt to scramble” France’s official NutriScore.
Brazilian corruption and food safety scandals do not alarm leading natural casings supplier DAT-Schaub, which aims to double the profits of four South American firms it acquired this week.
Kellogg’s has announced it will reduce the amount of sugar in three popular cereals; Coco Pops, Rice Krispies and Rice Krispies Multi-Grain Shapes, by up to 40% next year.
The problem of mycotoxins is not an issue of developing and developed countries but of what you are producing and where, according to ProGnosis Biotech.
Axed HKScan Baltic bosses Teet Soorm and Mati Tuvi have been detained by Estonian prosecutors, accused of “money laundering” and “harmful transactions”.
The 73,000 votes are in: German manufacturer Alete’s biscuits, which it markets as ‘suitable for babies’ despite containing 25% sugar, have been voted 2017’s most misleading product.
Members of the committee on the environment, public health and food safety have blocked a proposal by the Commission to extend the use of phosphates in kebab meat.
