The EU Commission has taken the 'necessary steps' to prolong the feed derogation for organic pigs and poultry that was due to expire at the end of this year.
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) and Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) have launched a certification standard for sustainable seaweed production. "This is a very big deal," one seaweed manufacturer told us.
INS' blockchain-powered e-commerce platform cuts out retailers, meaning big savings for manufacturers and access to valuable consumer data, with Unilever, Mars and Friesland Campina are already interested, says the CEO and founder.
Swedish supplier Bayn Europe claims oat oil is an alternative, clean label emulsifier providing better yield stress in sugar-reduced chocolate than polyglycerol polyricinoleate (PGPR) and soy lecithin.
BASF intermediates division said it is hiking the prices of its formic acid and propionic acid products, with immediate effect, or as existing contracts permit, in the region so Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
A ban on all beef and pork imports from Brazil, the largest meat importer to Russia, has been imposed by the Russian Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor), over concerns about the detection of a forbidden hormone.
Consumer satisfaction with a product is greatly impacted by how easy they find it to prepare and cook and the on-pack labelling, according to research. Does your ready meal need a new-look label?
The internet of things (IoT) is making advanced technology more accessible than ever, according to Bühler. Its cloud-connected digital rice analyser can be used by multinationals or start-ups, and is a "a game changer" for small rice farmers...
MPs from Poland’s ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party have introduced a draft bill to ban non-stun slaughter. Meanwhile, the proposal has been protested by numerous meat industry associations, which say such a measure would significantly hamper Poland’s...
A non-GMO durum wheat variety that grows in 40°C heat and matures in record time could give African food security a vital boost and forge new global South-to-South trade dynamics, ending North Africa’s dependence on Western wheat.
Could a modified protein be a suitable sweetener for yogurt? Researchers in Italy investigated the potential of using a protein from a berry to sweeten yogurt, with mixed results.
EU representatives have voted in favour of the Commission’s regulation to reduce acrylamide in food meaning it is one step further to entering into force in spring 2018.
Half of British consumers would rather give up chocolate than cheese when asked if they had to “choose between never being able to eat cheese again or never being able to eat chocolate again,” according to new research by Mintel.
The UK's post-Brexit food policy must prioritise domestic fruit and vegetable production if the public's health is to survive the higher cost of eating healthily, according to a Food Foundation report.
Scientists have outlined a simple way to protect food from bacterial contamination that uses a 'sugar-glass' coating containing virus-killing bacteria, which could be used in the food packaging and processing industries.
Birch water start-up TAPPED is expanding its business in the UK with the support of PepsiCo’s innovation programme, the Nutrition Greenhouse. TAPPED founder Paul Lederer speaks to us about how he plans to drive the company – and category – forward.
By Charles Newbery, Diana Yordanova and Keith Nuthall
The Chilean meat and livestock industry has welcomed the launch of talks between the European Union (EU) and the South American country on upgrading the current 14-year-old free trade deal between the two jurisdictions.
French dairy-to-drinks giant Danone has signalled its intention to “sharpen” its focus on regenerative agriculture as a way to “broadly reduce emissions” in the future and respond to consumer demand for “naturality and transparency”.
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) scientists have cleared a genetically modified sugar beet developed by Monsanto and KWS for reauthorisation in the EU.
Redesigning nutritional fact panels (NFP) may aid consumers to make an informed healthy food choice by making them pay more attention to the nutritional profile of less healthy items, a study finds.
A committee looking into alleged lapses at a 2 Sisters poultry site has described the accreditation process as having a ‘patchwork nature’ and said it appears ‘relatively simple’ for someone to hide infractions.
Nearly 50% of pig farms in Russia will become loss-making in 2018, due to the poor conditions of the domestic pork market and the high debt burden in the pig industry, Yury Kovalev, the director of the National Union of Pig Producers (NUPP) warned during...
Educating consumers about the nature of emerging genome editing methodology and appropriate risk communication will be “essential” to developing a public discourse around this new technology, according to German research and scientific advisory body BfR.
Bayn Europe is developing a new cloud-based reformulation tool that, its chief executive says, can help fix the “broken” food chain and heighten sugar-reduction efforts.
Chinese and French researchers reveal details of how they genetically-engineered tomatoes to boost vitamin E, provitamin A and lycopene content, nutrients claimed to have anti-ageing properties.
Cooling sensations give an energy to food and are gaining traction beyond traditional mint flavours, says Firmenich as it secures exclusive licencing rights to Senomyx’s Coolmyx cooling ingredient.
