Visual prompts may help shoppers choose healthier foods: Pilot study
Shoppers are more likely to buy healthy foods if they are given strong visual prompts in-store, according to a new study.
Archives for January 16, 2014
EU agrees rules to curb food speculation
The European Commission has agreed new rules to curb speculation in food commodities, in order to avoid a repeat of the global food price spikes seen in 2008.
New year, new waistline, new market? Kellogg slashes snack bar prices by 29%
Kellogg has cut prices of its single-serve cereal bars in the UK by 29% which could make them competitive amid waistline woes and catapult the brand out of the breakfast aisle, an innovation expert says.
Europe gives thumbs-up to food fraud penalties
The European Parliament has approved a detailed report that suggests EU member states should punish food fraud with penalties of at least twice the estimated economic gain sought by the fraudster, to prevent a recurrence of last year’s horsemeat scandal.
Friends of the Earth: Meat industry needs radical rethink
Diet is a political choice and the way we produce and consume meat and dairy needs a radical rethink, according to a new Friends of the Earth report.
Stretch film puts the wraps on contamination
Detectamet has introduced stretch wrap that can be picked up with metal detection equipment, cutting the odds of food product contamination.
EU Regulation 1169/2011 will restore consumer confidence
Horsegate: Conflict of interests on traceability
Sun Branding Solutions is calling for greater legislation on the disclosure of supply chain visibility one year on from the horse meat scandal.
Food processing firm fined $19k for ammonia leak
SunOpta Foods, a producer that specializes in organic packaged foods and ingredients, will pay $19K for failure to properly report an ammonia leak at its processing facility.
EU economist predicts fall in meat consumption
Meat consumption will never reach previous levels, Tassos Haniotis, director of economic analysis at the European Commission’s directorate general for agriculture said on Tuesday.
Russia puts focus on ‘non-traditional’ poultry
Russia plans to increase consumption of so-called “non-traditional” types of poultry meat – including turkeys, ducks, quail and guinea fowl – by three times between now and 2020, according to a recent report from the country’s Ministry of Agriculture.
War of words erupts as Cadbury’s ill-fated Israel venture heads to court
Cadbury’s Israeli distributor Carmit Candy Industries has accused the Strauss Group of employing a war-like strategy to block Cadbury’s entry into Israel, while Strauss says Carmit only has itself to blame for Cadbury’s failings.
Traceability tech market to hit $14bn
The worldwide proliferation of food track-and-trace technology is expected to continue marching on to 2020 and beyond.
Randox gets USDA backing for Ractopamine test
Randox Food Diagnostics has received US Department of Agriculture (USDA) approval for its Ractopamine screening products.
Researchers unveil 'comprehensive' test to detect genetic modification in foods
A new comprehensive test that combines two well-known genetic analysis methods into a single test could help enforce stricter regulation of genetically modified foods in the future, say researchers.
Salmonella biofilms show disinfectant resistance
Attempts to kill seven-day old Salmonella biofilms is ‘extraordinarily difficult’ if not ‘impossible’, according to researchers who used different disinfectants.