Veggie burger lands ‘clean’ food honors
Sunshine Burger’s Black Bean South West veggie burger has been named among the Cleanest Packaged Foods of 2014.
Archives for April 16, 2014
Tests reveal a third of lamb takeaways contain different meat
Almost a third of lamb takeaway meals contained other cheaper meat, according to findings released by the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA).
DEFRA gives GM camelina omega-3 project go-ahead
The UK government’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has granted permission for field trials of genetically modified (GM) camelina plants that accumulate omega-3s in their seeds.
Austrian Listeria outbreaks came from different sources
Two outbreaks of Listeria in Austria which killed eight people were distinct and did not recently evolve from a common ancestor, according to research.
Customs Union faces trade dispute following poultry ban
The Customs Union of Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia looks to be on the brink of a serious trade dispute after Kazakhstan banned the import of poultry from Russia and Belarus.
Is the Food Safety Summit worth the trip?
The Food Safety Summit is just one of an astounding amount of food events dedicated to sanitation, quality, testing, and other industry issues—examining the show's features can help weigh the benefits of attending.
Chocolatiers back project for world’s first certified sustainable hazelnuts
UTZ Certified has begun a three-year initiative to develop a certified sustainable hazelnut supply in Turkey, which accounts for 70% of global production.
High-protein bread could bake up a storm: Euromonitor
High-protein bread will be a functional niche of the future if manufacturers can play up the satiety angle and get the taste right, says a health and wellness expert.
dispatches from Analytica 2014
Bruker bids to make mass spectrometry accessible
Findings ways for novice users to use mass spectrometry to get real answers that help them in their daily workflow is vital, according to Bruker.
Chewing the fat: Calorie perception of hard and soft food differs
People perceive foods that are hard to have fewer calories than soft equivalents, according to new research published in the Journal of Consumer Research.
Move away from gestation crates could improve Canadian pork’s image
The Canadian pork industry could have stood to lose CA$1.7bn annually, over the next 15 years, had the decision not been made to move away from the use of gestation crates, animal welfare group Humane Society International (HSI) Canada has claimed.
Cutting carbs, gluten or fat? The 'utter nonsense' behind claims to be the best diet
From the benefits of gluten-free to those of Mediterranean and Palaeolithic diets, many claims that one dietary strategy are better than another for health and weight loss are simply 'unjustified' and 'sometimes utter nonsense', according to a new review.