Industry urges Latvian Council presidency to progress on trade talks
The impact of mandatory origin labelling and progress on trade agreements are on FoodDrinkEurope’s priority wish list for the Latvian presidency of the EU Council.
Archives for January 13, 2015
Emotional insights could aid product development
Understanding how products' sensory characteristics and packaging both individually and synergistically provoke emotions in consumers can help manufacturers to design and optimise products, say researchers.
Looking back over 2014 and ahead to 2015
FSIS administrator Al Almanza takes stock of achievements, challenges
Al Almanza, administrator of the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), had a full agenda last year, and 2015 promises to be busier yet. Almanza spoke with FoodProductionDaily about the year that was, the year...
Spray on traceability for contaminated food
A method to trace contaminated food back to its source developed by US researchers and a start-up company is targeting adoption from food firms by the end of the year.
Del Monte launches Disney-branded kids’ drinks
Fresh Del Monte has partnered with the Walt Disney Company to release a range of branded fruit drinks in the region featuring some of the entertainment giant’s most popular characters.
Argentina increases supplies to Russia
Argentina has increased its supplies of meat to Russia – a market which continues to experience shortages in a number of products.
Intense sweeteners have no proven nutritional value, says French authority
Recommending intense sweeteners as a way to reduce sugar intakes cannot be justified as a public health strategy, the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES) has concluded.
Lindt ‘playing in another league’ after stellar 2014, says analyst
Lindt reached record annual sales this morning, surpassing CHF 3bn for the first time - surprising growth given cocoa price hikes and a tough market, an analyst says.
Super vit crit! Researchers challenge drinks with 'extraordinarily high' added micronutrients
There is ‘little evidence’ that consumers benefit from the ‘extraordinarily high levels’ of micronutrients commonly added to novel beverages, according to a study published in the Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism journal this week.
Could national decisions on biotech allow more GM crop cultivation?
The European Parliament has voted to allow national bans on GM crops, but this could actually encourage more GM varieties to be cultivated in Europe, claims UK organic advocacy group The Soil Association.
STEC isolated from 13% of imported beef samples in Sweden
Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) has been found in 13% of imported beef samples, according to the Swedish National Food agency.
Senator urges FDA action on insanitary conditions
US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) violations are ‘far too private’ and punishments are ‘far too lax’, according to a US Senator.