Listeria and VTEC infections rise but Salmonella falls, say EU agencies
Listeria and VTEC infections have risen but Salmonella has decreased and Campylobacter has stabilised, according to an EU report.
Archives for January 28, 2015
Not so sweet: ‘Surprising’ sugar spike in UK breakfast cereals, mostly in own label
Sugar content has risen in a fifth of UK ready-to-eat breakfast cereals since 2012 with the largest spikes coming from retail own brands, finds Action on Sugar research.
Food Vision 2015 programme unveiled
The Food Vision 2015 programme centres on the theme of responsible innovation, and includes parallel sessions on food and nutrition for the first time.
MULTINATIONAL INSISTS IT VALUES 'OPEN AND FAIR' SUPPLIER RELATIONS
‘Broken big business ethics’: Diageo attacked for extending supplier payment terms
A UK-based small business lobby today attacked drinks giant Diageo for extending payment terms to new suppliers from 60-90 days under what the former claims is the cover of a supply chain finance scheme.
Kazakhstan set to launch meat exports to the EU in 2015
Kazakhstan is preparing to launch meat supplies to new markets by mid-2015.
Report outlines potential winners and losers of TTIP agreement
The planned EU-US free trade agreement holds unexpected opportunities for developing countries, but could negatively impact Southeast Asia, says a new study.
STUDY TRACKED 5,500 US GIRLS FROM 1996-2001
Sugar-sweetened drinks linked to earlier period onset in teen girls and thus higher breast cancer risk
Harvard researchers say that teenage girls who regularly quaff drinks with added sugars tend to start their menstrual periods earlier in life than those who don’t, which increases their later breast cancer risk.
Pollinator declines may put millions at risk of malnutrition
More than half the people in developing countries could become newly at risk for malnutrition if crop-pollinating animals like bees continue to decline, research has found.
Sugar intakes 'decreasing' or 'stable' globally, report finds
Dietary sugars intakes are decreasing or stable in most countries, according to a data review of ten European countries, Australia, New Zealand and the US.