From bread to bulbs: Food waste could provide environmentally sustainable LEDs
A team of US-based researchers have found a potential new use for food waste; creating new environmentally sustainable LED lights by using quantum dot technology.
Archives for October 13, 2015
Trendspotting at the Food Tech Expo and Summit in Mexico City
What are the hottest trends in food and beverage in Latin America? Steve Osborn, principal consultant, food and beverage, at The Aurora Ceres Partnership, headed to the Food Tech Expo and Summit in Mexico City to find out...
Food manufacturers must respond to consumers’ ‘huge cultural shift’
Food and drink manufacturers must respond to a “huge cultural shift” in consumer behaviour towards own-label products, according to grocery think tank IGD ceo Joanne Denney-Finch.
Dutch supplier unveils egg protein with pre-diabetic positioning
Dutch company Newtricious is bringing a new egg protein hydrosolate ingredient market with data backing its cardiovascular and metabolic health benefits.
Polish poultry controls backed after FVO audit
Poland’s control system on poultry meat and products has been backed after an audit by the Food and Veterinary Office (FVO).
Organic standards review swerves animal welfare changes
Organic standards in Europe will not be tightened up to include more stringent animal welfare requirements, following a vote yesterday by the European Parliament’s Agriculture Committee.
Ukraine poultry processor invests in more land
Ukraine’s largest poultry producer, MHP, plans to acquire 100,000 hectares (ha) of agricultural land and several businesses inside and outside of the country.
Another status quo for the European organic sector?
EU organic legislation was supposed to dynamise the sector – but with the agricultural committee’s proposal yesterday deemed another status quo by organic groups, is future investment in the organic sector being compromised by the uncertainty?
CEF clears BASF FCM safety evaluation request
A panel of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has given the all-clear after BASF requested the safety of a food contact material (FCM).