Online teenagers helping to market high calorie foods
Marketing messages promoting high-calorie foods are receiving a boost from an unexpected source - teenage social media users - according to a Swedish study.
Archives for April 17, 2016
Denmark’s ScanBelt to launch conveyor belt at IFFA
Modular plastic conveyor belts manufacturer ScanBelt plans to unveil its latest product at the meat processing machinery trade show IFFA.
Europe ‘confident’ on Mercosur deal amid beef row
The European Commission has responded to criticism over its proposed deal with South American trade bloc Mercosur by claiming the outcome will have “great economic benefit”.
Foodex 2016
Food fraud, safety & the challenges of global trading
Bernard Matthews, Food Standards Agency, 2 Sisters Food Group and the Food & Drink Exporters Association will discuss the latest trends impacting the bakery, beverage and dairy industry at Foodex.
Foodex 2016
‘We could be consuming food all the time that is not authentic but we wouldn’t know about it until afterwards’
‘We could be consuming food all the time that is not authentic but we wouldn’t know about it until afterwards’, according to Andy Morling, head, Food Crime Unit, Food Standards Agency (FSA).
US restaurant chains urged to stop antibiotics support
A $1 trillion coalition, made up from 54 institutional investors, has called for 10 of the largest restaurant chains in the US, as well as the UK, to stop sourcing meat from suppliers that use antibiotics.
Foodex 2016
The food industry is at the heart of the smart phone revolution
The food industry is at the heart of the smart phone revolution but getting the right social media policy is fundamental, says Maz Dannourah, associate solicitor, Roythornes.
No new legislation needed on ‘growing up milks’, says long-awaited Commission report
There is no need for new legislation specific to so-called ’growing up’ milks, the European Commission has said in a report rebuked by industry and NGOs alike.
Barentz backs water lentils for protein
Dutch ingredients player Barentz International has partnered with Floridian biotech start-up Parabel USA to globally distribute ‘water lentil’-derived protein.
Excess sugar consumption ‘similar to cocaine addiction', says study
An over consumption of sugar sets in motion a reward mechanism in the brain that mimics other drugs such as tobacco and cocaine, a study has suggested.