The EFSA hackathon: Authority offers €20,000 for app ideas
"The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is offering €20,000 for an app idea it can use to provide “quick, user-friendly” mobile access to its work."
Archives for April 28, 2016
Hazelnuts, cocoa and alcohol targeted by cargo thieves - FreightWatch
Hazelnuts, cocoa, alcohol and ham were among commodities targeted by cargo thieves this month, according to FreightWatch.
Spotlight on start-ups
Clean-label products are not always uniform - that's a selling-point, says fruit foam start-up
Using exclusively clean label ingredients can sometimes mean products are not always 100% standardised. But for French start-up Woos fruit foams this is a key selling point.
UK Allergy Awareness week 25 April - 1 May
Food allergies: Analytical deficiency, labelling ‘muddle’ and access to testing
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Quest Diagnostics and LabCorp are part of a coalition which has called for equal access to allergy testing.
Cheese producer prosecuted after food safety failings
A UK-based cheese producer has been prosecuted after consistent findings of Listeria.
BRF profits drop after ‘challenging’ period
Brazilian meat processor BRF has reported a slide in gross profits for the first quarter of 2016 as pressure on poultry prices and the cost of corn hurt its income.
Linpac exec hails ‘prestigious’ eco recognition
Plastic packaging manufacturer Linpac has been selected as a finalist for the 2016 European Business Awards for the Environment (EBAE) and, naturally, its director of innovation is chuffed.
China’s pork imports booming
China’s pork imports more than doubled in March 2016 as environmental regulation slammed the brakes on domestic production for the country’s largest producers.
A decade on: Irish diet contains too much saturated fat, not enough fish oils
Saturated fat intake has increased in Irish adults and omega-3 fish oil intake has decreased in younger age groups, according to a 10-year comparative study.
German court rules against 'vegan cheese' - but what should plant-based alternatives be called?
If it's not made from animal milk it can't be called cheese, a German court has ruled in a case against a 'vegan cheese' manufacturer. But when consumers' point of reference for a product is a protected name - even if they are looking for its plant-based...
Silverfleet Capital agrees to sell Kalle Group
Private equity firm Silverfleet Capital has agreed to the sale of casings supplier Kalle Group to a fund managed by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R)
TTIP – a nail in the coffin for EU food producers?
The big winners of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) deal will be the corporate food giants and US factory farms with European producers set to lose the most, according to Friends of the Earth. "Entire sectors are at risk as...
Food & drink expo
Video: Snacking can be a force for good, says Campden BRI nutrition specialist
Food developers, manufacturers and ingredients suppliers gathered in Birmingham, UK, last month for a seminar on tackling production challenges in the snack industry.