Organic Trade Board overcomes final hurdle to bag €10m in EU funding
Sustainable bank Triodos has stepped in to ensure the UK’s Organic Trade Board (OTB) can unlock over €10m in EU funding to promote the British organic industry.
Archives for January 5, 2018
Novel Salmonella strain sickened 50 in the Netherlands
Netherlands has reported its first Salmonella Bovismorbificans outbreak with 57 cases over seven months.
Muscle Food eyes new markets and retail channels
UK protein e-commerce distributor Muscle Food plans to grow its business by rapidly ramping up its presence in Europe and extending its reach in conventional retail channels.
Belgium’s Greenyard walks away from Dole takeover bid
Belgium fruit and vegetable group Greenyard Foods has abandoned talks to acquire US banana giant Dole Food Company.
Making the cut: Is fat more important in sweet or savoury foods?
A liking for fatty foods is linked to obesity. But when these foods are also sweet, salty or both, to what extent is the fat content driving our taste preferences?
Jamie Oliver leads calls to ban energy drink sales to U16s
Celebrity chef and health campaigner Jamie Oliver is calling on the UK government to ban sales of energy drinks to U16s. Meanwhile, supermarket Waitrose has announced that customers buying high caffeine energy drinks must prove they are over 16 years old.
Danish Campylobacter infections mostly from chicken meat
Almost half of all Campylobacter infections in Denmark are caused by eating domestic chicken meat.
Belarus cleared to sell meat to China
Belarus’ state-owned ZAO Meat and Dairy Company has secured the country’s first contracts to export beef and poultry to China.
Lactalis acquires siggi’s Icelandic yogurt company
French dairy giant Lactalis has agreed to acquire siggi's – the US company that makes Icelandic style skyr yogurts.
UK will not ‘shut up’ about chlorine-rinsed poultry after US complaints
Claims that the US is “sick and tired” of the UK moaning about chlorine-rinsed chicken evoked a strong response from the food and farming alliance Sustain, who insisted the UK is “not going to shut up about it”.