Diet (not genes) decides fat taste sensitivity
People on a high fat diet lose the ability to sense or taste fat in the food they eat, researchers have found.
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Kraft Heinz establishes Netherlands as ‘global growth engine’
US food conglomerate The Kraft Heinz Company has invested around €90m over a two-year period to establish its operations in the Netherlands as a “global growth engine”.
‘We see low perceptions as an opportunity’: Orkla targets ethical consumers
The majority of Norwegian consumers do not believe the grocery industry cares about the environment. Orkla, the region’s largest food maker, believes there is an opportunity to prove them wrong.
Vion suspends Leeuwarden beef abattoir over rejected carcase concerns
Netherlands-based Vion Food Group has temporarily halted activities at its Leeuwarden beef abattoir to resolve “small” technical modifications.
Renewed call to limit junk food ads to help reduce obesity rates
There is a “clear and consistent” correlation between marketing of products high in fat, salt or sugar (HFSS) and their consumption among 11-19 year olds, according to a Cancer Research UK study.
Low-pathogenic AI strikes Russian Far East
Russian veterinary body Rosselkhoznadzor is to cull 239,000 chickens at the Nadezhdinskaya Ptitsa poultry farm in Primorsky Krai, in Russia’s Far East region, following an outbreak of low-pathogenic avian influenza (AI) H9N2.
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Jan Zandbergen expands grain-fed range
International meat supplier Jan Zandbergen has expanded its grain-fed beef offering with the new Evita’s Choice range.