Food contamination risks: Old is not new
Despite laws, technology and more information, food contamination and safety risks remain, prompting calls for an integrated and collaborative approach and strong, well-funded regulatory governance.
Archives for December 15, 2023
Beyond meat and dairy analogues: What can plant-based protein do?
Plant-based protein isn’t just about meat and dairy analogues. At Food Ingredients Europe in Frankfurt last month, FoodNavigator spoke to companies doing a range of things with alternative proteins outside of simply adding them to plant-based burgers,...
Are new IGD guidelines on eco-labelling misleading? Organisations raise concerns about potential to cause ' unintended environmental outcomes'
Food and farming organisations including CLEAR and its member organisations, Sustainable Food Trust and Compassion in World Farming (CIWF), have raised concerns regarding newly released eco-labelling guidelines from the IGD, which have recently been...
dsm-firmenich secures 3-FL HMO market access in Europe
dsm-firmenich has secured European market access for its 3-fucosyllactose (3-FL) ingredient, one of the most abundant human milk oligosaccharides (HMO) in human milk.
Regulations
How a blockchain platform could help small-holder cocoa farmers become compliant with the EU’s deforestation laws - LISTEN
As many know, the cocoa industry is sometimes opaque and complex. Still, confessed chocolate-lover Jon Trask, who is also CEO of Dimitra, says his company's recently developed Blockchain Deforestation Platform could provide a solution to help farmers...
Mintel insights: Navigating the future of omega-3 fatty acids
“We need to find alternative sources of omega-3… we need to change our approach across the globe” Rick Miller associate director for specialised nutrition at Mintel told an audience at Food Ingredients Europe (FiE) last month.