Danish retailer pushes for tougher welfare standards
Supermarket chain Coop Danmark is pressing the Danish government to toughen standards required by a proposed animal welfare labelling scheme for retail meat and livestock products.
Archives for June 14, 2015
Brain hormone could help distinguish sugar and zero calorie sweeteners
Fruit flies have a set of neurones that fire only when they encounter real sugar – triggering the release of a hormone that is not released when they eat a non-calorific sweetener. And researchers suggest that humans possess the same ‘molecular machinery’.
Breaking consumer ties with junk food brands could backfire
Consumers' affinity with beloved junk food brands can be strong – but trying to weaken it may be counter-productive by reducing preferences for healthy foods, say scientists.
Cool Britannia: British branding can boost appeal in UK and abroad
Safety, quality, nostalgia- there's a buzz about British products both abroad and at home for various reasons – but products need more than just a Union Jack on the label if they are to stand out, warn experts.
Food & Water Watch: Documents show officials urged earlier Foster Farms recall
USDA officials recommended taking action on Foster Farms poultry products tainted with Salmonella almost nine months before they were actually recalled, according to Food & Water Watch.
Cheese could be the next health food, industry expert suggests
The tide may be changing for cheese, as science helps re-position the dairy food as a protein-dense, calcium-rich, healthy snack rather than as a high-fat and -sodium food to be enjoyed in moderation, suggests a market trends expert.
Chicken processor refutes whistleblower’s organic mislabelling claims
US poultry processing company Cericola Farms has vigorously denied allegations made by a former employee that it has been selling conventionally reared chicken products as organic.
China
Police ramp up operations to tackle smuggled meat mobs
Chinese police have detained 17 people after they foiled a gang that had been smuggling beef from Japan.
Kashi agrees to pay up to $3.99m to settle 'all-natural' lawsuit; Campbell Soup under fire over Prego labels
New developments in three high-profile false advertising lawsuits underline the risks associated with making ‘all-natural’ claims on foods made with genetically engineered ingredients, with Kashi and Karlin Foods agreeing to sizeable settlements, and...
Judge to FDA: When are you going to make a decision on evaporated cane juice labeling?
A federal judge in California has asked the FDA whether it is planning to clarify its position on evaporated cane juice (ECJ) labeling any time soon as confusion over whether food manufacturers should or shouldn’t use the term continues to abound.
French colour coded nutrition labels are ‘technically feasible’, says ANSES
Proposed colour coded nutrition labels are technically feasible but would be ineffective for comparing products in some food categories, according to an analysis from French food agency ANSES.
PURE Bioscience hopeful of SDC market launch by end of year
PURE Bioscience has said ‘if all goes smoothly’ it expects to commercialize its antimicrobial for raw poultry processing by the end of 2015.
Whole Foods defends its prices and explains source of new value chain's savings
Executives are aggressively defending Whole Foods Market’s high prices, even as they tout the potential cost-savings for the consumers at the retailer’s newly named value chain.
Namibia stands firm over poultry import restrictions
The Namibian government is continuing to fight a legal challenge against its decision to restrict South African chicken imports.
Europe's gluten-free boom won't end yet
Europe’s gluten-free market will continue to boom, as analysts predict several more years of increasing sales.
Review highlights potential of nano-delivery systems for nutraceuticals in foods
While there are several challenges involved in the nano-delivery of vitamins and nutrients in functional foods, such systems have ‘considerable potential’ within the food industry, says an expert in oral delivery systems.
Far East digest
One in four Taiwanese elementary students either obese or overweight
One in four Taiwanese elementary students either obese or overweight