FQN: Behind the keyboard/pen
This year has not had one dominate theme like some others but it has been no less important for the food safety and quality control landscape.
Archives for December 22, 2016
Eating red meat to excess appears not to raise heart attack risk
Exceeding recommended levels of red meat does not seem to make a difference to blood pressure and blood cholesterol - at least in the short-term, a review has concluded.
What will the top texture trends be in 2017?
In 2016 15% of new food products launched in Europe employed themes concerning texture combinations – often on well-established product types such as yoghurt. FoodNavigator looks at some of the strongest product categories riding the texture wave into 2017.
Exclusive
Roquette ready for major investment in North American pea protein
Roquette is investing in pea protein in Canada next year, as the French firm ups its game in the protein space.
Singapore
Sugar, sweeteners do not have different effects on appetite
The body’s natural eating rhythms compensate for the calories reduced by using natural or artificial non-nutritive sweeteners, researchers have found after comparing the habits of people taking four different types of sweetener, including sugar.
Dutch poultry group Plukon to expand in France and Poland
Poultry processor Plukon Food Group has continued its European expansion by entering into an agreement to acquire French chicken business Duc Group for an undisclosed sum.
Mergers & acquisitions: Innovia, Linde, Duravant, Egli, Saica Group
CCL Industries (CCL) has entered into an agreement to acquire Innovia for approximately $1.13bn, expected to close Q1, 2017.
To meet growing demand for on-the-go breakfast and snacks, Nature’s Path expands resealable pouch granola line
The British Columbia-based company is starting the new year by launching a new line of granola varieties in resealable bags. The three new flavors are Coconut & Cashew, Vanilla Pumpkin Seed, and Blueberry Pecan.
Jamaican police warn of rising livestock theft
With meat sales buoyed by Christmas, the Jamaican Constabulary Force has warned the country has been hit with “a large spike” in livestock theft.
Consumers aren’t prepared to join the lab-meat love-in
This year there’s been a bit of a lab-meat love-in, but are consumers ready to buy into it? I’m not so sure, especially if they can’t divorce the concept from other more controversial technologies like genetic modification.
Australia
Wineries race to the sun in bid to cut power costs
Dozens of wineries in South Australia have been harnessing the sun’s power for purposes beyond growing grapes.
Australia
Enzymes key to why some crops can weather extremes better than others
Research to develop food crops that produce bigger yields and cope better with drought has identified a key enzyme that might explain why sorghum and millet are more productive and can withstand extreme conditions better than wheat and rice.
Meat body slams study linking cured meat to asthma
A French study linking increased cured meat consumption with increased risks for asthma sufferers has been strongly rebuked by the North American Meat Institute (NAMI).