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,...
NutraCast: Are energy drinks under attack? FoodChain ID weighs in
As caffeine content in energy drinks climbs to new heights, some countries and retailers are banning the products or imposing age restrictions. In the US and UK, there are no national regulations that ban the sale of highly-caffeinated energy drinks, but...
NYC’s public schools expand farm to school programming, improving nutrition access
New York City Public Schools’ Office of Food & Nutrition Services (OFNS) received $200,000 from USDA and New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets (NYSDAM) for agricultural education programming, enhance local produce sourcing from...
AHARA partners with Instacart to streamline shopping for personalized nutrition
Precision nutrition and food-tech platform AHARA's integration with Instacart allows users to easily add nutritionist-recommended items to their grocery lists on the food delivery platform.
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...
Diageo and ecoSPIRITS go global with reusable glass packaging partnership
Diageo and circular economy tech company ecoSPIRITS are taking their reusable spirits packaging partnership global: turning to the ‘lower carbon, lower waste’ tech for Gordan’s, Captain Morgan and Smirnoff.
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.
India Focus: The Top 10 most read food and beverage industry stories from India in 2023
See our top 10 most read food and beverage industry stories from 2023, featuring local brewery Bira 91, snacking firm Beyond Snack, domestic basmati rice regulations and more.