- The fundamental change in the European non-alcoholic beverage market
(Issue date: 27 October 2017)
- Avocados: Spanish company launches low-fat variety
From Instagram posts to morning smoothies, you cannot seem to escape the avocado in 2017. But the fruit could soon become even more popular after a Spanish company announced it is launching reduced-fat avocados for the...
(Issue date: 27 October 2017)
- Eggs significantly increase growth in young children
Eggs significantly increased growth in young children and reduced their stunting by 47 percent, finds a new study from a leading child-nutrition expert at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis. This was a much...
(Issue date: 27 October 2017)
- Processing affects fat absorption from plant-based foods
Preserving the natural structure of plant-based food during processing can limit the amount of fat and energy absorbed by the body, a new study reports.During this innovative multi-centred study researchers from the Quadram...
(Issue date: 27 October 2017)
- Contaminants in food: health risks of natural origin are frequently underestimated
Just under 60 percent of the German population view undesirable substances in food as a high or very high health risk. The most well-known of these substances, which are scientifically denoted as contaminants, are mercury...
(Issue date: 27 October 2017)
- Chemists create tests to detect presence of water- or food-borne bacteria
Borrowing concepts from medical diagnostic devices, Colorado State University chemists have created a simple, cheap set of handheld tests that can detect the presence of many water or food-borne pathogens. If applied in the...
(Issue date: 27 October 2017)
- More evidence on link between antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control are concerned about the impact of use of antibiotics on the increase in...
(Issue date: 27 October 2017)
- Sea salts bring potentially harmful mould to the table, researchers find
(Issue date: 27 October 2017)
- Public consultation: DRVs for sodium
EFSA has launched a public consultation on its draft scientific opinion on dietary reference values (DRVs) for sodium. In particular, it is seeking feedback on the way it plans to select and use evidence in its assessment.As part...
(Issue date: 27 October 2017)
- Rodent Infestation and dirty premises among reasons for 10 closure orders served in September
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has reported that ten Closure Orders were served on food businesses during the month of September for breaches of food safety legislation, pursuant to the FSAI Act, 1998 and EC...
(Issue date: 27 October 2017)
- Nestle launches Food Safety Institute in India in association with FSSAI
Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) and Nestle India inaugurated in October the first Nestle Food Safety Institute (NFSI) in India in Manesar. NFSI will work closely with the Nestle R&D Centre India and Nestle...
(Issue date: 27 October 2017)
- Unique research facility for quality control of fresh produce
Wageningen Food & Biobased Research opened its new research facility for quality control in the fruit, vegetable and flower sector on October 6, 2017. The facility brings together knowledge and expertise in post-harvest...
(Issue date: 27 October 2017)
- Children affected by severe rotavirus outbreak
Authorities in New South Wales (NSW) and Queensland (QLD) are reporting a spike in the number of rotavirus cases being reported in children under five years old.The number of people suffering from the virus, which is the most...
(Issue date: 27 October 2017)
- Almost 20,000 visitors attended Vitafoods Europe 2017
Vitafoods Europe has enjoyed another record-breaking year, with visitor and exhibitor numbers both significantly up on 2016.Almost 20,000 (19,951) visitors attended the global nutraceutical event in Geneva between 9 and 11 May...
(Issue date: 07 July 2017)
- Algatech’s natural astaxanthin is now NOP organic-certified
Algatech (Algatechnologies) Ltd. announces its 100% organic Haematococcus pluvialis microalgae powder and astaxanthin oleoresin as part of its AstaPure line was granted National Organic Program (NOP) certification from the USDA...
(Issue date: 06 July 2017)
- Publication of a safety and tolerance study for probiotic strains in infants
A team from Madrid University (Spain) has just published a multi-centre randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled intervention study regarding the safety and tolerance of three of LHS probiotic strains in healthy infants. The...
(Issue date: 06 July 2017)
- Arjuna’s poly-herbal blend approved in Belgium
(Issue date: 06 July 2017)
- New water-based flexographic inks will improve the sustainability of food packaging
Coordinated by the company QUIMOVIL, the AQUAFLEX project will allow the development of a new generation of more sustainable water-based inks for the food packaging sector. The new flexographic inks will allow a reduction of VOC...
(Issue date: 06 July 2017)
- New guidance on pictorial representation on food labels
FDF, in partnership with the UK Flavour Association, is launching new a UK guidance on pictorial representation relating to flavourings and ingredients that deliver flavour.The free resource provides food businesses with advice...
(Issue date: 06 July 2017)
- Here’s a food wrapper you can eat
(Issue date: 06 July 2017)
