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Farm to fork approach vital against persisting food poisoning

Active packaging devised for clean label alternative

Canada plans tough food safety laws

Consumers against nanotech in food, says BfR

Group calls for tighter salt regulations on bread

 
   
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Cranberry not just for Christmas

Study supports pomegranate extract's safety

General Mills counts cost of pizza recall

Friesland, Campina talk merger; CEO stands down

 
 

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Farm to fork approach vital against persisting food poisoning
The European Food Standards Authority (EFSA) emphasised the importance of the farm to fork approach in combating the continuing high prevalence of infectious diseases transmissible from animals to humans... Read


Active packaging devised for clean label alternative
A recent development in active packaging can ensure that meats and bakery products retain colour and flavour without the need for additional additive use or foreign objects in with the product, according to its... Read


Canada plans tough food safety laws
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has outlined radical plans to improve the safety of imported and exported foods - after admitting the country had fallen behind when it came to regulation... Read


Consumers against nanotech in food, says BfR
The majority of consumers do not think that nanotechnology should be used in food applications, according to a survey from German risk assessor BfR... Read


Group calls for tighter salt regulations on bread
A UK campaign group has called for stricter regulations on the formulation and labelling of supermarket bakery bread, after consumer group Which? found that some fresh loaves contain twice as much salt as... Read


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Cranberry not just for Christmas
Cranberry is no longer just for Christmas as growth in consumer demand has helped the little red berry find its way into some 900 brand new products this year - a staggering rise from the 2006 position of 54 launches,... Read


Study supports pomegranate extract's safety
An ellagitannin-rich pomegranate extract is safe and effective in enhancing the antioxidant profile in humans, scientists have reported... Read


General Mills counts cost of pizza recall
US-based manufactuer General Mills yesterday said a pizza recall in November knocked $20m off its Q2 operating profit... Read


Friesland, Campina talk merger; CEO stands down
Friesland Foods and Campina revealed today that exploratory talks are underway to merge into a global dairy giant - and Campina CEO Justin Sanders is standing down "to give the talks more chance... Read

Weekly comment

Time for antioxidants v2.0

'Antioxidants' crop up every where, from beverage cans to cereal packets. But industry must wake up to over use of the antioxidant tag before the term loses meaning for consumers. Read



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Aluminium recycling levels defended by industry
The Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (Alupro) hit back against criticisms on recycling issues by UK environment secretary Hilary Benn, saying that while it agreed improvements must be made, some remarks... Read


Heinz uses Sealed Air vertical packaging in Russia
Vertical packaging technology from Sealed Air has helped Heinz's Russian operation meet increasing demand for packaged goods, the firm has said... Read


EFSA names botanicals to be assessed
A draft document on how to assess the safety of botanicals for use in food and food supplements has been released by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)... Read


Whey encapsulation highlights 2007
Whey protein is increasingly hitting the mainstream. This year saw numerous studies published exploring the potential of the ingredient to encapsulate value-added ingredients. Here, FoodNavigator reviews the progress... Read


Youngs focuses on carbon footprint reduction
UK seafood producer Young's has begun a programme of initiatives to reduce the carbon footprint of its business, and is emphasising that it is acutely aware of environmental concerns besides sustainable sourcing... Read

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