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Sustainable grains present a healthy growth opportunity

Sustainable grains present a healthy growth opportunity

3 Oct 2024

Food insights provider SPINS unveils the latest trends in the sustainable grains field, exploring how seven leading grains show healthy growth despite challenges in the global value chain.

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Africa progresses with food transformation strategy

Africa progresses with food transformation strategy

19 Sep 2024

Large-scale efforts are underway to drastically change the African food sector with a $61 billion (€55 bn) set of proposed transformation plans to be implemented across forty countries. Yet there are concerns that this initiative severely jeopardises s...

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Is a US food law loophole affecting safety?

Is a US food law loophole affecting safety?

16 Sep 2024

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) allows companies to self-regulate the safety of their ingredients and additives by declaring them to be “generally recognised as safe” (GRAS), which poses huge public safety concerns, say researchers.

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European Commission releases new supply chain recommendations

European Commission releases new supply chain recommendations

6 Sep 2024

The European Union’s (EU) legislative arm publishes its latest guidance on protecting the market’s food supply chain against current and future crises.

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European consumers want more freedom to choose biotech-based food

European consumers want more freedom to choose biotech-based food

3 Sep 2024

Survey findings point to growing levels of interest in cultivated meat as European consumers say they want the freedom to choose the lab-based products.

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How insecure are our global food systems?

How insecure are our global food systems?

29 Aug 2024

Countries across the globe are struggling to secure safe and accessible food, according to recent reports.

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Will ‘foie gras’ become the EU’s first approved cultivated meat?

Will ‘foie gras’ become the EU’s first approved cultivated meat?

20 Aug 2024

French startup Gourmey has submitted its cultivated foie gras for approval in the European Union (EU), signalling the first application of its kind in the region.

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UK food security is in ‘absolute chaos’

UK food security is in ‘absolute chaos’

25 Jul 2024

The UK’s food security landscape is 'absolute chaos', according to food safety expert Chris Elliott, and the country urgently needs a food security policy to protect consumers and support businesses.

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Bimbo Bakeries in hot water over misleading US allergen labels

Bimbo Bakeries in hot water over misleading US allergen labels

17 Jul 2024

The FDA issued a warning to Bimbo Bakeries for falsely listing allergens, including sesame, on its product labels in the US. The warning comes amid reports of manufacturers adding allergens to both product labels and formulations to avoid cross-contami...

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Consumers lack confidence in Australasian food labelling and ‘fake’ meat

Consumers lack confidence in Australasian food labelling and ‘fake’ meat

5 Jul 2024

Australian and New Zealand consumers are concerned about foodborne illnesses and do not trust cell-cultured meat, according to a survey by Food Safety Australia and New Zealand (FSANZ).

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Are Indian spice exports heading for crisis?

Are Indian spice exports heading for crisis?

2 Jul 2024

Spice mix contamination investigations, tightened safety rules, market volatility due to crop production changes, and price hikes are affecting India’s spice market.

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Demands for urgent action to limit acrylamide grow

Demands for urgent action to limit acrylamide grow

26 Jun 2024

As European consumer organisation SAFE launches a campaign to legally limit acrylamide, global guidance to minimise the substance remains unenforceable.

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