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Ingredient transparency matters in food industry
TODAY'S consumers are more informed than ever. They want to know what they are eating and drinking, which ingredients products contain, where those ingredients come from and how they may affect health. Taste and price remain important, but safety…
Looking At Luxury Food Opportunities In Smaller Regions
Francesco Caterina, MoliseFood director, is a Rome-based CEO & strategist working on place-based business models & sustainable food systems. For many years, Italian food companies entering the United States have followed a familiar formula:…
Prices of 4,923 food and drink items set to rise in September, extending trend
Prices of 4,923 products from 195 major food- and beverage-makers in Japan are set to rise in September, with the number of affected items up about threefold from a year earlier, Teikoku Databank said Monday. The number is the highest monthly total…
The Africa food festival at AFSF is putting people at the centre of food systems
There's a moment at most summits when the real work retreats into conference rooms, and everyone else is left outside, waiting for a communiqué. This year, the African Food Systems Forum (AFSF) is trying something different: it's putting the…
What additives are in your food? The FDA doesn't always know, but seeks to change that
For nearly 70 years, food and beverage companies have been able to decide on their own that a new ingredient is safe and put it on the market without informing the Food and Drug Administration. But a new proposal could require that companies notify…
Map shows food recalled over salmonella, E.coli across US in August
Americans faced a series of food safety recalls in August after products ranging from frozen berries and pistachio butter to sprouts, jalapeños and mangoes were pulled from shelves over concerns they could be contaminated with bacteria…
Business groups urge Swinney to scrap 'ineffective' food price cap plan
The Scottish government's proposed food price cap will be 'ineffective', business groups have told the first minister Twenty-three organisations have written a joint letter to John Swinney - who will set out his programme for government on Tuesday…
Bhutan hosts first 'conscious food summit' amid threats to global supplies
Mending the broken food system under the threat of climate-driven weather extremes will require more than economic fixes and intensive agriculture, and the world must revive its spiritual relationship with food, according to the organisers of a…
Industry groups call SNP food price cap plans 'unnecessary' and 'ineffective
Mr Swinney announced the move in the SNP 's Holyrood election manifesto, saying he would use devolved powers to compel supermarkets to limit the cost of bread, milk, cheese and other staple items to ease the cost of living. The joint letter was…
Food's new rules: Regulation, reformulation and the reinvention of legacy brands
August's top stories reflected a food industry increasingly shaped by greater scrutiny of nutrition policy, ingredient transparency and evolving consumer expectations around health and wellness.
To hate the trend of places piling plates with food?
Please or to access all these features Share your dilemmas and get honest opinions from other Mumsnetters. Directly171717171717 · Today 14:00 Just been for Sunday dinner and it was lovely but the portions are just ridiculous. Yorkshire…
I was sleeping rough and using drugs - now I'm helping solve food waste crisis
A former crack- cocaine user who spent more than a year sleeping rough has become one of the beating hearts of an organisation tackling the UK's food waste crisis. Teresa Kemp, 51, from Newcastle-under-Lyme, is a Food Waste Hero for Olio, a…
Would You Eat a Cookie Made From Upcycled Plastic? Scientists Propose a New Way to Deal With Waste and Provide Food in Extreme Environments
Researchers may have addressed three problems with one stone—or rather, one cookie. On August 24, a team presented µBites (pronounced “microbites”), edible cookies made from upcycled plastic, at the American Chemical…
Nearly 2,000 pounds of pet food recalled over salmonella, listeria risk
Northwest Naturals is recalling nearly 2,000 pounds of raw cat and dog food after federal testing found salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes contamination in two chicken products distributed nationwide. The Portland, Oregon-based company is…
Food trucks roll into busy August as Billings dining scene grows
BILLINGS — A packed August event calendar is giving Billings food truck owners a boost, bringing bigger crowds and strong sales even as rising costs and unpredictable weather create challenges. Food trucks roll into busy August as Billings…
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