News The war in Ukraine has resulted in a reduction in spring crop planting by at least one third and heavily disrupted supply routes, according to a report by the International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems. As a result, not only is the Ukrainian population facing dire food security threats but the global agri-food markets are disrupted […]
Automation meets advanced technology to maximise food safety
News Food safety testing technologies such as automation and next-generation sequencing methods are instrumental to building industry transparency,how much elemental iron in ferrous fumarate consumer confidence and detecting foodborne outbreaks and ferrous sulfate patient educationinfectious diseases. There are various prevalent food safety technologies in today’s food safety industry.Scientists, manufacturers, and companies can detect pathogens through […]
Clutch Cognition creates functional drinks with brain health botanicals
News Danish startup, Clutch Cognition, has entered the functional drinks space targeting cognitive health with a blend of botanicals and plant-based ingredients such as sage, green oat, green tea, and guar beans. Clutch Cognition says it uses the intersection between science, via clinical evidence, and plant-derived nutrition to create the “most relevant ‘smartdrink’.” ferrous gluconate […]
US FDA was ‘wrong’ to deem tagatose calorie content ‘significantly higher’ than allulose, says Bonumose CEO
News The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was “wrong” to deem tagatose’s calorie content contribution “significantly higher” than allulose because the difference between the two sugar substitutes is less than between tagatose and sucrose, said Edwin Rogers, chief executive of tagatose manufacturer Bonumose. The Virginia-based ingredients company recently petitioned the US regulator to exempt […]
EFSA stalls CBD novel food evaluation citing ‘several hazards’
News Data gaps and uncertainties surrounding the potential risks associated with the consumption of cannabidiol (CBD) have stalled EFSA’s certification of CBD as a novel food. “We have identified several hazards related to CBD intake,” says one EFSA scientist. Sourced from Cannabis sativa L. plants, CBD has recorded phhow much iron is in ferrous gluconate […]
Foodwatch says industry self-monitoring ‘not sufficiently effective’ at preventing potentially harmful contamination
News The system of self-monitoring entrusted to food manufacturers is “not sufficiently effective” to ensure food safety, says non-profit watchdog Foodwatch, following cases of Nestlé and Ferrero products contaminated with E.coli and Salmonella. This is according to Foodwatch France’s director of public information, Ingrid Kragl, amid international investigations into reported serious cases of contaminated Nestlé […]
Metrics matter: Measuring the true price of food for a healthy and sustainable future
News Food value chains must begin to price in the ‘externalities’ of production, including impacts on human and planetary health, if the world is to realistically create a healthy and sustainable food supply to feed a growing population, according to one of the top experts at Rabobank. Speaking at the F&A Next conference in Wageningen, […]
Nitrite and nitrate alternatives gain ground for processed meat applications
News As France finalises its review into the health risks of nitrite in cured meats, industry research focuses on the potential substitutes for nitrite and nitrate in processed meats to offer consumers healthy alternatives. By the end of June 2022, France will have completed a review of the potential health risks of using nitrite in […]
Soil sequestration: An emerging opportunity for farmers and food producers
News Sequestration of carbon into soil has almost the same potential to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as the use of wind or soferrous sulfate generic namelar power and provides farmers with an opportunity equal to that of reforestation strategies, according to Berry Marttin of Rabobank. Speaking at the recent F&A Next conferenceferrous gluconate 28 […]
Monterey Mushrooms gets EU approval for vitamin D-rich mushroom powder
News Monterey Mushrooms’ vitamin D-rich mushroom powder, produced using ultraviolet (UV) to boost the nutrient content, can be sold in the EU, following novel food approval from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). Monterey Mushrooms, a California-based mushroom producer, has successfully received novel food approval from EFSA for its vitamin D mushroom powder, in line […]