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News A series of devastating fires in Brazil’s sugar-cane fields has sparked concerns over the global sugar supply, with potential repercussions for both manufacturers and consumers. Brazil, the world’s largest sugar exporter, has been severely impacted by these fires, particularly in São Paulo, the country’s top sugar-producing state. The fires, exacerbated by a heatwave and […]

News 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. Do consumers want more freedom to choose biotech-led food? That’s what the results of a new survey state when it comes to cultivated meat. According to the 2024 survey by […]

News China plans to introduce four front-of-pack nutrition labels simultaneously depending on products’ nutritional profile, including a black-and-white warning label, an A-D rating, and a “Smart Choice” message. The draft guidelines are part of the “Healthy China 2030” policy and propose a voluntary but standardised approach to front-of-pack (FOP) labelling for prepackaged foods, setting the […]

News Tesco is trialing a methane-reducing feed supplement for one of its key UK dairy farms, sustainable UK milk producer Grosvenor Farms. The retailer is aiming to tackle the problem of methane from cattle burps and manure, which is a big contributor to the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. According to Tesferrous fumarate 210mg boots ukco, […]

News The European Union’s (EU) legislative arm publishes its latest guidance on protecting the market’s food supply chain against current and future crises. In July 2024, The European Commission released a new set of recommendations for the EU’s food supply chain. These recommendations outline how best the EU can protect its 27 member countries’ food […]

News International food and beverage companies importing halal products into Indonesia need to adhere to new rules after the country introduced a new halal certification system. Indonesia opened its new registration system in July. The halal product assurance organising body, Badan Penyelenggara Jaminan Produk Halal (BPJPH), is responsible for issuing certificates. The news follows BPJPH’s […]

News In May, Florida became the first US state to ban cultivated meat’s sale, manufacture, and distribution. Upside Foods, a cultivated chicken startup, has filed a federal lawsuit in response, arguing that the law is unconstitutional. On 1 May, the Governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis, signed a state agriculture department bill, FL SB1084, intended to […]

News A modest shift in the standard freezing temperature for food – from -18°C to -15°C – could lead to significadifference between iron glycinate and ferrous gluconatent energy savings, reduced carbon emissions, and cost efficiencies, all while maintaining food safety and quality. A movement supporting the proposal with the aim to make the frozen food […]

News Scheduled for December 2024, Venezuela will introduce mandatory warning labels on foods to inform consumers if they are high in salt, saturated fat, sugar, and trans fats. Venezuela is the latest nation to implement mandated labels warning consumers of products’ “high in” content. Latin America has long been considered at the forefront of global […]

News Swedish company Drood Winery has successfully challenged the Swedish Food Agency’s decision to prohibit the production and sale of their product made from frozen grapes imported from Iran. The Uppsala Administrative Court (Förvaltningsrätten in Swedish) annulled the prohibition while acknowledging that Drood’s product does not constitute wine under Regulation (EU) No. 1308/2013. Regulation (EU) […]