Oct 21, 2024 · Near Infrared (NIR) spectroscopy has emerged as a pivotal technique for rapid and precise food quality analysis. Its application is prevalent across the food and beverage industry, as well as in agriculture, providing a cost-effective alternative to …

Nov 14, 2024 · The UK government has announced new regulations mandating the addition of folic acid to non-wholemeal wheat flour, a measure expected to prevent approximately 200 cases of serious birth defects annually.

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Dec 23, 2024 · Looking ahead to 2025, the need for bold, decisive action on food has never been greater. There is huge potential to reshape the food system into one that is sustainable, equitable, healthy and resilient – but this will only be achieved through coordinated efforts from policymakers, industry leaders, farmers and consumers alike.

Nov 26, 2024 · Arla Foods have joined forces with Morrisons, Aldi and Tesco to tackle methane emissions. The collaborative project will bring together stakeholders across the food industry to trial Bovaer®, a feed additive shown to reduce enteric methane emissions from cows by an average of 27 percent, in a bid to make the dairy industry more sustainable. The new trial, part of Arla’s FarmAhead ...

Nov 12, 2024 · – John Thorpe, Director of Product Management at TraceGains. AI will speed up new product development. Brands recognise that harnessing AI is critical to stay competitive: more than one-third (36 percent) are already testing the waters for NPD.

Oct 9, 2024 · Oban-based company HUID (the Dutch word for skin), founded by textiles specialist Renuka Ramanujam, is developing innovative eco-friendly packaging made from onion skins, potentially offering a sustainable alternative to plastic.. With the global focus on reducing household waste, HUID’s compostable materials aim to replace traditional plastic packaging, which is derived from fossil fuels ...

Sep 10, 2024 · In our In-Depth Focus on Food Safety, Jorge Hernandez of The Wendy’s Company emphasises why the industry cannot afford complacency. Meanwhile, Joshua Pringle of CO2Meter introduces the company’s new industrial fixed gas detector, designed to protect employees from hazardous processes in the production chain. Phil Smith of Fera Science rounds out this feature with an insightful analysis of ...

Dec 4, 2024 · Questioning the credibility of EAT-Lancet report. Often in the face of such controversies my fallback position is to ‘trust the science’. But on the topic of our food system and its sustainability, unfortunately this doesn’t hold up particularly well.

Sep 4, 2024 · About a year ago there was a scandal in China about the authenticity of some soy sauce brands and I wrote an article for New Food Magazine about this.Since them myself and some colleagues have been doing a much deeper dive into some of the fraud issues around soy sauce and this was recently published in a top scientific journal.I thought it might be of interest to share some of the major ...