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‘Our children are fed with ads promoting unhealthy foods day in, day out’: Fresh call for crackdown on junk food marketing Food Industry

‘Our children are fed with ads promoting unhealthy foods day in, day out’: Fresh call for crackdown on junk food marketing

As far back as 2007, the largest European food companies committed themselves to an ‘EU Pledge’ in which they promised to change the way they targeted children in advertisements. They pledged only to advertise foodstuffs to children under the age of 12 if the products fulfilled specific nutritional criteria. More…
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September 27, 2021
‘Policy making must not be muddied by commercial interest’: Industry lobbying under fire at UN Food Systems Summit Food Industry

‘Policy making must not be muddied by commercial interest’: Industry lobbying under fire at UN Food Systems Summit

The UN Food Systems Summit, the first of its kind, has an ambitious agenda. It aims to ‘change the trajectory of global progress, uniting everyone in a shared commitment to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals and the fundamental human rights at their core’, said Agnes Kalibata, UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy…
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September 23, 2021
Chemicals in food continue to be a top food safety concern among consumers Food Industry

Chemicals in food continue to be a top food safety concern among consumers

food safety education month Opinion By Tom Neltner, Environmental Defense Fund Chemicals Policy Director The latest annual food industry survey demonstrates that U.S. consumers continue to have significant concerns about chemicals in food. Specifically, the survey from the International Food Information Council (IFIC) found: 29 percent of consumers rated chemicals…
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September 20, 2021
Gather around Franka’s table: Trini Good Media co-founder talks food on new radio show Food Industry

Gather around Franka’s table: Trini Good Media co-founder talks food on new radio show

Features Janelle De Souza Sunday 19 September 2021 Vitamin rich tomatoes are checked out by Franka Philip who brings the experience of a good talk after a meal to her radio show, Around My Table. - PHOTO BY AYANNA KINSALE Trini Good Media’s latest contribution to Trinidad and Tobago’s broadcast…
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September 19, 2021
Industry insights from NIZO -value food product: fermented non-meat proteins Food Industry

Industry insights from NIZO -value food product: fermented non-meat proteins

René Floris: Where do single cell, microbial proteins fit into the non-animal protein landscape?​​ Fred van de Velde: While many alternative proteins are being created from ‘traditional’ and familiar plant sources such as nuts, oats, peas, etc., companies continue to develop novel ways to create proteins from various non-animal sources.…
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September 15, 2021
UK disruptive sustainability startup Greener grows to over 100 businesses Food Industry

UK disruptive sustainability startup Greener grows to over 100 businesses

For immediate release Greener – a Bath-based startup using matchmaking technology to help food and drink businesses build sustainable supply chains – has grown to over 100 businesses since its launch at the end of June. The platform is using advanced modelling techniques to make sustainability simple, intuitive, and accessible…
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September 14, 2021
Loving localisation: How the food industry is tailoring global plant-based trend to Asian tastes Food Industry

Loving localisation: How the food industry is tailoring global plant-based trend to Asian tastes

Although the current plant-based trend started in the West, plant-based foods are not new in Asia, with traditional staples such as soy, seaweed, wheat gluten, or mushrooms prevalent. This has since evolved, and recent plant-based foods introduced in the region include Philippines’ meat free Giniling (stewed ground meat), Hong Kong’s…
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September 9, 2021