Food poisoning is a major health challenge costing the UK up to £9 billion each year. To help tackle the problem, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) have invested £1.6 million into a new Food Safety Research Network, hosted by the Quadram Institute.
The cost of food is weighing more heavily on Europeans today than a few years ago, becoming the main factor influencing food purchases, followed by taste. Close to half consider food safety important too and 41% of EU citizens take for granted that the food they buy is safe.
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has just released their latest study findings regarding food safety across the European Union. It builds on previous similar surveys in 2010 and 2019. Specifically, the current Euro-barometer survey aims to gauge Europeans’ perceptions of and attitudes towards food safety by exploring various themes, such as their interest in […]
Hygienic applications are bound to the most stringent compliance regulations, a natural expectation considering the importance of maintaining a sanitary environment for processes involving food, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. Established by different regulatory agencies around the world – including the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA); 3-A Sanitary Standards, Inc., (3-A); and the European Hygienic Engineering and Design Group (EHEDG) – these regulations have proven […]
When running processes such as fluid bed and spouted bed drying, granulation, encapsulation and coating, which production management is most advantageous for contract manufacturers: continuous or batch mode? Gudrun Ding, Head of Business Development, Process Technology, Glatt Ingenieurtechnik provides an insight into their everyday practices and points out which mode of operation offers most benefits
Israel-based FoodTech start-up Imagindairy, Ltd., developer of animal-free milk proteins, has secured an additional US$15 million in an extended seed funding round in May. The initial round in November 2021 brought in $13 million. This brings the total investment capital to $28 million, making it one of the highestearning seed rounds in the alternative protein […]
The 10th International Symposium on Recent Advances in Food Analysis (RAFA 2022 – www.rafa2022.eu) will take place in Prague, Czech Republic, from 6-9 September this year. Food Engineering & Ingredients speaks to the organisers about the event and to find out what is in store for those attending it.
Over the past two decades, nutritional labelling on food packaging has become increasingly important from a customer and a consumer perspective. It’s clear that consumer sentiment around improving health coupled with a food industry desire to support that agenda have combined to catalyse change.
NDMA (n-nitrosodimethylamine) in Malt/Beer
As food manufacturers seek ways to help improve consumer diets, Cargill is supporting their customers by committing to remove iTFAs from its entire global edible oils portfolio. This helps both Cargill and its customers comply with the World Health Organization’s (WHO) recommended standard of a maximum two grams of industrially produced transfatty acids (iTFA) per 100 grams fats/oils by the end of 2023.
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