Europe: EFSA updates claim guidance for clarity
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has updated its advice for applicants seeking approval of health claims made on food products.
As well as revising...
Americas: Partners spend US$35M on healthier school meals
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA), National Football League (NFL), Fuel Up offer US$35 million in grants to help schools upgrade their kitchen equipment...
Americas: Ajinomoto Windsor voluntarily recalls frozen food
Ajinomoto Windsor has voluntarily recalled various not-ready-to eat frozen food items due to the potential for these products to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
This...
Americas: Consumers would pay 50% more for natural products, find survey
Consumers are happy to pay a premium of nearly 50% for food and drink formulated with natural ingredients, according to a new survey commissioned...
Asia Pacific: Anchor Uno goes low sugar
Fonterra says its Anchor Uno now contains the lowest levels of sugar (per 100 g) in any children's yoghurt brand in New Zealand, with...
Europe: Consumers want sustainable, climate-friendly ingredients, study shows
The global population continues to grow, the middle class is expanding, and ever more people are moving from rural to urban areas.
On account...
Europe: RPC company designs seafood container with strainer
RPC Superfos has designed a UniPak container with an in-built strainer to pack a new range of seafood products in brine and oil.
The mussels,...
Europe: Ajinomoto expands into French retail market
Ajinomoto and a French retailer are rolling out eight varieties the former's frozen Japanese foods throughout France in April 2017.
In April 2017, Ajinomoto's French...
Americas: Startup rolls out self-serve frozen yogurt kiosk
FroYo XPress, a Purdue student startup, is developing an automated, self-serve frozen yogurt kiosk that will offer an all-natural, non-dairy frozen yogurt with minimal...
Americas: Taste draws consumption of plant-based proteins
Taste is the top reason why 52% of US adult survey respondents eat plant-based proteins, outranking concerns over diet (10%), animal protection (11%), the...