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The Food Standards Agency’s Biannual Public Attitudes Tracker for November 2013 shows the top food safety issue of concern for respondents was food hygiene when eating out (36%). When asked about wider food issues, the top three issues of concern were food prices (60%), food waste (50%), and the amount of salt in food (44%). …
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James Kennedy, a British chemistry teacher based in Australia, has combined a love of graphics with a love of science, and produced a series of posters and images which he hopes will dispel the many myths surrounding e-numbers and additives. “As a chemistry teacher, I want to erode the fear that many people have of …
Experts who have reviewed a study of aspartame have concluded that ‘the results did not indicate any need for action to protect the health of the public’. The Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer products and the Environment (COT) peer reviewed a double blind randomised crossover study of aspartame, commissioned by the Food …
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United Biscuits received the top accolade at the recent Food and Drink Federation (FDF) Awards. The company was commended by FDF President Jim Moseley (pictured) for its success in exports, for which it won the Exporter of the Year (Large Company) Award. The FDF Awards recognise the achievements of food and drink businesses across a …
Retailers will soon be able to distinguish almost instantly between beef and horse meat in products, thanks to a new device built by British engineers. The technology can distinguish between fatty acids from horses, cows, geese, pigs and sheep. It is also being developed to recognise rat meat. Oxford Instruments and the Institute of Food …
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Total UK food and non-alcoholic drink exports grew by 2.5% to £6.1 billion in the first half of 2013, according to figures from the Food & Drink Federation. Although 2013 began slowly with food and non-alcoholic drinks exports down by 3.4% in Q1, this was offset by strong Q2 growth (+9%) – exports in June …
Advice for people with food allergies has been updated, prior to new rules on allergen labelling being introduced. New regulations will mean that information about allergenic ingredients will be made available for non-prepacked as well as prepacked foods. This is to make information clearer and more consistent for consumers. These new rules on food allergen …
A World Without Food Science: What would a trip to your local grocery store be like without the benefit of research and technology? How would food shopping look with no knowledge of microbiology, food safety, food processing, food packaging and transportation?
The global market for food additives is set to grow steadily over the next five years, according to a new report. The market was worth £18.4 billion in 2011, and is expected to reach £23.6bn in 2018, says Transparency Market Research. The analyst says the increase will be as a result expected growth in the …
