The UK advertising watchdog has ruled against a TV campaign for a slimming gum even though some of the claims appeared to have won European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) approval.
The consultation period on Defra’s draft National Action Plan (NAP) for the sustainable use of pesticides has just ended. British Crop Production Council (BCPC) Chairman, Dr Colin Ruscoe welcomes Defra’s 'balanced and pragmatic' approach.
A company that sells residual stock from major food manufacturers to people who work in the food industry will record a 66% rise in the volume of goods it handles this year as food manufacturers increasingly seek to cut disposal costs and eliminate waste.
The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) is inviting tenders for the sampling of food at retail and analyses of inorganic, organic environmental and process contaminants.
Researchers at the University of Aberdeen are conducting a study to compare the effects on human health of eating farmed salmon fed two different diets.
Consuming two to four servings of oily fish, such as salmon, herring and mackerel that are rich in omega-3 fatty acids, may reduce the risk of stroke by 6%, according to a new study published in the British Medical Journal.
People who don’t eat breakfast tend to overeat and make poor dietary choices throughout the day, according to new research presented at Neuroscience 2012, the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience.
Malton Foods has been fined £12,000 and ordered to pay £1,381 in costs after an employee trapped and crushed three fingers in dangerous unguarded machinery.
“Some progress” is being made to develop international reference values for food allergens to minimise the risk of allergic reactions, said the Food Standard Agency’s (FSA) chief scientist Dr Andrew Wadge.
Small is beautiful when it comes to feeding kids, says Yorkshire-based Bannisters' Farm, which has brought a range of smaller frozen ready-baked potatoes to market.
Privatisation could be on the cards for the Food and Environment Research Agency (FERA), even though the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) prefers to discuss the possibility of "partnerships" with the private sector.
The Agency has produced a summary of its research published in August, September and October 2012. It includes food allergy and contamination studies, a survey of the diets of Scottish children and a look at the consumption of lead-shot game.
UK-based Premier Foods has entered into an agreement to sell its sweet pickles and table sauces business to Japanese food firm Mizkan for £92.5m in cash.
ACS&T Logistics has announced that following the signing of a multi-year contract with food distributors TICCO Foods, it will continue to supply food to the foodservice customers across the UK.
UK-based supermarket chain Sainsbury's Supermarkets is recalling toffee apples as the product contains milk which is not declared on the label, according to the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
The food and drink industry, the UK's largest manufacturing sector, has signed up to a national statement pledging to work with other industries with the stated ambition of sourcing 100% sustainable palm oil by 2015.
