Food manufacturers need to seek advice from allergen experts to cater for the "enormous" and "alarming" rise in allergies and intolerances, states Allergy UK.
Milk processors Arla, Dairy Crest and Robert Wiseman, which supply Britain's major multiples, have come under sustained flak over the past month for their role as 'middle men' in cutting the price paid to dairy farmers for milk to below the cost of its pr
Retailers are unlikely to see sales volumes on food recover in the next year, as prices will be pushed up due to a poor worldwide harvest, economists suggest.
Retailers will demand far more unannounced food safety audits of their suppliers as concerns about controls and hygiene standards in the global food supply chain rise.
Consumer education on lactose intolerance is needed if manufacturers want to tap into the significant growth potential of lactose-free dairy, industry research has claimed.
Rev7 degradable chewing gum maker Revolymer is set to exploit Canada’s lucrative nicotine gum market following two distribution deals with pharmacies, its CEO said.
The UK medicines retailer has slapped Holland and Barrett, the country’s biggest supplements and health product retailer, for carrying a mislabelled and unlicensed herbal supplement aimed at children.
Discussion of important pieces of food legislation such as those governing health claims, GM and nanotechnology, will be compromised after the UK government canned 12-week consultation periods, said a leading food industry consultant.
Athletes should avoid taking food supplements because they are overpriced, don’t boost performance and could provoke doping violations, an article in online daily news site, Slate, has said.
The Department of Health (DoH) says it has no plans to change its '5 a day' scheme, despite receiving criticism on Channel Four's Dispatches programme and from the Fresh Produce Consortium.
After high-profile scientific papers and a July Panorama documentary criticised the allegedly poor science behind claims made for a range of sports products, regulators, brands and nutrition experts have defended current research criteria.
Cefas scientists have fed shellfish in their laboratory with high concentrations of toxic algae to create high-quality certified matrix reference materials for shellfish monitoring tests. This material is now been offered commercially through Cefas Techno
Leading UK grocery retailer Tesco is facing some tough decisions after ratings agency Standard & Poor changed its outlook from “stable” to “negative” due to concerns about “weakening” profits at the supermarket giant.
UK-based supermarket chain Waitrose has launched new ‘oyster leaf’, a fleshy green leafed vegetable which can be used to replace the taste of oysters for those living a vegetarian lifestyle.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has published the results of a survey which was carried out in the UK to evaluate the public opinion on food safety issues.
Advances in molecular biology could revolutionise the way in which foodborne disease outbreaks are investigated, according to the Food Standards Agency, enabling faster and more accurate identification of the organisms responsible.
