Source of killer cocaine drink still unknown
Food safety authorities are racing to trace the source of a Caribbean soft drink linked with a death in Southampton after it was found to contain dangerous levels of cocaine.
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Pasta Foods snaps up Norwich pasta plant
Pasta Foods is creating 50 jobs by expanding into a newly bought factory in Norwich, helped by £500,000 worth of funding from New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership’s (LEP’s) Growing Business Fund.
Freeze-dried strawberries keep nutrients, says study
A study carried out by researchers at Sheffield Hallam University, in collaboration with Chaucer Foods – which claims to be the world's largest supplier of freeze-dried fruit – has found that freeze drying strawberries had no significant impact on their...
Food and Drink Federation details route map for growth
Improving knowledge transfer is one of three key ambitions revealed by the Food and Drink Federaton (FDF), as part of its plan to deliver sustainable growth for the UK food and drink manufacturing industry.
Stronger Food Standards Agency needed to beat fraud
A stronger Food Standards Agency (FSA) – equipped with responsibility for food compositional labelling – is a key recommendation of the interim Elliott Review, commissioned by the government to investigate the supply chain after the horsemeat crisis.
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New Food Crime Unit recommended after horsemeat
A new Food Crime Unit should be set up to combat food fraud following the horsemeat crisis, recommends the government-commissioned Elliott Review.
Food industry welcomes Elliott Review on horsemeat
Food industry groups have welcomed the recommendations of the Elliott Review – each stressing their own particular field of interest – but all highlighting the vote of confidence expressed by the report’s author.
FDF highlights export challenges and opportunities
UK food and drink manufacturers must capitalise on the opportunities offered by the export market or risk losing out to other countries.