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OPINION
Aspects of diet are often considered in isolation. However, this risks overlooking the likelihood that nutrients and other food components interact, either in the food matrix itself or when the food or meal has been consumed.
A seaweed extract for both dairy and non-dairy desserts that doesn’t interact with calcium debuted at Food Ingredients Europe (FiE), which took place in Frankfurt at the end of November.
Sufficient controls are in place to prevent the sale of energy drinks to children, says the British Soft Drinks Association (BSDA), after a top teachers’ union called for a ban on their sale in schools.
Dairy processor Langage Farm has secured £85,000 of government funding to help create 10 new jobs and win a national contract to supply a UK supermarket with its yogurts.
More than £30.4M a year is being wasted by food manufacturers on failed product launches, according to new research by market analyst E Fundamentals.
Eating chicken and eggs fortified with omega-3 has been associated with a series of health benefits, according to a pioneering study.
Food industry leaders on both sides of the English Channel have urged British and EU policy makers to make rapid progress on Brexit trade talks.
Meat processor Moy Park has appointed Kirsty Wilkins as its new human resources (HR) and organisation development director, effective immediately.
The Co-op revealed plans to donate 100,000 meals to vulnerable people during the run-up to Christmas, in partnership with food redistribution charity FareShare.
Frozen food retailer Iceland has avoided a ban on one of its adverts, after the Advertising Standards Authority dismissed a claim it was misleading.