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Functional Ingredients
Kerry and Cosun Ingredients target Indonesia’s biotics market amid...
Indonesia’s food and drug agency (BPOM) has cleared a probiotic ingredient for on-pack “Live Culture” claims, and...
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Plant-based
EU “veggie burger” fight returns as MEPs seek wider naming ban
The EU is heading toward another battle over whether plant-based foods can use familiar meat-related names, just...
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Fibers
Ingredion wins EU Novel Food approval for upcycled carrot fiber...
The European Commission has authorized Ingredion’s Benicaros SF Pure P, an upcycled, rhamnogalacturonan-I...
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Soft Drinks
EU PPWR: What F&B companies need to know about the new packaging rules
The EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) marks the biggest change to packaging legislation in...
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Snacks
Peru’s front-of-pack warning labels drive food industry reformulation
Peru’s mandatory front-of-package (FOP) warning labels are reshaping the packaged food industry, pushing...
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Ready Meals
FDA proposes mandatory GRAS notifications as US moves to define...
The US FDA has unveiled its proposal requiring companies to notify the agency every time they conclude an...
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Colors
US FDA removes Orange B authorization, targets Citrus Red No. 2
The US FDA has removed “outdated authorizations” for petroleum-based color additives as part of its ongoing...
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Bakery
Codex adopts its first global baker’s yeast standard to align trade...
The Codex Alimentarius Commission, the UN food standards-setting body jointly run by the FAO and WHO, has adopted...
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Sugar & Sweeteners
Mane secures global license for Arzeda’s AI-designed Reb M...
Flavor and fragrance company Mane has acquired an exclusive global license to produce and commercialize US-based...
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Cell-based
UK regulators issue new guidance to speed up cell-cultivated food...
The UK’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) has unveiled four guidance documents to support businesses developing...
Scientists testing food in a lab.
Ready Meals
FSIS expands heavy-metals testing to processed foods under updated...
As part of the latest Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) food safety push, the US Department of Agriculture’s...
EU Commission building.
Meat, Fish & Eggs
EU Livestock Strategy revives cage-free farming push as Brussels...
The European Commission’s first EU Livestock Strategy has placed animal welfare, protein security, and farm...
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Confectionery
UK deforestation rules raise traceability stakes for food ingredient...
The UK government is preparing mandatory due diligence rules to prevent food and consumer goods sold in the UK...
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Proteins
The Protein Brewery secures EU approval for novel mycelium ingredient...
The Protein Brewery has secured EU Novel Food approval for Fermotein — its wholefood mycelium ingredient — for use...
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Proteins
NGT update: European Parliament adopts deregulation rules and rejects...
Yesterday (June 17), the European Parliament adopted contested rules deregulating plants made with new genomic...
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Fruit & Vegetables
Organic farmers fear patents will undermine biodiversity wins in new...
EU policymakers are looking to cap off more than three years of negotiations following a final trilogue agreement...
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Cereals
Ceereal report shows decade of sugar reduction and fiber gains across...
Data from Ceereal, the European Breakfast Cereal Association, shows that European breakfast cereals raised fiber...
An obese man gets ready to take a pill.
Functional Ingredients
Wegovy pill green light: MHRA authorization set to drive...
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has officially authorized Novo Nordisk’s...
FAO director-general Qu Dongyu at the 181st Session of the FAO Council.
Fruit & Vegetables
Strait of Hormuz crisis: UN FAO warns of “increasingly visible”...
The greatest risk of the Strait of Hormuz closure for the agri-food industry is not an immediate food shortage,...
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Functional Ingredients
DTU-EFSA’s SafeNov collaboration to speed up EU novel food approval
The Technical University of Denmark (DTU) National Food Institute is leading SafeNov, a new European consortium...
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Hot Drinks
Coffee safety: Kerry receives EFSA positive opinion for...
Kerry has received a positive scientific opinion from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) for Acrylerase —...
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