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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The US FDA has removed “outdated authorizations” for petroleum-based color additives as part of its ongoing...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...
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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...
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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...
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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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Confectionery
German court finds Mondelēz misled consumers with Milka...
A German court has ruled that Mondelēz misled consumers by cutting the weight of Milka chocolate bars without...
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