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NPD Trend Tracker: From ice cream inspired sweets to blood-flow boosting apple juice

NPD Trend Tracker: From ice cream inspired sweets to blood-flow boosting apple juice

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Discover vegan gelling agent SYNDEO® GELLING Content provided by Alland & Robert | 02-Oct-2023 | White Paper Alland & Robert launches SYNDEO® GELLING, a plant-based texture agent based on gum acacia mixed with natural hydrocolloids of plant origin. 100%… Meeting Nutrition Taste Challenges with Natural Vanillin Content provided by Solvay | 07-Sep-2023 | White Paper

Potassium depletion in soil a major threat to food security

Potassium depletion in soil a major threat to food security

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A study by researchers at University College London, the University of Edinburgh and the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology has discovered a severe imbalance between potassium removal and replenishment within the global farming industry.Why do we need potassium in our soil?​Potassium plays a significant role in the growing of crops. It’s a vital nutrient

Consumer complaints of plastic in Trader Joe’s dumplings prompt recall

Consumer complaints of plastic in Trader Joe’s dumplings prompt recall

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CJ Foods Manufacturing Beaumont Corporation of Beaumont, CA, is recalling approximately 61,839 pounds of steamed chicken soup dumpling products that may be contaminated with foreign materials, specifically hard plastic from a permanent marker pen, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). The problem was discovered after the firm received

State anti-cruelty enforcement doesn’t  need to be bound by federal authority, prosecutors say

State anti-cruelty enforcement doesn’t need to be bound by federal authority, prosecutors say

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An organization for all prosecutors, including appointed and elected and their deputies and assistants, supports the pending Animal Partisan petition. The Association of Prosecuting Attorneys (APA) is a private non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C. The petition requests that USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)  issue a notice to convey that: 1) State government

FDA issues warning letter to bakery regarding improper allergen labels

FDA issues warning letter to bakery regarding improper allergen labels

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As part of its enforcement activities, the Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction. Some letters are not posted for public view until weeks or months after they are sent. Business owners have 15 days to respond to FDA warning letters. Warning letters often are not issued until a company

Food Safety and Inspection Service gives the bottom line on sausage safety

Food Safety and Inspection Service gives the bottom line on sausage safety

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Summer sausage, kielbasa, bologna, bratwurst: The list goes on and on. There are so many varieties of sausage. How long can you store them — and where? Are they fully cooked or not? The following background information will answer these questions and others. Use the chart as a guideline for safe storage. Types of sausages

EU agencies reveal latest data on antimicrobial resistance in humans

EU agencies reveal latest data on antimicrobial resistance in humans

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Updated data in Europe shows resistance to commonly used antimicrobials was frequent in Salmonella and Campylobacter isolates from humans.  The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said findings and trends were consistent with previous years. When antimicrobial resistance (AMR) occurs in bacteria present in animals and food that cause human infections, it

Veganuary 2024: Success or failure?

Veganuary 2024: Success or failure?

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‘Veganuary’ takes place each year in the period of abstinence after Christmas that also involves ‘Dry January​’. With animal products being a prime example of something consumers are looking to give up, it would seem likely that such an event would mean a correlative increase in the consumption of plant-based meat and dairy.Yet with the

Consumers urged to engage with food industry and fight for change

Consumers urged to engage with food industry and fight for change

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Understanding the complexities of the food industry is essential for food manufacturers, but many consumers struggle to understand exactly how their food is produced and the processes it goes through prior to arriving at their local shop or supermarket.In response to this a new campaign, aptly named Inclusive Food, is stepping in to help encourage

Health and fermented dairy: How do popular foods stack up as therapeutics?

Health and fermented dairy: How do popular foods stack up as therapeutics?

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In a bid to evaluate the therapeutic effects of products like cheese, yogurt and kefir, researchers from four academic institutions in China and Pakistan reviewed published research to identify where there are links between consumption and positive disease management outcomes.For example, existing research has shown that yogurt can be used to manage osteoporosis, a degenerative