Arla Foods Ingredients CEO Henrik Andersen is set to step down as CEO ‘to explore a new career path’ but will consider remaining part of the board of the dairy co-op. Replacing him at the helm of the ingredients division is the current vice-president commercial Luis Cubel, who has been at AFI since 2002 and
In the UK, 75,000 premature deaths are linked to poor diet every year, and out of these, almost 17,000 are people aged between 15 and 70. Previous studies have argued that diets can lengthen a human life, with one saying that the ‘optimal’ diet could cause one to live for 12 extra years. Now, a
Europe is producing more and more packaging, and with it, more and more packaging waste. In 2009, the EU was responsible for 66m tonnes of packaging waste; by 2021 this figure had soared to 84m tonnes.Also in 2021, it was calculated that each European generated 118.7kg of packaging waste. It’s feared that in a business-as-usual
Shipworms, or Teredinids, can burrow into waste wood and convert it to protein. This has traditionally caused them to be seen as a pest.However, they are in fact abundant in nutrients. Just 10g in dry weight a week of the bivalve would be enough to fulfil one’s weekly intake of vitamin B12. This suitability for
The number of children affected by extremely high levels of lead in cinnamon applesauce pouches continues to grow, and some adults are now reported in the outbreak. The outbreak has been traced to three brands of cinnamon applesauce: Wanabana, Schnucks, and Weis. Astrofoods produced all three in Ecuador and used cinnamon from the supplier Negasmart.
In 2004, Leigh Ann Acree was a recent college graduate with a Bachelor of Arts degree in visual arts from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Her mother – Dr. Bonnie Rose, a microbiologist with FSIS’ Office of Public Health Science – encouraged her to apply for an internship with FSIS. The agency’s newly created
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) plans to publish reports on cell-based food, precision fermentation, and whole genome sequencing (WGS) in 2024. FAO and the China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA) held a meeting on cell-based food production and precision fermentation in Shanghai in November 2023. A report on the event will be published
As the holiday season unwraps and we all indulge in the joy of epic feasts, a question arises –- what to do with the leftovers? Whether you’ve got a heap of Christmas ham or piles of mouthwatering side dishes, it takes careful planning to keep the party alive without risking a foodborne fiasco. In the
Almost two-thirds of households in Northern Ireland said the rising cost of food was their biggest concern ahead of Christmas, according to a survey. Research was commissioned by safefood as part of its annual Christmas food safety campaign. The group, which promotes food safety and nutrition in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, encouraged home cooks
Overcoming the environmental implications of hard-to-recycle plastics and the barriers to handling them in food and beverage production is a key industry concern.The problematic plastics category has spurred a new investment partnership between global giant Nestlé and technology company Impact Recycling. Eco-focused tech developer Impact Recycling has developed a breakthrough plastic recycling tech that will