Consumers will likely seek minimally processed products following recent headlines spotlighting the potential health implications associated with UPF consumption, Alex Beckett, director of Mintel, tells NutraIngredients.Yet, following new research suggesting that not all UPFs are harmful to health, Beckett asserts that companies should focus on communicating the benefits that processing can offer, such as lower

Danone, Nestlé, Lactalis USA, General Mills, Kraft Heinz and Bel Group have joined forces in a new industry partnership led by the global nonprofit Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) in a bid to foster transparency and accountability on methane emissions from dairy supply chains.As part of the Dairy Methane Action Alliance, each company has committed to

Whether plant-based meat and dairy alternatives should use terminology linked to their animal source counterparts (think ‘vegan burger’, ‘plant-based sausage’, or ‘dairy-free cream’) has been hotly debated in recent years.In some jurisdictions, specific terminology is now banned for plant-based products. Europe’s dairy-free market is case-in-point, where you’ll no longer find ‘milk’, ‘butter’, ‘cheese’ and ‘yoghurt’

The new Emirates Declaration on Sustainable Agriculture, Resilient Food Systems and Climate Action​​ calls for countries to advance policies and finance to reshape the food system.Food and farming stakeholders welcomed the resolution, recognising it as the first COP declaration to directly tackle the relationship between food systems and the environment, but they also identified potential fault

The Association of Food and Drug Officials (AFDO) has released most of the details for its 128th Annual Educational Conference. The June 9-12 event is scheduled to be held in Grand Rapids, MI. AFDO’s Annual Educational Conference will be held at the Amway Grand Plaza, in the heart of the downtown Grand Rapids business and

Program Analyst Cedric “Ced” Hardy proudly retired from the U.S. Air Force after serving for 20 years. He followed his military service with a 20-year executive career in the private sector. Hardy’s “third act” began in October 2020 with FSIS’ Office of Investigation, Enforcement and Audit (OIEA). LEPS Program Analyst Duties As a program analyst

The safety of raw milk, fish, chicken, and produce were some of the products checked in recent controls in Austria. Results of the inspection campaigns were published by the Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES). One control was done to get an up-to-date overview of the prevalence of Campylobacter in chicken meat. All

Mead Johnson Nutrition (Canada) Co is recalling certain Enfamil brand Nutramigen A+ LGG Hypoallergenic (infant formula) from the marketplace because of possible Cronobacter sakazakii contamination. Reckitt/Mead Johnson Nutrition (MJN) also recalled select batches of Enfamil brand Nutramigen Powder in the U.S. According to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), the recalled products were distributed nationally

Reckitt/Mead Johnson Nutrition (MJN) is recalling select batches of Enfamil brand Nutramigen Powder, a specialty infant formula for the dietary management of Cows Milk Allergy (CMA) in 12.6 and 19.8 oz cans from the U.S. market because of possible contamination with Cronobacter sakazakii in product sampled outside the U.S.  According to the recall, all products

The Belgian makers of sport nutrition solutions claim to have created an ingredient to solve all the key issues holding back the plant protein market today.“Looking at the market of plant based proteins in Europe, it’s still behind the US market,” asserts the firm’s commercial director Gert Gaukema. “And looking at the reasons why that