Markings on base of genuine Glen’s vodka Scotland’s food agency has again warned consumers to be vigilant after finding more counterfeit vodka. The fake alcohol was recovered in convenience stores in Coatbridge and Glasgow. It was sold in 35cl bottles and fraudulently labeled as Glen’s. Food Standards Scotland (FSS) and North Lanarkshire Council initially found

Researchers assessed food policies in South Asia, which included Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, from 2020 to 2022.The assessment was conducted using the Healthy Food Environment Policy Index (Food-EPI), a global tool that rates the level of implementation of policies on food environments by the government against international best practice.They found that while undernutrition

Agthia recently announced its H1FY2024 financial results, reporting a 14.7% year-on-year growth in revenue to AED2.53bn (US$) and a 31.8% year-on-year growth in net profits to AED190mn (US$).“We are very pleased that this growth has largely been driven by volume (i.e. sales and new product innovations), and just 3.5% from pricing,”​ Agthia CEO Alan Smith

Veggie Garden is considered a convenience food brand for Nongshim, and was established as part of the firm’s Nongshim Taekyung food solutions arm.“There is no doubt that the plant-based industry is currently quite slow [in Asia], but this is the same for many other markets that have been affected by the multiple ongoing issues such

This is part of the food authority’s work to improve front- and back-of-pack nutrition information labelling, which is aimed at helping consumers make informed and healthy choices.“FSANZ’s Consumer Insights Tracker identified Australian and New Zealand consumers are looking to make healthy food choices, and they rely on food labels to help them do that.​“The work

Cost is less of an issue, while sustainability must be central to a product’s values – but shouldn’t cost more – and brand loyalty is cool again.These are just a few of UK consumers’ rapidly shifting demands of the food and drink products they buy from supermarkets, according to recent consumer research from commercial supply

Greater efforts to kill off AMR and recognise it as a health and economic risk like Covid-19 and the 2008 financial crisis must be made by global leaders who will otherwise face dire consequences, the Investor Action on Antimicrobial Resistance Group has warned in a letter.“Investors recognise AMR is not only a threat to the

ChalCurb is derived from the sap of the Ashitaba (Angelica keiskei​) plant, which is native to Japan. This sap contains more than 20 potent and rare flavonoids known as chalcones. Chalcurb has a minimum of 8% of two particular chalcone flavonoids: xanthoangelol and 4-hydroxyderricin.Human, animal, and in vitro​ studies suggest that Chalcurb may have a

The USDA has released new guidance for food companies that make animal-raising and climate claims about their food. This updated guideline makes recommendations to strengthen the documentation supporting animal-raising or environment-related claims on meat or poultry product labeling. The new action builds on USDA’s work to protect consumers from false and misleading labels and to

Researchers have reported on issues found at a company linked to a Salmonella outbreak that sickened more than 60 people in Italy in 2022. The paper in the Italian Journal of Food Safety describes the investigation of a monophasic Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak that occurred in the Marche region in 2022, linked to consumption of a