Generation Y is driving food trends, says report
Youngsters brought up in the hi-tech era are driving food trends, and food marketers must be tuned into their wants and needs, according to a report from Packaged Facts.
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Manufacturers urged to inform public in peanut butter recall
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has highlighted the difficulty of investigating ingredient-driven illness and called on manufacturers to inform consumers of the origin of their peanut ingredients.
COOL criticized for leaving customers ‘shamefully uninformed’
The Center for Food Safety (CFS) has criticized the final ruling on Country of Origin Labeling (COOL), saying that it includes loopholes that leave consumers uninformed about the origins of many common foods.
In praise of pesticides
Who likes pesticides? Misunderstood by consumers and misrepresented by pressure groups, pesticides are a soft target for legislators. The latest blow to that soft target could have hard consequences for the European food industry and for developing...
US contests EU chicken restrictions
EU restrictions on US chicken imports have been challenged by Washington, which is demanding that the World Trade Organisation (WTO) intervene in the dispute.