Food eco-labels are imperfect – but consumers want them
Information on sustainability should be compulsory on food labels. So said 88% of Europeans in a Eurobarometer survey of over…
Advertising & labelling
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Danone targets food waste by ditching yogurt expiry dates
It is rolling out the initiative - using 'Best Before' rather than 'Use By' on its pots as a guide…
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Dairy body CNAOL calls for Nutri-Score exemption for French GI dairy products
CNAOL, the body representing the French dairy industry, has called for an exemption over the use of Nutri-Score nutrition labels on geographical…
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Label for upcycled foods unveiled in US
A product seal said to be the world's first certification mark for upcycled foods has been launched in the US.…
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Biodiversity loss – why food companies should say something
Biodiversity loss may finally begin to receive something like the attention the gravity of its consequences demands. Ben Cooper looks…
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US baby-food firm Beech-Nut facing legal action over toxic metal claims
US baby-food firm Beech-Nut Nutrition has been sued by the Washington DC attorney general over allegations its products contain toxic metals.…
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Germany tightens up rules around advertising ‘junk food’ to children
Germany's government has received buy-in from the country's advertising association for its plan to further restrict the marketing of food…
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Tofurky owner loses plant-based meat labelling appeal
US-based Turtle Island Foods – which trades as Tofurky – has lost an appeal seeking to block a law making it illegal to represent…
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Australia’s Inghams Group appoints Andrew Reeves as CEO
Australian poultry firm Inghams Group has appointed experienced food industry executive Andrew Reeves as CEO to replace Jim Leighton. Leighton, who has…
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UK ‘to drop plans for online junk-food ad ban’
The UK government is reportedly set to tear up plans to ban online adverts promoting food high in fat, sugar and salt.…
