17 August 2017
Encouraging Ireland’s dads to take paternity could have knock infant formula sales
Introduced almost a year ago, uptake of paternity leave in Ireland remains low, resulting in calls for further steps to be taken.
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15 August 2017
Have we reached peak olive oil?
Olive oil prices have skyrocketed this year as unfavourable weather conditions and persistent droughts have restricted supply, while demand has been rapidly growing in emerging economies such as Brazil and...
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10 August 2017
Fresh produce misters – saving the planet or just a gimmick?
Dutch retail chain Albert Heijn is testing a misting system for fruit and vegetables in its Maastricht store.
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4 August 2017
A reminder of the 2013 horsemeat scandal could rouse safety fears
In 2013, the UK Food Standards Agency asked the City of London police to investigate a fraud following discovery of horsemeat in high street beef burgers by the Food Safety...
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3 August 2017
Acrylamide: a case for change?
Two years after the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) confirmed that acrylamide potentially increases the risk of developing cancer, and 15 years since Swedish researchers made the first link between...
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20 July 2017
Hershey’s healthy popcorn: reinventing the wheel?
The Hershey Company recently announced it is launching a new healthier popcorn to the US market under the Popwell brand. On the surface, this move seems like a manufacturer riding...
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26 June 2017
Nestle cooks up fresh new opportunity
Nestle have just announced a $77m investment in US-based online ready meal subscription service Freshly to capitalise on strong consumer demand for healthy, yet time-saving meal options.
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21 June 2017
Raw milk: is the raw health trend going too far?
Unpasteurised milk should be an off-putting idea for consumers due to health risks. However, it is turning out to be the next food fad.
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21 June 2017
Embracing ugliness in the fight against food waste
In February 2016, Asda released the UK’s first supermarket ‘wonky vegetable’ box.
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21 June 2017
Lead in food issue is sparking new concerns
Lead was removed from gasoline and paint decades ago. However, new research from the Environmental Defense Fund in the US indicates that lead is much more common in food than...