News on Food Trends from Europe

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has revised its guidance on clear labelling for food packaging. The Agency said it consulted more than 1,200 stakeholders’ organisations about the labelling guidance it issued in 2002. The revised guidance reflects conce...

Efforts to reduce acrylamide remain a priority as the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) concludes risk assessments regarding the carcinogen will stay the same. EFSA organised a scientific colloquium in Italy last month, to debate how the current po...

De aardappelloods van aardappelverwerkingsbedrijf Schaap Holland in Biddinghuizen wordt omgebouwd tot een oranje Kartoffelarena.Vanaf zaterdag kunnen hier de verrichtingen van het Nederlands elftal tijdens het Europees kampioenschap voetbal worden gevo...

Grotere aardappeltelers gebruikten in de periode 2004 tot en met 2006 meer fungiciden bij de gewasbescherming, maar de kosten en de milieubelasting zijn lager. Dat schrijft het Productschap Akkerbouw in de uitgave Phytophthora info. Het hogere verbruik...

McDonald’s plans to roll out its waste reduction pilot and has called the scheme a success. Waste from 11 restaurants which took part in the scheme in Sheffield was collected and recycled to produce electricity for use in local buildings. The Carbon Tr...

Bij wijze van proef vaart twee keer per week een binnenvaartschip met vriescontainers van Bergen op Zoom naar Rotterdam. Het zijn containers met aardappelproducten van Lamb Weston Meijer in Kruiningen. Doel van de proef is het vrachtverkeer over de weg...

The first two Burger King fast-food restaurants in Bulgaria will open in June, the company that owns the franchise rights for Bulgaria said on May 19. The restaurant in Mall Varna will open on June 12, by which time the first restaurant in Sofia, in Ci...

Last week we posted an article that multihead weigher manufacturer Ishida filed an injunction against 3 Chinese exhibitors at the Interpack. Ishida accuses them of infringing their patents.

All necessary measures have been taken to remove the contaminated Ukrainian sunflower oil imported into Europe in recent weeks from the market, says the European Commission.   Most of the oil, which was contaminated with a lubricant mineral, has been d...

The announcement by Taypack Potatoes in Perthshire yesterday that it had cut its £32 million-a-year contract with Asda, Britain's third-largest supermarket group, was met with surprise by insiders. The company, which started up in 1986, supplies Asda w...

The labels will allow shoppers to compare the goods' green count in the same way that they can already compare prices and calorie content.The information will initially appear on 20 items across ranges of Tesco own-brand light bulbs, potatoes, orange ...

Burger King has announced plans to serve up the world’s most expensive cheeseburger – costing a staggering £85.The pricey treat will be made from finest Japanese Kobe beef and topped with foie gras and a rare blue cheese.It will be available in special...

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has published new labelling guidance for food manufacturers, which it hopes will help international companies meet the nation's labeling requirements. The General Labelling of Pre-Packaged Food aims to clearl...

Eleven McDonald's restaurants in the Sheffield area have completed a test programme turning waste into energy, and found it has helped reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. During the pilot period, the restaurants collected their waste to be inciner...

"Not for a minute,"insists a spokesman from McCain's ultra-slick PR agency, "are we suggesting a portion of oven chips might be as good for you as a portion of fresh veg, or part of your five-a-day or anything. That's not the idea at all...

An 11-year-old girl with a wheat allergy has been banned from eating special low fat chips at school - because they are not healthy enough. She was told by teachers she could not eat the lunchtime snack because they are not allowed under the school's...

Everything you value about the British Potato Council (BPC) and the activities it has supported on behalf of levy-payers will continue. That’s the pledge from Potato Council Limited, the new sector company that took over the reins from the BPC on Apr...

The newly appointed UK Government’s Chief Scientific Adviser and Head of the Government Office for Science presented a scenario that would overshadow “climate change.” He talked of an impending “food crisis” that would need pragmatic, scientific, and ...