Japan’s craft beer boom brings together firms to create recyclable PET kegs

Three firms are joining forces to bring recyclable, one-way PET beer kegs to the Japan market in a bid to tap into rising craft beers sales and increasing interest in the on-trend category from giants such as Asahi and Kirin.

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General Mills targets youths to find solution to hunger relief

Cheerios maker General Mills has launched a Feeding Better Futures Scholars Program to encourage youths aged 13 to 21 to share their ideas on addressing hunger relief and sustainable agriculture.

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Nomad expands in frozen pizza with Goodfella's acquisition

Frozen food giant Nomad Foods is expanding its reach in the freezer counter through the acquisition of Goodfella's pizza.

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Food firms pledge more inclusive advertising in France

Nespresso, Unilever, Danone and Avril are among the companies that have pledged to advertise responsibly with fewer stereotypes, signing a 15-point voluntary chart launched by the Union of Advertisers (UDA).

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EFSA raises red flag for silicon dioxide safety over nanoparticles

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) cannot give food additive silicon dioxide the safety all clear because it may contain nano-sized particles, and has urged the Commission to change the specifications.

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Recalls: Histamine, allergens and foreign bodies

Recalls and alerts were made by UK, US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Italy, Germany and Norway.

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Tosla CEO: Sugar breakthrough would be sweet in face of ‘scepticism and doubt’

Toslaâs success in passing the first phase of the EUâs Horizon 2020 SME Instruments program sends out a message to the sweetener industry, who in the past have expressed reservations to its approach to âreinventing sugarâ.

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