Food eco-labels are imperfect – but consumers want them
Shoppers are looking for labels showing a food product’s green credentials – and two new systems being road-tested in Europe also demonstrate industry interest despite their imperfections.
Advertising & labelling
Danone targets food waste by ditching yogurt expiry dates
French dairy giant Danone is rolling out changes to its yogurt pot labelling in an attempt to help tackle food waste.
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...
Label for upcycled foods unveiled in US
A product seal said to be the world's first certification mark for upcycled foods has...
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. How can food companies engage with consumers?
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. Karl Racine's lawsuit, filed yesterday (21 April), accuses the New…
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 perceived as unhealthy being aimed at children. At the prompting of…
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 a plant-based meat-alternative product as meat. Its challenge to the…
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 been CEO since 2018, is returning to the US. Reeves,…
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. A report from The Sun newspaper said on Friday the proposals, announced…
French court throws out milk origin labelling
A court in France has ruled it is no longer mandatory to indicate the origin of milk on product labels. The Council of State, the highest French administrative court, annulled a…
