Food and drink manufacturers will have to bear the cost of regulation to ensure they comply with the Food Standards Agencys (FSAs) new sustainable funding model, its chair Heather Hancock has reiterated... Read

Israeli agri-food start-up TIPA Corp says its bio-based packaging has the same functional properties as conventional flexible plastic packaging, yet is fully compostable... Read

Liam Fox, the UK trade secretary, declined to rule out allowing imports of chlorine-washed chicken or beef raised using growth hormones into the UK after Brexit, insisting the issue is not one of food safety... Read

European food safety regulators have re-iterated the conclusion that titanium dioxide is safe to eat but a fresh study warns its consumption could have negative consequences for your gut bacteria... Read

Malcolm Kane, former head of food safety, supplier selection and audit at Sainsburys, believes current UK concerns about chlorinated chicken from the US need a far more nuanced and informed debate than received so far... Read

IN-Code Technologies has developed invisible makers that can be used to combat illicit trade and prove the sustainable sourcing of food ingredients, such as palm oil, says CEO Joe Tilley... Read

Israeli cellular meat start-up Aleph Farms has secured a fresh injection of capital that will enable it to bring production of slaughter free cultured meat to commercial scale... Read