Food pyramid is influenced by politics, the economy and society

15-Oct-2024 - In Germany, Austria and Switzerland there are new recommendations for a healthy diet. Behind these food pyramids there is often more business and society than nutritionists. The government recommendations for a healthy diet have been criticized ever since they have existed. The history of these ...

World's largest 3D food printing facility opens in Vienna

‘3D Structuring’ technology brings new plant-based product innovations with unique textures to the supermarket

08-Oct-2024 - Vienna, Austria - Austrian food tech start-up Revo Foods has opened the world's largest industrial facility for additive food production in Vienna. The "TASTE FACTORY" uses Revo Foods' proprietary "3D Structuring" technology and enables the introduction of 3D-structured foods with innovative ...

Toddlers get nearly half their calories from ultra-processed foods

Toddlers in the UK obtain nearly half (47%) of their calories from ultra-processed foods (UPFs)

07-Oct-2024 - Toddlers in the UK obtain nearly half (47%) of their calories from ultra-processed foods (UPFs), and this rises to 59% by the age of seven, according to a new study led by UCL researchers. The study, published in theEuropean Journal of Nutrition, looked at data from 2,591 children born in the UK ...

Vion sticks to the strategy of robust sustainable chains with new CEO

Vion announces changes in the leadership team

13-Sep-2024 - Since 2019, Vion has been focusing on building sustainable supply chains with farmers and customers to meet climate goals, ensure fair income for partners, product integrity and improve animal welfare. VionFoodGroup is convinced of this strategy and will continue to pursue it with a new CEO. In ...

The Geography of Nitrogen Pollution from U.S. Beef Consumption

04-Sep-2024 - Anyone who’s researched ways to lower their environmental impact has likely heard they should eat lessmeat, particularly beef. Even at scale, cows are an inefficient way to feed people — it takes nearly four tons of water to recoup one ton of beef, and many farming practices emit greenhouse ...

Can fungi turn food waste into the next culinary sensation?

UC Berkeley researcher makes the case for Neurospora-laced oat pulp and cheesy moldy bread

30-Aug-2024 - Chef-turned-chemistVayu Hill-Mainihas a passion: to turnfoodwaste into culinary treats using fungi. One of his collaborators is Rasmus Munk, head chef and co-owner of the Michelin two-star restaurantAlchemistin Copenhagen, who serves a dessert — orange-coloredNeurosporamold grown on rice ...

Red Meat as a Diabetes Risk Factor

29-Aug-2024 - Meat consumption, particularly consumption of processed meat and unprocessed red meat, is associated with a higher type 2 diabetes risk, an analysis of data from almost two million participants has found. The findings are published today inThe Lancet Diabetes and ...

Conscious choice: 40% want meat ‘Made in Germany’

Regionality is still very popular, but only 61 per cent are prepared to pay more for it

16-Aug-2024 - The results of the latest Vion Consumer Monitor, a representative survey conducted by Consumer Panel Services GfK in March-April 2024, show that meat from Germany is in demand among almost 40 per cent of Germans and that they even consciously avoid imported meat. This is in line with the ...

PDO cheeses and milks harbor startling microbial diversity

12-Aug-2024 - Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) is an EU labelling scheme that guarantees the authentic regional identity of consumerfoodproducts. In France, 51 dairy products, including cheeses, butters, and creams, carry the PDO seal, a sign of artisanship and adherence to specifications related to ...

Germany: Meat production increased in the first half of 2024

09-Aug-2024 - According to preliminary results, commercial slaughterhouses in Germany produced just under 3.4 million tons of meat in the first half of 2024. According to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), this was 1.3% more than in the same period last year. In total, 24 million pigs, cattle, sheep, ...