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News Natasha Spencer-Jolliffe, Freelance Journalist The EU is considering expanding mandatory country-of-origin labelling to more food categories, but the scope of the potential rules remains undefined. In the European Commission’s Vision for Agriculture and Food, published in February 2025, the Commission announced plans to propose extending country-of-origin labelling although it has still not revealed details of the scope.

News David Burrows, Freelance Journalist The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority has banned a video advert by Danone-owned meal replacement brand Huel for “irresponsible” marketing related to diets. Staged to look like a podcast, the advert featured Huel founder Julian Hearn and the brand’s ambassador, Spencer Matthews, with the latter recalling a conversation with someone he met who “only eats Huel” and who won a long-distance running race in South America “by miles”.

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News Tessa Wiles, Content Editor - Food Of the 19 experts on the UK’s Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition, 11 have ties to the food industry. Industry professionals are split as to whether that is appropriate. © iStock/jacoblund At a glance: Of the 19 Members, 11 have food industry ties, and six have ties that SACN’s own code says should bar them, according to a BMJ investigation. Some critics are calling for conflicted members' immediate dismissal.

News David Burrows, Freelance Journalist Consumer concerns over ultra-processed foods have led Tesco, one of the world’s largest supermarkets, to ban or restrict 114 additives from its own-brand products. Tesco, the UK’s largest supermarket chain and one of the top five food retailers globally, has restricted or “outright banned” some 114 additives in its own-brand products.

News David Burrows, Freelance Journalist Pladis, the maker of iconic British biscuit brand McVitie’s, aims to boost disappointing profits by targeting China with products tailored to Chinese preferences. McVitie’s is stepping up its ambitions in China with a strategy that “looks beyond” the biscuits that made the British brand famous. At a glance: Pladis is aiming to transform McVitie’s – an iconic British biscuit brand – into a €1 billion global brand.

News David Burrows, Freelance Journalist Food and drink brands must comply with EU anti-greenwashing rules that ban vague claims – but they do not have to stay silent on sustainability. Food and drink companies making any environmental claims have to tread carefully as new anti-greenwashing rules come into play across the EU. Even the use of images associated with sustainability, such as leaves, trees, or green branding, is now prohibited in most cases.

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News Tessa Wiles, Content Editor - Food Revo Foods ferments leftover apricot kernels from jam and juice products into a cottage cheese alternative that naturally contains both protein and fat. Traditional dairy cottage cheese is a creamed, acid-coagulated fresh cheese that is low in acidity and is washed during the manufacturing process. According to the Encyclopaedia of Dairy Science, cottage cheese has a slight acid, salty taste with a delicate diacetyl or creamy flavour and aroma.

News Natasha Spencer-Jolliffe, Freelance Journalist Zero-sugar, functional, and indulgent sodas are redefining what a carbonated soft drink can offer in today’s evolving market. The biggest changes in the current carbonated soft drinks (CSD) category revolve around sugar-free beverages, functional and better-for-you (BFY) brands, and evolving purchasing drivers. © iStock/Drazen Zigic At a glance: Zero-sugar and functional sodas are driving major change in the global carbonated soft drink category.