New research which analysed 555 savoury picnic “finger foods” available from retailers, such as olives and pasties, revealed high levels of salt in one in four of the products.

France currently has 42 applications to protect its regional foods, leading the pack ahead of Spain, which has 29 applications and Italy with 27, according to a food box company.

The city of Gothenburg, Sweden has told an ice cream company to remove the wording “all-natural ingredients” from its packaging after the company was reported to the city's authorities by the consumer organisation Äkta vara.

Farm groups have rebuffed calls to introduce a meat tax in Germany, saying environmental and welfare goals would be better served by helping them compete with overseas suppliers who produce to lower standards.

Italy’s farmer group, Coldiretti, has appealed to the authorities to introduce a zero-tolerance policy towards wine fraud practices that are threatening the stability of the wine sector in the country.

The EU’s new public geographical indications (GI) database, eAmbrosia, now lists spirit drinks as well as wine, the European Commission announced at the end of July.

France currently has 42 applications to protect its regional foods, leading the pack ahead of Spain, which has 29 applications and Italy with 27, according to a food box company.

Australia’s trade ministry has published a list of 172 food and drink products that the European Union wants to be protected as Geographical Indications (GIs) under a future trade agreement between the two markets. The list includes a variety of dairy products as well as types of olive oil, meat and spices.

China has put forward a type of tea to be recognised under the European Union’s system of geographical indications (GI).

The EU’s new public geographical indications (GI) database, eAmbrosia, now lists spirit drinks as well as wine, the European Commission announced at the end of July.

The lack of clarity on rules concerning the production and marketing of food and drink products containing cannabidiol (CBD) was again highlighted in the United States last week.

Etore Prandini, head of Italy’s influential farmer organization Coldiretti, met with Italy’s Vice Premier Matteo Salvini to propose a range of measures aimed at boosting support for the domestic agri-food sector.

The Norwegian Food Safety Authority has published the results of a 2018 mapping of the labelling of 209 breads and bread products sold in Norway. More than 8 out of 10 products had minor or major errors in relation to the regulations.

A guidance document on how to label foods with gluten content has been published by the UK Food and Drink Federation (FDF) with support from three allergen-focused groups.

The European Commission has admitted that work on allergens in its health and food safety directorate general (DG SANTE) has been side-lined due to ‘other priorities.’

The UK’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) has this week recommended to the Government that increased allergen information should be provided on pre-packed direct sale food.

The outlook for US food and agriculture policy in 2019 was openly discussed and dissected over the course of several days in Virginia last week, with trade disputes, farm incomes and the regulation of gene-edited animals among the issues on the agenda.

The French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (ANSES) is calling for more allergens to be listed on food labels than those currently required under the food information to consumers regulation (FIC – 1169/2011).

An advert for the cheese brand Philadelphia has been banned because it showed two men being ineffective parents, thereby breaking new UK advertising rules on gender stereotyping.

The city of Gothenburg, Sweden has told an ice cream company to remove the wording “all-natural ingredients” from its packaging after the company was reported to the city's authorities by the consumer organisation Äkta vara.

Italy’s farmer group, Coldiretti, has appealed to the authorities to introduce a zero-tolerance policy towards wine fraud practices that are threatening the stability of the wine sector in the country.

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has said that nicotinamide riboside can be safely used as a source of Vitamin B3 in food supplements at a daily serving of 300mg.

The city of Gothenburg, Sweden has told an ice cream company to remove the wording “all-natural ingredients” from its packaging after the company was reported to the city's authorities by the consumer organisation Äkta vara.

The lack of clarity on rules concerning the production and marketing of food and drink products containing cannabidiol (CBD) was again highlighted in the United States last week.