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uk food manufacturers claim the outcome of this week’s vote supporting tighter pesticide usage by the european parliament’s environment committee fails to fully recognise the potential gravity of the emerging situation. on wednesday, the committee approved a ban on pesticides that are toxic to human health as part of the proposed eu framework directive regulation, which will lay down common objectives and requirements for sustainable use of pesticides amid growing public concern over their impact.

uk consumers have worried less about salt and additives this year and more about saturated fat in their food, according to the latest barometer of food views conducted by the food standards agency (fsa). the fsa conducts a survey of consumer attitudes every quarter, in order to gauge awareness of and confidence in the fsa, attitude towards food safety issues, and concern about certain food issues.

avoiding peanuts in infancy and early childhood may increase the risk of developing peanut allergy, says a joint british-israeli study. children in the uk, where recommendations are to avoid peanuts during pregnancy, breastfeeding, and infancy, were 10 times more likely to suffer from peanut allergy than their israeli counterparts, according to a new study published in the journal of allergy and clinical immunology .

dame suzi leather has been appointed as chair the uk’s new council of food policy advisers, which is briefed to provide advice and practical recommendations, and consider policy impact. secretary of state for environment, food & rural affairs hilary benn, who announced the formation of the council last month, said dame suzi has “a long interest in food policy and brings with her a wealth of experience of leading high profile public bodies such as the food standards agency and the school food trust”.

tate & lyle’s sucralose product has recovered from a drop in demand to see a sales increase after the opening of the firm’s singapore production plant, albeit with a reduced operating profit. the uk-based company’s interim report for the six months ending 30th september shows that worldwide sales volumes of sucralose, sold under the brand name splenda, increased by 20 per cent.

the first uk food and drink entrepreneur forum will take place in london this month, and four start-ups will have the coveted chance to present their products to a panel of retailers. planned for november 27th, the event has been dubbed the lion’s den, after the tv show. the selected companies are: grumpy mule, which brings a new range of single origin coffees; munchy seeds, a maker of premium, healthy seed based snacks; the cake bake company, which made the car-shaped cake featured in the skoda ad; and three counties gourmet, which has a new mixer for cocktails and non-alcoholic drinks and smoothies.

a recent u.s. news & world report article examined the boom in gluten-free diets and whether interest in them as a weight-loss fad might possibly downplay respect the medical necessity of the diet for true celaics..

the bacterial strain lactobacillus plantarum 299 may protect intubated, critically-ill patients from pneumonia, suggests a small swedish study. the probiotic strain was found to be as effective as a conventional antiseptic in reducing the occurrence of ventilator-associated pneumonia (vap), a common complication in patients on breathing machines, according to findings published in the open-access journal critical care.

european processors can now test their products on equipment that employs a novel technique using light refraction to dry foods, claims the us manufacturer. mcd technologies said that a key feature of its concentration and dehydration technology is its ability to preserve a product’s beneficial properties, including its nutrition, flavour, colour and aroma through its gentle approach to drying.

innovation is even more important for the food and drink manufacturing sector during an economic downturn, claims the knowledge transfer partnerships (ktp). the public funded programme facilitates partnerships between business and higher education, and currently has schemes underway with approximately 40 food and drink processors in the uk. debbie buckley-golder, programme director of the ktp programme, told foodproductiondaily.