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refined vegetable oils including soya and peanut oils are highly unlikely to trigger allergic reactions, according to new research. fully refined oil are highly unlikely to lead to allergic reactions, suggest the researchers the study published in the journal of agricultural and food chemistry reports a method for determining residual proteins in refined oils – a potential trigger of allergic reactions.

the jobs market in the food and drink industry is extremely buoyant, with skills shortages and growing demand set to push up salaries across the board. “we’re looking at very significant increases in employment over the next 10 years,” says professor colin dennis, president of the institute of food science and technology ( ifst ) and member of the board for improve, the uk’s food and drink skills council.

fat-rich ‘comfort foods’ may actually alter the brain\'s response to sadness, and boost mood, according to new research. the study, published in the journal of clinical investigation, reports that infusion of fat solution into the stomach of volunteers was associated with an activation of brain regions which reduced sad emotions. the researchers led by lukas van oudenhove, at the university of leuven, belgium, imaged changes in the brain when healthy non-obese individuals experience sadness.

coles group has partnered with leading food safety trainer advancing food safety (afs) to launch an academy offering training courses in quality management, leading to academic qualifications for participants. the coles quality academy has been opened exclusively for employees of coles suppliers. “the coles quality academy is specifically designed to help grow quality standards and manage the cost of quality,” said jackie healing, head of quality, policy & governance.

the food supplements industry has expressed disappointment it was not given more credence in the face of a recent uk department of health (doh) dietary survey that highlighted several significant dietary shortfalls. supplements can help make up widespread dietary \'five-a-day\' fruit and veg shortfalls professor david richardson, the scientific adviser at the uk council for responsible nutrition (crn), said food supplements could help bridge many nutritional gaps.

the british egg industry council (beic) is advising food manufacturers and caterers to stick to british eggs bearing the lion mark, after a new salmonella scare linked to spanish eggs. the health protection agency (hpa) has linked outbreaks of salmonella in northwest england and the west midlands to contaminated spanish eggs. almost 140 people have been affected. the bug, s.

raw sprouted seeds of the type linked to the outbreaks of e.coli 0104:h4 can now be eaten raw as long as the label indicates they are ‘ready to eat’ or ‘ready to wash’, said the uk food standards agency as it amended its advice to consumers and caterers. the food safety body had issued the warning earlier this month after the european food safety authority (efsa) announced that fenugreek sprouts imported from egypt were the likely source of the deadly e.

the uk food and drink federation (fdf) has welcomed a nutrition and dietary habits survey published this week by the uk government which found positive shifts in key areas including trans-fat consumption levels. the report that found adult eating habits in areas like fruit and vegetables were much healthier than those of children, recorded trans-fat consumption among all age groups as 0.

the food standards agency has today changed its precautionary advice to consumers following the recent outbreaks of e. coli o104:h4 in germany and france linked to sprouted seeds. our advice following reports of a possible link between the outbreak in france and a uk company, the fsa issued temporary precautionary advice to consumers while this was investigated.

the european food safety authority has said it has no safety concerns about the use of two substances in food contact materials following requests from the uk. polymer antioxidant the agency’s cef panel delivered its positive scientific opinion on phosphorous acid, mixed 2,4-bis(1,1-dimethylpropyl)phenyl and 4-(1,1-dimethylpropyl)phenyl trimesters. the experts said there was no safety concern for the public if the migration of the substance - expressed as the sum of phosphite and phosphate form of the substance and the hydrolysis product 4-t-amylphenol) - does not exceed 5 mg/kg food.