What to consider when acquiring or investing in a food business or product
When buying or investing in a food business, brand or ingredient, there is the need for due diligence, market insight...
Gaining pre-market approvals for new ingredients and food additives, enzymes and flavourings
In order to contribute to consumers’ health and to allow for the free movement of safe food into their internal...
of note – Lifting the hood on harmonization
With food and beverage brands under ever increasing pressure to boost shareholder value, operational efficiency is...
Reformulating to reduce salt, fat and sugar: how blueprinting can help
In this white paper, Adelheid Völkl, discusses the scientific approach of “blueprinting” in food & beverage...
of note – Regulatory horizon scanning: three things you need to know
Understanding forthcoming and proposed food and beverage legislation is critical for informed decision making. But what...
Alcohol labelling
Under the current labelling rules, alcoholic beverages above 1.2% abv can be marketed without information about their...
Plastics and packaging
With plastics and packaging high on both the public and corporate agendas, we explored the difference in attitudes...
Halal certification in Indonesia
Mandatory halal certification in Indonesia is top of mind as the 2019 deadline to comply with requirements approaches...
Six steps to control Listeria
As the only UKAS accredited provider of Listeria monocytogenes challenge testing in the UK*, Leatherhead is well...
Understanding misleading marketing claims
There are currently no harmonised EU regulations for marketing claims made on food packages, which means that except...
