Tag: Agri-food
The “collapsed” Christmas cake affair turns into a national scandal
Outraged consumers, a distributor on the defensive and investigations still underway: in Japan, a case of “collapsed cakes”, Christmas pastries delivered deformed, took social networks by storm, making it onto…
From lemon to water to scallops to hake… Foodwatch reveals the new Christmas scams
Are labels specially designed for the holidays misleading? Some are in any case singled out by the Foodwatch association, which accuses them of misleading the consumer. Since 2017, it has…
“Opaque profits” denounced in the agri-food industry and mass distribution
When mass distribution and agri-food lack of transparency, particularly with regard to their margin, consumer associations are sounding the alarm. Four of them challenge Emmanuel Macron in an open letter…
Yeast, the miracle product of the future?
It smells and tastes like vanilla, but it’s not. And yet, the aromatic liquid that comes out of the test tube is completely natural. Its secret: the fermentation of yeast.…
Fertilizer giant Timac Agro in court for its discharge into nature
They are demanding “several tens of thousands of euros” from Timac-Agro. This Thursday, several environmental associations will be present before the environmental center of the Brest court (Finistère) to demand…
At Roquette, a starch and vegetable fiber giant, we create the tastes of tomorrow
How plant fibers are found on our plates most often thanks to fruits and vegetables. But, since June, the northern multinational, Roquette, has opened a new food innovation center in…