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Europe’s food-safety regulator has put so-called novel food applications on hold for CBD-related products after identifying potential “hazards” in tests.

Amid severe shortages, the structure of the US infant-formula market has been brought into sharp focus in recent weeks.

With prices holding steady and shoppers craving sustainable foods, organic has no need to panic in the current cost-of-living crisis, says David Burrows.

Cerealto Siro Foods, the Spain-based private-label business, has paused its production after potential investors walked away from a deal.

Activist investor Nelson Peltz, who leads asset-management firm Trian Partners, has become a non-executive director at FMCG giant Unilever.

Comvita has said it has not been approached over a potential takeover after a media report claimed a Chinese suitor was mulling a move for the business.

US food major General Mills is selling its Helper and Suddenly salad businesses to local peer Eagle Family Foods Group for around US$610m.

France's Bonduelle has entered into negotiations with investors for the partial sale of its Bonduelle Americas Long Life (BALL) business.

Mentions of automation within the filings of major food manufacturers jumped by more than a third in the fourth quarter of 2021 compared to a year earlier.

A raft of global institutions has developed a multi-billion-dollar “action plan” to address food security, particularly in developing countries.