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VleesNL calls temporary employment ban unnecessary

The meat sector has been under increased scrutiny for some time due to discussions surrounding labor migration, temporary employment structures, and working conditions. As the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment wo..

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The Vegetarian Butcher is the most sustainable brand of 2022

31 March 2022

After Tony's Chocolonely took the lead in the Sustainable Brand Index for the last 4 years, this year The Vegetarian Butcher is seen as the most sustainable brand by Dutch consumers. Tony's Chocolonely is just behind The...

NVB: Bread deserves a 0% VAT rate

30 March 2022

The bakery industry has already taken a number of successful steps to guarantee the health of Dutch citizens. In order to reinforce the industry's actions, steps must also be taken by the government. A low VAT rate makes...

Ban on disposable plastic starting in 2024

30 March 2022

By 2024, disposable plastic cups and containers will not be allowed when eating or drinking in restaurants, festivals or offices. Reusable plates and cups will then be the standard in order to prevent environmental pollu...

Grip on Food - from ERP system to business process

29 March 2022

Get maximum value from an ERP system tailored to the unique challenges of the food industry. Hardly anywhere is keeping a grip on your business processes as crucial, and at the same time as challenging, as in the Food...

Concerns in egg chain about rising prices

29 March 2022

The latest developments in Ukraine and the economic sanctions that followed have major consequences for the Dutch egg chain, reports Anevei (the General Dutch Association of Egg Traders and Egg Product Manufacturers). Th...

Food companies want to stimulate energy transition

28 March 2022

On Thursday 24 March 2022, FNLI and VNP presented the Cluster Energy Strategy (CES) of 'Cluster 6' on behalf of nine industrial sectors to the Minister of Climate and Energy. This report describes how these sectors inten...

Dutch grain for Dutch bread: it's possible

28 March 2022

If all links in the chain work together, Dutch bread can come from Dutch grain in the future. To this end, the 150 participants in the Grains Theme Day on Thursday 24 March signed the 'Nijkerk intention: We opt for our o...

Microplastics found in human bloodstream

28 March 2022

A research team has become the first to demonstrate that plastic particles from our living environment end up in the human bloodstream. The results of the research project, called Immunoplast, were published on 24 March ...

NVWA does not enforce on faulty labels

28 March 2022

A shortage of sunflower oil is expected now that the export from the Ukraine has stopped. This means that sunflower oil will be (partly) replaced by other vegetable oils, such as rapeseed oil or soya oil. If there are al...

Socially responsible production obligatory in Germany

24 March 2022

In 2021, a German duty of care law on supply chains came into force, which will make socially responsible production obligatory. This also applies to food and other products in the agri-food sector, and applies to both t...

EU Commission wants global food security

24 March 2022

On 23 March 2022, the European Commission proposed a series of short- and medium-term measures to increase global food security. It also wants to support EU farmers and consumers in the face of rising food prices and cos...

NVWA publishes Handbook Nutrition and Health Claims

23 March 2022

The Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) has published a Handbook on Nutrition and Health Claims. Claims can be found on food labels, but also in leaflets, on websites and in (social) media. Claims, in...

47,000 participants National Clean-up Day

23 March 2022

On Saturday 19 March 2022, the 20th edition of the Dutch National Clean-up Day took place with the theme 'Every packaging counts'. A total of 47,107 participants came into action. The business community also participated...

MULTIVAC scores 2nd place in top 5 suppliers

22 March 2022

"What companies do you prefer to do business with?" That is the basic question of VMT's Partner of Choice survey, to help food technologists choose a supplier. MULTIVAC was ranked 2nd in the Machinery and Engineering cat...

36% of the Dutch eat meat substitutes every week

22 March 2022

The level of meat consumption continues to decline. One in three Dutch people (35%) say they eat less meat now than they did 12 months ago. Familiarity with meat substitutes remains extremely high, with 94% of the Dutch ...