Archives for September 2, 2022

Special report

How to reduce cadmium in cocoa

The result of a three-year study by a multi-disciplinary panel of four experts into the sources of lead and cadmium in cocoa and chocolate - and how levels may be reduced in the future - has been published by the National Confectioners Association (NCA)...

Real Bread Campaign angered by government’s ‘snub' of the artisan baker community’s sourdough demands

According to Campaign coordinator Chris Young, the current regulations ‘are not fit for purpose, do not support small bakery owners and do not protect shoppers adequately’, allowing a raft of what it calls ‘sourfaux’ to be marketed as sourdough and sold...