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Researchers have developed an artificial ‘tongue’ capable of tasting differences between whisky brands, which they hope will help tackle the market for counterfeit alcohol. Engineers and chemists from the Universities of Glasgow and Strathclyde in Scotland created a set of optical ‘tastebuds’ using sub-microscopic slices of gold and aluminium, arranged in a checkerboard pattern.…

THE TRADE in food and drink between the European Union (EU) and the Mercosur bloc of Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay is likely to intensify under a new trade deal between the two regional groupings. The agreement, which now needs ratification, will phase out Mercosur duties on 93% of EU exported food and drink product types, including those on wine (27%); spirits (20% to 35%); soft drinks (20-35%); chocolate (20%); biscuits (16 to 18%); canned peaches (55%).…

The UK’s six major banking groups have been set a deadline of next March 31, (2020) to fully implement new ‘Confirmation of Payee’ rules, to reduce the threat of fraudulent activity. The country’s Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has issued a ‘specific direction’ to the banks – Lloyds, Barclays, HSBC, Royal Bank of Scotland (which includes the NatWest bank), Santander and Nationwide – says PSR
The PSR believes the rules will protect customers from authorised push payment (APP) scams where people are tricked into sending money to the wrong account by ensuring such payments cannot be authorised.…

As an industry much maligned for its heavy carbon footprint, the oil and gas sector is increasing its use of sustainable materials and manufacturing methods making textiles used for its protective clothing. This segment has also been focusing on improving the comfort and aesthetics of this apparel.…

WITH anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) controls becoming ever more comprehensive, strategic and widespread, the demand for trained AML/CFT professionals is growing. Salaries are increasing, as a result. This good compensation reflects the fact that AML work is becoming increasingly demanding because of regulatory requirements, said Michael Harris, director, financial crime compliance, at LexisNexis Risk Solutions.…

FACED with continuing high levels of fraud attacking European Union (EU) institutions, the European Commission has released its first update of its overall anti-fraud strategy since 2011. The need for a refresh is borne out by crime data: in 2017, EUR467.1 was lost to fraud affecting EU spending and revenue generating programmes.…

Researchers at Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) are developing facial recognition technology that can help farmers assess the emotional and physical well-being of pigs. So far, studies have demonstrated 97% accuracy in identifying individual pigs using only the face, senior researcher in animal behaviour and welfare at SRUC, Dr Emma Baxter, told GlobalMeatNews.…

GROWING consumer and regulatory demand for more sustainability in consumer markets is redefining the packaging sector, and beauty segment is no exception. As a result, airless packaging – while sometimes expensive – offers virtues such as the ability to preserve product freshness, minimal oxidisation, low wastage and efficient dispensing, that can dovetail with greening market trends.…

Digital disruption has been transforming banking services worldwide, and Africa, with its important m-commerce sector, has been in the frontline of this change – a fact not lost on established bank executives, such as Samuel Fredrick Mwogeza, the chief financial officer of Stanbic Bank Uganda Ltd.…

British beef and lamb producers this week eyed the Japan market following the lifting of a 23-year import ban in January 2019, with a presence at Japan’s Foodex, Asia’s largest food and drink exhibition.

Producers from across the UK met Japanese importers, distributors, buyers and consumers at the Makuhari Messe conference centre, near Tokyo, on March 5–8.…