Malta Food News

Seafood farming, or aquaculture, is an increasingly important food production sector, as natural populations of fish and shellfish grow scarce.

Rising obesity levels have given a new urgency to efforts aimed at improving European eating habits. European research is helping by finding out how food labelling can change and improve consumer habits.

The sudden, widespread death of bee populations in Europe and around the world is one of the most perplexing environmental mysteries of this century. In 2007, entire colonies of honey bees began to abruptly disappear, first in the US, then in Europe.

Le Méridien St Julians Hotel & Spa stands out at Valentines. With 2 different dining options, clients have the chance to dine and wine in luxury and romance.

KuDéta Bar & Lounge opens its doors to a burst of incomparable flavours. Set in the heart of Balluta bay, and overlooking astonishing sea views, KuDéta extends its menu to a seated á la carte served daily to tourists and patrons alike.

Faster and cheaper screening tests for contaminants in honey are set to be on the market this year thanks to CONffIDENCE, a research project that has received €5.8 million in EU-funding.

Malnutrition is the cause of about a third of the annual child death toll and of 20% of death during pregnancy worldwide. For a healthy diet, it is not only the quantity of food that counts, but also its quality.

Bluefin tuna is so highly prized that it is being driven to extinction from the high seas due to intensive and often illegal fishing.

The Sustaining Ethical Aquaculture Trade (SEAT) project was nominated for the Times Higher Education Award for International Collaboration of the Year.

The Chefs of the Grand Hotel Excelsior Malta, a superior Luxury Malta Hotel, have recently took part in a competition in Scotland where they gained 8 awards.

On Monday 19th July 2010, an awards ceremony to celebrate the winner of the widely contested European Organic Logo Competition was held in Place St Catherine, Brussels.

Firm friendship built over the past two years. Le Méridien St Julians Hotel & Spa Executive Chef Reuben Grixti was recently hosted in Turin by the chef of the Juventus football team, Ilio Mariani.

What is on the cultural & sports agenda in Southeast Europe? Journalists from the Western Balkans & Turkey present art, dance & theatre, film, gastronomy, literature, music & sports of the region on a website initiated by the EC's DG for Enlargement.

Only a few days away from the deadline for the European Commission’s School Milk Programme photo competition!

Organic food meets fresh design: The European Commission's Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development is inviting all design and art students from the 27 EU Member States to enter the EU-wide organic logo competition.