News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Claims that the US Food & Drug Administration was unduly influenced by the US food industry when drawing up its guidelines on fish consumption and mercury have been refuted by the National Food Processors Association (NFPA).
The US Agriculture Department, trying to repair its image after the second-largest recall in history, is considering new regulations that would require meat companies to implement more food safety safeguards, consumer groups said on Wednesday.
A proposed new body would disseminate food safety information to the entire food chain in Karnataka state in a bid to improve the image of Indian food on key export markets.
UK researchers announced a first this week when they reported their discovery of how lobsters change colour - the findings could herald in new food colourings, dyestuffs and drug delivery mechanisms.
The Joint Health Claims Initiative (JHCI), an independent UK organisation created to assess health claims on food, this week added a new claim to its growing stable of advice for the food industry. Consumers may soon see soya protein claims on the...
The Australian food industry is over-serviced and the number of customers per food outlet is too low, according to a new report from BIS Shrapnel's, writes IndustrySearch.com.
Consumer groups, keen to a void a repeat of the massive ConAgra beef recall, have called on the USDA to tighten food safety controls at meat processing plants, a move branded as unnecessary by officials.
Leading US flavour company International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) this week reported an increase in sales for the second quarter 2002 with figures exceeding previously announced expectations. In Europe strong fragrances sales were offset against a...