News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
The Board of the Academy of Finland announced this week that it has taken the decision to launch seven new research programmes in 2003 - one of which will focus on the societal and health effects of genetically modified organisms.
The consolidation of the German beer market continued this week with Belgium's Interbrew strengthening its position as the country's leading foreign player, adding the Hannover-based Gilde brewery to its Beck's and Diebels breweries there.
In light of recent proposals from the European Commission to establish pan-European regulations for the use of health claims on food products, the UK Food Standards Agency this week published a new report that examines the impact of the proposed...
The different characteristics of grapes and the soil they are grown in help give wines their character, but according to Sri Lankan firm Dilmah, the same is true of tea. The company has launched a new range of teas under the Watte label, each of which...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this week re-launched the thorny debate on the use of trans fatty acids in food processing, and the labelling thereof, when it reopened the comment period for a proposed rule first published in the Federal...
In a bid to compete on a more even footing with their larger rivals on the international stage, Auchan and Casino have formed a new company which will negotiate with both major brand owners and small and medium-sized companies on an international basis.
Many people recognise the dangers of binge and heavy consumption of alcohol during pregnancy but new research suggests even moderate drinking during pregnancy is harmful as it can cause both behavioural and physiological deficits in children in later...
Danish enzymes company Novozymes has linked up with a major breeding ground for food scientists, the Technical University of Denmark, to set up the 'Novozymes Bioprocess Academy'. The move is a bid to enhance chemical engineering research and the...