News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
The Asian poultry industry continues to send out contradictory messages in the wake of the bird flu outbreak. Whilst Thailand looks set to restock its poultry flocks - a move which some industry observers believe could be premature - country's such as...
A recent report from the Lund University in Sweden on the ongoing invasion of the golden apple snail in southeast Asia claims that it is now having a devastating ecological effect, something that will continue to seriously farming of the Asian staple...
A British Pig Executive (BPEX) delegation is visiting Beijing at the end of the month to encourage British exports to China, the world's biggest market for pork.
Coffee contains similar levels of antioxidants to black tea and can be just as beneficial to health, according to Scottish scientists that have found coffee's antioxidants are highly absorbable by the human body.
Roasted ground coffee is still by far the biggest category in the German coffee market, but sales dropped by 2 per cent last year as consumers switched to more exciting variants such as Cappuccino and Espresso, writes Chris Jones.
The EU has tightened the rules on the labelling of certain foods, such as margarines, which contain plant sterols. These substances are added because of their perceived ability to lower cholesterol levels, but the European Commission Scientific...
Biotech firms, consumer groups and environmental campaigners have the opportunity to voice their concerns about the framework for the risk assessment of GM food in the EU with the European food watchdog inviting comments on a new draft guidance.
Two IT solutions providers have formed a partnership to offer food and drink manufacturers a combined management system. The move, which is designed to improve plant operation efficiencies even further, is a good example of the move towards greater...
A link up between US space technologists and the leading Swedish-Danish dairy firm Arla Foods could lead to new knowledge about how to provide humans with calcium and yoghurt bacteria.
Packaging olives with a stated shelf life of two to three years can be 'unacceptable' long before their sell-by date, and those packed in ordinary air may have a true shelf life of only nine months, says a new report. This follows recent claims that...
Anticipating growing pressure on UK food manufacturers to cut the trans fats from food products, UK fudge and toffee ingredients firm Food Design joins the growing number of ingredients companies to offer alternatives, launching a replacement fat for...