News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
After years of struggling to meet increasing domestic demand for soy products, Chinese government officials believe that discussions with the Brazilian government may have solved the problem. Trade talks held in Beijing this week have reached a...
Regular intake of soyfoods is associated with a reduced risk of endometrial cancer, finds a large study of Chinese women published in tomorrow's British Medical Journal (vol 328, p1285).
Parents concerned that additives in the diets of their young children may be having an adverse effect on behavioural patterns may be right - although clinical studies failed to support their concerns, say researchers about to embark of a secondary...
Rhodia, the speciality chemicals company, has expanded its capability to produce N-2,3-Trimethyl-2-isopropylbutanamide (more commonly known as WS-23) by with the recent addition of a second production stream at its UK facility in the Scottish town of...
Israeli flavours group Frutarom has signed a letter of intent to buy the European fruit preparations business of US-based International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF), a move which will significantly boost Frutarom's pretensions as a single-source...