News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Mobile phones with cameras transformed into barcode readers could give consumers better nutritional information about the food they buy than that currently found on labels, reports Dominique Patton.
Nestlé is being sued in Puerto Rico by a local ice cream firm it had agreed to buy, accused of deceit, fraud and breach of a competition authority ruling, reports Chris Mercer.
Sweeping changes to Europe's subsidised sugar regime announced yesterday will see sugar prices cut by 39 per cent paid to companies that include sugar and sweetener suppliers Danisco and Tate and Lyle, but will bring price relief for food and drink...
Fat replacers, emulsifiers and antioxidants lead value growth in the global €18 billion food additives market, while sweeteners and acidulants are increasingly impacted by competition from Asia.
Post sudan 1 debacle, a UK food manufacturer defends the safety of food additives used in its curry formulations, but receives a complaint through the UK's advertising watchdog.
Joining the lively salt debate scientists at Europe's food watchdog today issues an opinion concerning the upper limit for sodium intake and confirm current consumption levels are a risk factor in heart and renal diseases, reports Lindsey Partos.
The vitamin A in carrots has long been believed to aid night vision, but new research from Harvard Medical Center indicates that the whole spectrum of fruit and vegetables could help preserve sight by reducing the risk of developing cataracts by 10 to...