News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Testing soft drinks to reflect the effects of storage and transport conditions will be crucial to realistically monitor benzene formation in different drinks, a former industry scientist told BeverageDaily.com.
By next month food companies will be required to have more explicit instructions that uncooked, breaded or boneless poultry products need to be cooked.
UK department store and grocer Marks & Spencer has posted a sales rise of 3.4 per cent for the year to April 1, supported by a seven per cent growth in food sales as a yearlong supermarket makeover pays off.
Just in time for the start of the barbeque season, scientists have published a report indicating that charred meat may lead to prostate cancer.
Despite boosting exports last year, the EU's food and drink sector share of the global market continues to shrink in the face of overseas competition, according to the industry association's annual report.
The majority of American consumers would support a 'fat tax,' or a tax placed on unhealthy processed foods, if the revenues were used to make healthier food less expensive, according to a new survey.
Snacking on bars containing plant sterols and glucomannan could improve cholesterol levels of both diabetic and non-diabetics, but had no effect on glucose control, reports a Canadian study.
According to researchers in Boston, it is not just the types of foods consumed and a lack of physical exercise that lead to obesity; their findings suggest that both body shape and obesity could be controlled by our genes.
Scientists at the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) are working on producing high quality disease-resistant peanuts that also contain high levels of heart-healthy oleic acid.
Two new formulations will allow European food processors to meet the demand for reduced-calorie fruit desserts, according to their manufacturer.
Despite the saturation of the UK's grocery market and a gloomy Scottish retail price index, Sainsbury's and Waitrose have announced expansion plans north of the border.
British supermarket giant Tesco has launched a British-grown tomato that offers double the lycopene content of normal tomatoes, as the company continues to expand its functional food range.
Swiss biotech giant Syngenta is to form a joint venture and licensing agreement in the US with DuPont, a move designed to expand access to the firms corn and soybean genetics and biotechnology traits.