News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will beef up its process for disclosing the conflicts of interest of its advisory experts, after a survey suggests it is supressing scientific evidence in favor of industry.
Chr Hansen chairman of the board of directors Jens Bigum has announced his intention to step down once the group's annual report and accounts are formally approved in December.
Thailand's poultry industry suffered a further blow yesterday as agriculture officials confirmed a fresh outbreak of the H5N1 bird flu virus in the northern province of Phichit.
Dutch ingredients producer CSM is poised to sell its lucrative sugar business to Royal Cosun in an effort to streamline their bakery portfolio and strengthen growth in pivotal areas.
Europe's largest retailer Carrefour has signed a €6m deal to open its first supermarket chain in Cyprus, following the firm's successful entry into the island's cash and carry market last year.
Pascal Lamy will demand a suspension of the Doha round of agriculture talks this week, after WTO members failed to reach a meaningful consensus.
French ingredients supplier Euringus has launched 13 new tea extracts, designed to add flavour not only in iced teas and tea-based beverages, but also in dairy, confectionery and soy products.
Fundamental research from a UK-US collaboration could lead to development of a small, robust, low power flavour tester that can not only distinguish between the four basic tastes, but also umami and metallic.
Cadbury Schweppes has apologised for allowing Salmonella-contaminated chocolates to leave its factories and poison 37 people in the UK.
A plastic packaging can infuse aromas into food and drink products without changing a their composition, developers claim.
British charity FareShare has launched a new recycling scheme offering food manufacturers a cheaper, greener solution to industrial waste disposal, saying they are missing out on the value of waste.