News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Many consumers remain confused about just what prebiotics are and what they do, but they are responding to the general gut health messaging surrounding various prebiotic forms, and seeking prebiotic products, according to Frost and Sullivan.
The recent outbreak of salmonella in the United States caused by contaminated peanut butter represented a “failure” by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the agency’s new commissioner said this week as she took up her post.
Upstate New York-based Maxx Performance has introduced an encapsulated green tea extract allowing addition to bakery and other dried goods without compromising flavor.
Setton Pistachio, the company that recalled two million pounds of salmonella-tainted pistachios in March, has said it adamantly disagrees with an FDA assessment of its hygiene practices.
Replacing sodium chloride with potassium chloride does not affect the sensory quality, or shelf-life of fish fillets, says new research.
Food safety and health and wellness concerns mean microbiology is playing an ever increasing role in the food industry says Danisco Cultures’ innovation chief, as the company opens a new BioScience Development Center in France.
Slovenian extracts firm Vitiva is gearing up for the launch of a new rosemary extract for clear, hot filled beverages next month, which it says has a neutral taste and colour.