News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Products made with rice ingredients are dominating new launches of baby foods, according to Beneo Remy and market researchers – a trend that fits with natural, organic and allergy concerns in the wider food sector.
The spectrum of opinions on genetically modified organisms is to come under new scrutiny in a European consultation project to assess EU legislation governing the controversial crops.
Facebook is by far the most popular social media network amongst US consumers, although the value of such networks for brand promotion has not yet been maximized, suggests a new survey.
The UK’s Food Standards Agency is investigating curious reports of a lingering metallic taste in the mouth of people who have eaten pine nuts, sometimes lasting as long as two weeks.
Global DHA leader, Martek Biosciences, has gained a draft European Union Novel Foods approval for its proprietary omega-3 ingredient, life'sDHA, to be used in a host of food and beverage applications.
Every day that Congress delays in passing the Food Safety Enhancement Act puts more lives at risk, Consumers Union is claiming – and had the provisions been in place this year’s ‘deadly peanut debacle’ may never have happened.
Dutch ingredients giant, DSM, has joined a campaign to improve nutrient deficiency by broadening the distribution of micronutrient sachets and nutrient-boosted rice to some of the world’s two billion nutrient-deprived citizens under a UN program.