News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
The Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI) said its revamped good manufacturing practice (GMP) guide for paper and board food contact materials (FCMs) will help ensure safe paper-based packaging.
The significant and rapid growth in demand for food safety and quality checks in India has been the driver behind the opening of a new state-of-the-art testing laboratory in the country, said Eurofins Scientific.
Purple bamboo salts may improve the chemical and sensory properties of meat products - whilst reducing sodium content, according to researchers.
Younger consumers aged 18 to 29 are likely to play an important role in US economic recovery due to optimism and a willingness to try new things, according to a new report from Packaged Facts.
Storing packaged lettuce salads at 5°C (41°F) or below is critical for reducing food safety risks such as E.coli 0157:H7, according to new research.
Honey powder could potentially be used as a dough improver, and may also act as a sugar replacer in bread, according to new research from China.
Charcoal-topped cheesecake or ice cream with chunks of cheese anyone? Strange they may seem - even stomach churning - but these real products, lauched in Asia this month, could hail a new era of counter-intuitive taste combos, according to Datamonitor.
UK exports of food and non-alcoholic drinks could reach record levels this year thanks to strong deliveries to non EU destinations, according to the Food and Drink Federation (FDF).
Positive emotional responses to unfamiliar flavours can be conditioned, a new study suggests – but once flavours become familiar emotional associations cannot easily be erased.
Special Edition: Asia
China’s reputation as an ingredient supplier has suffered from a spate of food safety problems – but the food industry should not paint all China-based companies with the same broad brush, says stevia supplier GLG Life Tech.
Sara Lee has become the latest food manufacturer to join the voluntary Children’s Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative (CFBAI) that aims to restrict advertising of junk food to children.