News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
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Tesco may have to reduce the shelf-life of some of its products to meet 2012 targets on salt reduction set by the Food Standards Agency (FSA), according to a nutritionist who works for the retail giant.
French authorities have backed the safety of aspartame after scrutinising two recent studies that linked the intense sweetener with increased rates of cancer and pre-term births.
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has declared there are no microbiological risks linked to the use of food irradiation, but said a more sophisticated approach was needed to make its application more effective.
The Japanese government may need to entirely re-think its food security strategy as the full consequences of last month’s earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster become clear, as imports are likely to increase.
A robust procedure for preparing micro-particles with high protein content may help to produce novel protein rich foods, according to a new study.
The lawyer representing a man claiming to have found a mouse in a can of energy drink has dismissed claims by the brand owner that it was “virtually impossible” for the rodent to have entered the can at the manufacturing stage.
Flavors marketed as extreme, adventurous, and ‘take me away’ are driving new product development in the United States, according to Wixon’s director of marketing Kim Holman – but why now?
DSM is launching a new brand of specialised cultures for fermented dairy products – and the first range under the brand, for sour cream.
Rising food prices are likely to cause consumers to hold on to cost-cutting recessionary shopping behaviors, according to a new report from market research organization The NPD Group.
Fears that almost 500,000 tonnes of cocoa beans stored in warehouses in the Ivory Coast would deteriorate are now subsiding with the perception that a political resolution is imminent in the cocoa growing country, according to Rabobank
The Wrigley Company is launching a new calcium enriched gum in Australia and New Zealand, claiming its ‘on-the-go’ delivery system can help address the reported calcium intake deficiency among 90 per cent of the Australian population.