News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
The UK food industry has given the European Parliament's (EP's) final agreement on food labelling a mixed reception, with one consultant reckoning label changes cost £7,000 per product.
Europe’s highly contentious new food labelling laws – set for implementation by year’s end – have received broad support from food industry groups, although major concerns over omissions and yet-to-be-resolved details remain.
A $14.7m innovation center claimed by owner Cargill be ”one of the world’s most advanced food R&D facilities” will open next Friday (July 15) in Wichita, Kansas.
The Indian spice sector has been given a wake up call after EU inspectors uncovered a raft of weaknesses in the country's safety procedures to prevent aflatoxin contamination that means exports cleared by officials may fail to reach European standards.
Non-conventional African grains show promise in producing breads with good nutritional and sensory properties, and “deserve an increasing interest in bakery industry,” according to new research.
A rising demand for flour stabilization and fortification has prompted Germany-based flour treatment solutions provider Mühlenchemie GmbH & Co. KG to open its own production plant and research centre in China.
A high-profile scientific paper questioning whether cutting salt reduces cardiovascular disease risk does not mean that industry-led sodium reduction initiatives are a waste of time, the American Heart Association (AHA) has insisted.
A newly developed milk protein-based alternative to traditional gum and starch stabilizers will ensure cheesecake manufacturers can meet clean label demands, claims Arla Food Ingredients.
Martek expects sales of its algal-sourced omega-3s to food and drink manufacturers to grow in the double-digits each year for the next four to five years as it broadens its product range and gains access to new markets and customers post its takeover by DSM.
Inulin may act as a useful fat replacer and texture enhancer in dairy products, says a new review from ingredient company Sensus and CSIC in Spain.
The effect of sugary beverage consumption on body mass index (BMI) is difficult to discern based on current research, claims a new meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials published in Obesity Reviews.
Sri Lanka will now longer allow the import, transport, storage, packaging, distributing, and selling of food products in packaging that can cause health problems to the human body.
Global sugar prices have reacted strongly to the news of lower Brazilian output but the upward movement does not trigger the need for any additional EU intervention on the commodity 'just yet', claims Rabobank.