News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Sprouted seed producers should introduce extra food safety measures throughout the production chain in the wake of the deadly E.coli outbreak in Europe this year, said the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).
Cadbury has acquired a UK trademark for a shade of the colour purple on chocolate bar packaging following a legal dispute with major rival Nestle.
Vancouver-based Functional Technologies claims it has developed a new, faster-acting proprietary yeast strain capable of reducing acrylamide under most food processing conditions, regardless of the presence of other yeast nutrients.
Kellogg Company has dropped threats of legal action against a Mayan cultural heritage group that uses a Toucan as its logo.
Extracts from the New Zealand green lipped mussels may benefit joint mobility and reduce pain more than fish oil supplements, report researchers from Poland.
An Australia poultry wholesaler, which provided an airline with Listeria monocytogenes contaminated pre-cooked chicken, has been fined almost A$250,000 for its part in an outbreak which infected dozens.
A starter culture to tackle listeria and salmonella in salami and fermented sausage products was developed as a result of a major listeria meat product contamination in Canada, explained developer Chr. Hansen.
BioExx has signaled a change in strategy after admitting its decision to manufacture its own canola proteins - rather than license its technology and let others make them – may not have been the right one.
Formulators looking to incorporate ginseng into functional food products should minimize the ingredient’s bitter and earthy flavors in order to succeed on the US market, suggests new research published in the Journal of Sensory Studies.
The use of purified or partially purified insect protein could become commercial viable if a reliable source could be identified, finds new research from the UK’s food safety agency.
Irish dairy ingredients and cheese manufacturer Glanbia could be on the look-out for acquisitions again in 2012, according to an analyst based in the country.
Smarter processing of industrial by-products from oilseed oil production could lead to more sustain able production of value-added vegetable proteins, suggests a new academic review.