News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
A UK-developed method to analyse food safety alerts and pinpoint counties that have a negative impact on food safety could lead to improvements in global food safety, the developer has claimed.
Cherkizovo Group, one of the largest Russian producers of meat and meat products in Russia, plans to increase its share in the national pork and poultry sectors from 5% and 10% to 20% and 30% respectively, research by investment company BCS has revealed.
The Brazil Poultry Association (UBABEF) has reasserted its determination to ask for World Trade Organization (WTO) consultations on an anti-dumping levy recently imposed by South Africa.
Increasing demand for high-purity ammonium carbonate will see leading supplier BASF increase capacity by 30% in the next year.
Intensified meat production is being flagged up as a potential risk within the global food chain as demand is predicted to double by 2050.
Representatives of the American meat industry have expressed mixed reactions to the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) publication of a draft guidance on the use of antibiotics in livestock and poultry production.
Canada’s Agriculture Union, PSAC, has warned that the government’s plan to cut 100 food safety inspectors may put human health at risk.
If the government plans to set sodium reduction targets for food categories it should take into account progress already made by ‘proactive’ firms or risk unfairly penalizing companies that have taken the initiative, Subway has warned.
Japanese probiotic pioneer Yakult has received self-affirmed GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe) status for its Lactobacillus casei strain Shirota probiotic.
Fonterra will invest in a blending and packing facility in Indonesia to bolster its local presence and ensure swift response to market demands across the country’s dairy nutrition sector.
Cargill has signed an agreement that will see Wild Flavors acquire its global juice cold blends and compounds business for an undisclosed amount, subject to anti-trust approvals.
A coalition of consumer groups has written to the FDA urging it to “act decisively” and refuse the Corn Refiners Association’s petition to allow ‘corn sugar’ as an alternative name for high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) on ingredient lists.
Nestlé Australia has refused to confirm rumours that it is looking to exit its Nestlé Peters ice cream business in the country, after press reports today suggested a potential AUS $330m (€261m) sale.
Sweden said it will introduce a ban on bisphenol A (BPA) in food packaging targeted at young children but stepped back from proposals to force food processing and packaging players to find wholesale alternatives to the chemical.
The levels of acrylamide is increasing in certain baby foods. However, on the whole levels of the potentially carcinogenic compound are falling in other products, according to a new report from the UK Food Standards Agency.
Generational tastes are more different than ever before – and food marketers should not ignore these variations, claims flavor marketing expert Kim Holman.
Hershey, Nestle, Mars and Cadbury have been hit with a new antitrust lawsuit that alleges the companies conspired together to fix chocolate prices in the US between 2002 and 2008.