News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
The European Green Party and the European GMO-free Regions Network is meeting with politicians, scientists, EU institutions and businesses in Brussels today to discuss the future of GMO-free food and agriculture in Europe.
A report published by the UK National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has highlighted growth for the country’s beef industry, which it put down to the rise in world population.
More detailed research on toxoplasma in food is needed, according to a risk profile report delivered by the UK’s Advisory Committee on The Microbiological Safety of Food (ACMSF).
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As a result of increased and unexpected US demand for cheese and butter in recent weeks, milk prices in the country have jumped by more than a dollar per hundredweight. US dairy commodities expert and MilkPrice blogger, John Geuss gave DairyReporter.com...
China’s canned meat and poultry market is worth US$3,000m, according to a new report from Beijing analysts Zeefer Consulting.
Three United Nations agencies have urged governments to take immediate action on the rapidly rising cost of staple grains in order to avoid a repeat of the 2007-08 food crisis.
Russia has imposed restrictions on meat imports from further international suppliers over claims that shipments broke food safety requirements.
US researchers have built an ethylene detecting sensor that communicates with an RFID tag to reduce food waste in the supply chain.
Arla Foods UK has increased the standard price it pays to dairy farmers for milk and adopted a new, more transparent milk pricing and sourcing model in an effort to “build confidence in the British dairy industry.”
As the row between sugar and corn refiners heats up this week, advocacy group Citizens for Health has entered the fray with a citizen’s petition calling for the FDA to change the way high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is labeled.
Eight out of 10 US adults describe themselves as “extremely” or “very” healthy - despite the fact that two thirds are overweight or obese and just 20% eat a very healthy diet - according to a new report by NPD Group.
Yesterday a large scale scientific review revealed that organic produce may not be more nutritious than ‘conventionally’ produced goods. But since that isn’t the main reason people buy them, does it really even matter?
Norway-based krill supplier Aker BioMarine announced Tuesday that Australian authorities have upheld the lion’s share of its Australian krill oil patent over a re-examination challenge lodged by competitor Neptune Technologies and Bioressources.
Carlton & United Breweries (CUB) CEO Ari Mervis admits the SAB Miller subsidiary was wrong to change the recipe for Victoria Bitter (VB), but is changing the Aussie beer back to its original recipe.
Kraft Foods is inviting potential partners to pitch ingredients that could help its product developers lower water activity in foods without adding sodium or sweetness.
Leading corn refiners have accused sugar producers of conducting a “systematic campaign” to vilify high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) in a counter claim filed in California yesterday as part of the high-profile legal dispute over the sweetener.
US yogurt giant Chobani has set its sights on UK Greek yogurt category domination and is aiming to mirror its impressive US yogurt market achievements.
Recent outbreaks of anthrax in regions of Russia and Kyrgyzstan have raised fears over the safety of beef.