News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Dispatches from GFSI in Barcelona
Greater cooperation on food safety throughout the supply chain to preserve company reputations was a major theme at this year’s GFSI (Global Food Safety Initiative) conference, wrapping up in Barcelona on Friday.
Azerbaijan has introduced a total ban on the use of meat from the EU in any fast-food products over concerns that it may contain horsemeat.
An investigation into Spanish pig farms by Compassion in World Farming (CIWF) has revealed illegal standards of living for pigs, the charity has claimed.
Global Food Safety Conference 2013 in Barcelona
An organisational belief around food safety is the key to success, according to the vice president for food safety, global retail service at Ecolab.
Mexican pork processor Norson Holding has welcomed an investment of US$40m from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) of the World Bank, which will help it expand production, while reducing its environmental footprint.
As moves to secure GMO labeling continue to gain momentum at a state level, Whole Foods Market has “put a stake in the ground” and made a commitment to label all products containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in its US and Canadian stores by 2018.
Honey study
In what has been dubbed a “hugely important finding”, Australian researchers have found that medical-grade manuka honey can be used as a new weapon in the fight against drug-resistant bacteria, such as the MRSA superbug.
A biennial UK supermarket welfare survey is due to be extended across Europe for the first time, due to interest from companies on the Continent.
Chocolate giant Nestlé has written to Oxfam promising action on inequality in the cocoa supply chain.
Bob Marley relaxation drink brand Marley’s Mellow Mood tells BeverageDaily.com that building a new functional drinks sub category has been challenging, but the brand is now gaining real momentum.
Branded snack titan Frito-Lay may appeal the year-long patent row it lost with private label specialist Ralcorp over use of ‘bowl’ shaped tortilla snacks.
Snyder’s-Lance has extended its Cape Cod reduced fat line to include a consumer favorite and strong performer; Sea Salt & Cracked Black Pepper, its marketing manager says.
Barry Callebaut has developed a formula to reduce the bitterness of high cocoa chocolate using green coffee that doesn’t give a coffee taste and ups antioxidant content.
European agencies will report on the risks posed by horse drug phenylbutazone (bute) in the human food chain by April 15.
Monsanto is threatening the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) with legal action after the European Union’s central science agency published data relating to a Monsanto genetically modified (GM) maize form.
Whether a consumer perceives themselves to be independent or part of a group has a key effect on how they receive marketing messages related to diet products, say researchers.
The body's main fuel source, ATP, is an important neurotransmitter in the brains perception of sweet, bitter and umami tastes, researchers have found.
Almost a third (30%) of American adults say they are trying to reduce or exclude gluten from their diets, according to The NPD Group, which conducted a consumer survey in January 2013.