News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Sugar reduction – rather than substitution – is an area that fits well with consumer concerns about sugar, and big brand moves in the area could spur action from smaller players, according to Mintel.
Aging brings about distinct changes in taste preferences that appear to be independent of taste nerve activity on the tongue, according to new research in rats.
Prop 65 in the spotlight
A California Superior Court Judge has rejected demands from an environmental advocacy group for health warnings on packaged fruit and vegetable products, 100% fruit juices, and baby foods.
NYC mayor Michael Bloomberg says the decision of the state appeals court to reject his proposed ban on selling super-size sodas is “a temporary setback” and says he plans to “appeal this decision as we continue the fight against the obesity epidemic”.
Ready-to-eat cereals giant Post Holdings has moved into the active nutrition and supplements market with a $180m deal to acquire Premier Nutrition Corporation (PNC) - maker of Titan and Premier Protein bars and shakes, and Joint Juice (liquid supplements...
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has ruled that China broke international trade rules by imposing higher duties on broiler chicken imports from the US.
Additional cooking time or higher temperatures are needed to achieve the regulatory targeted Salmonella reduction when cooking roast beef at 54.4°C, according to researchers.
The EU has relaxed food laws that prevented the use of rosemary antioxidants (E392) in lean meat and fish products, after an application by French supplier, Naturex in early 2012.
If you plot them both on a graph, the rise in diagnosed cases of autism correlates closely with the rise in sales of organic foods. So do organic foods cause autism? Of course not.
World First event: Live in London
Two volunteers will taste the world's first lab-grown meat later today when the test-tube burger made from stem cells is served in front of an invite-only audience in London today.
A deluge of early monsoon rains is expected to help produce a bumper Asian rice crop this season, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation has predicted.
After years in the draft stage, the US Food and Drug Administration has finalized its rule defining the term “gluten free” for voluntary food labeling. The final version contains no surprises, but will bring certainty to a market in which many firms have...
Malawi’s government has called for sustainable early animal disease detection to contain a virus threatening the country's sheep population.
Contamination crisis
Asia-Pacific health ministries are closely following developments following the release of a food safety warning by New Zealand’s Ministry for Primary Industries before the weekend advising of instances of the Clostridium botulinum bacterium in several...
Starbucks has continued its success in the Chinese market, with revenues growing at a rate 30% over the last year.