News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Big Interview: Sarah Pike, CEO & founder of Buen Sabor
The daughter of parents who owned one of the first certified organic farms in Maine, Sarah Pike grew up in a big family for whom the freezer was the preservation tool of choice for home-cooked food.
3M’s Petrifilm Salmonella Express System has been validated through AOAC International as a First Action Official Method of Analysis (OMA) for the detection of Salmonella in a variety of food products.
Since the beginning of 2014, Russia has reduced imports of meat by 27.1%, excluding imports from Belarus and Kazakhstan, the Russian Ministry of Agriculture has reported, citing data from the Federal Customs Service.
An international team of scientists have called for an 'evidence-driven debate' on the links between neonicotinoids and pollinator bee deaths, as they publish a 'restatement' of the scientific evidence.
Certain people with raised blood pressure may seek out salt laden foods in a similar way to those with a 'sweet tooth' seeking out sugar-rich products, according to new research.
The latest EFSA resport on pesticide residues in foods suggests that more than half of all crops contain 'no measurable' residues, while only 1.1% contain redidues at levels above EU legal limits. But how do EFSA, and EU Member States come up with these...
Residents of a southwestern Oregon county voted emphatically on Tuesday to ban the planting of most genetically engineered crops.
A combination of extracts from pumpkin seed (Cucurbita pepo L.) and soy germ may reduce the sense of urgency in women with overactive bladders, and boost their quality of life, says a new study from Korea.
Analysis
Southeast Asia’s regulatory system is out of sync with industry practices, with some regulators sometimes uncertain of what constitutes a natural ingredient.
Inside... the vietnam milk factory
Automation allows workers to make better decisions, while improving a factory’s efficiency and offering greater levels of food protection, according to Tetra Pak.
Ball Corporation will build a one-line beverage can manufacturing plant in Myanmar for Coca-Cola Pinya drinks and several other regional and multi-national customers.
Australia dairy farmers are being urged to prepare for a long dry period in the coming months, as weather experts in the country reiterate their prediction of an El Niño.
IFST Jubilee conference
The food industry is branded as a “stock villain” in the media, resulting in food science and technology being feared and misunderstood by consumers.
A number of US federal agencies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the aim of providing a more comprehensive approach to dealing with foodborne health hazards, associated with meat, poultry and processed egg products.
Raman microspectroscopy could form a part of foodborne pathogen detection, according to a study.
EnviroLogix’s detection assay for Salmonella has been certified as a Performance Tested MethodSM (#041404) by the AOAC Research Institute.
Two weeks into a Chinese suspension of British cheese exports, the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has little to say on the issue but believes the ban will be "lifted soon."
The Custom Flavor Solutions business unit of seasonings and flavorings firm McCormick & Co. Inc. has rolled out FlavorCell, a line of encapsulated flavors.
Recent acquisitions in the natural space—Bolthouse Farms and Plum Organic—were among the bright spots in a disappointing quarterly earnings report for Campbell Soup Company. The development points to changing sales patterns within the United States overall.