News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
The FDA will have its work cut out when it comes to coming up with a workable definition of ‘natural’, if the comments submitted to the FDA thus far are anything to go by.
With demand for quality and safe meat products consistently increasing within mainland China, a major industry conference in Shanghai has heard how purchases of processing machinery are also on the rise.
Lancaster, PA-based Neat Foods – a small, but rapidly-growing player in the plant-based foods category – has been acquired by Atlantic Natural Foods LLC, which makes canned vegetarian products under the Meatless Select and Caroline’s brands.
Supplements of ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) root extract may improve muscle strength, size, and recovery, say results of a new randomized, prospective, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical study.
Following a favourable scientific opinion from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), formulators will soon be able to use the natural protein sweetener and flavour modifier thaumatin in a broader range of applications.
SAGE's 2015 report covers the calendar year up to September
Regulatory agencies in the US, Canada and Europe have seen a decline in recalls this year except for the US Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS), according to SAGE Food Safety Consultants.
Food and drink businesses with a turnover of more than £36M a year should prepare now to comply with the new Modern Slavery Act or risk “disaster”, warns law firm Roythornes, after Nestlé revealed plans to stamp out labour abuses in its supply chain.
Arnott's Biscuit has agreed to remove a "75% less saturated fat" claim from packs of its Shapes Light & Crispy after the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) found it misleading to consumers.
UK organic meat producers can explore the potential of exporting to China following the granting of a licence via the Soil Association and the Organic Food Development and Certification Centre of China (OFDC).
Indian investor IBS Synergies has unveiled plans to invest about US$150m (€140.6m) in a greenfield project in Romania.
KIND has filed a citizen petition with the FDA to update 'outdated' regulations governing the use of the term healthy on food labels and address the disconnect between what Americans are encouraged to eat in the Dietary Guidelines and the criteria...
General Mills has rolled out its $500m higher-fiber brand Fiber One to retailers in the UK for the first time.
Progress on a reagent free technology to detect foodborne pathogens has been presented during a vendor seminar at an international conference in Prague.
Cogent Breeding has signed an exclusive distribution deal with AI Total – an up-and-coming genetics company working within the UK livestock sector.
FiE reports
More than 1,400 international food and drink exhibitors descended on Paris for the Food Ingredients Europe (FiE) show this week, with many tweeting the latest trends and innovations.
SastaSundar.com, a digital healthcare marketplace, has launched a customised supplement that is formulated for a range of conditions based on a consumer’s responses to an app questionnaire.
Thermo Fisher Scientific has temporarily stopped selling two agars due to a shortage in the seaweed used to make them.
Media pressure, new labelling regulations and industry action have combined to squeeze fraudsters out of the seafood supply chain.
FIE reports
European consumers’ appetite for sugary foods is waning in favour of low-sugar products, according to new Mintel research revealed at the Food Ingredients Europe show in Paris.
Weaning the public off salt is a piece of cake compared to reducing their addiction to sugar, scientists have discovered.
For startup Tru, Inc., a successful Kickstarter campaign is about more than raising funds to launch its TRUEnergy sports shot – it is about proving to retailers and future investors that the product concept is viable and will sell, said CEO and Founder...