Moderate alcohol consumption could reduce risk of death from dementia: Study
Moderate drinking could reduce the risk of death for people with early stage Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study published in the British Medical Journal.
Archives for December 14, 2015
PureCircle unveils Zeta family of stevia products targeting low to zero-cal formulations
PureCircle has developed a new family of stevia-based sweeteners designed to shine in low to zero-calorie formulations, an application area that has proved particularly challenging as formulators seek to retain a ‘clean, sugar-like’ taste at higher...
Royal Hawaiian sets $100m wholesale target as it expands macadamia business
Royal Hawaiian Orchards is aiming to hit $100m in wholesale sales within five years after expanding its macadamia offerings, says the company's CEO.
Neogen's ANSR for E. coli O157:H7 receives AOAC approval
Neogen has received approval from the AOAC Research Institute for a test to detect E. coli O157:H7 DNA.
dispatches from fie 2015
The 4 biggest mistakes in healthy marketing
The Healthy Marketing Team tells us what NOT to do when marketing a healthy food product, based on work by their colleagues at New Nutrition Business.
Dispatches from FIE 2015
Eat with your eyes: Making sense of multi-sensory food
Food should taste and smell good but what else should and can it do when ‘visually stimulated’ consumers like millennials engage in eating occasions? Touch, sight and sound are increasingly in the mix and driving multi-sensory NPD as FoodNavigator...
EU responds to pig crisis, opens Private Storage Aid
A storage aid scheme set up by the European Union (EU) will come into effect on 4 January 2016 to help stabilise the beleaguered pork market.
Authenticity testing growing but food safety remains core - Agilent
An area of increasing interest in analytical laboratories is authenticity testing but food safety remains the core focus, according to Agilent.
Americans are ready to upgrade their rice to Basmati, Amira predicts
Specialty rice producer Amira sees significant potential for Basmati to win the hearts of Americans, who lately have been flirting more with Indian food and ancient grains.
HK fast-food chains urged to phase out antibiotics in meat
Hong Kong's consumer watchdog has called on fast-food franchisees to ban antibiotics in their meats in a move that would echo the plans of some chains in North America.
China direct
Campaigners alarmed by KFC’s decision to open first store in Tibet
A prominent campaign group has expressed concern over an announcement that KFC will open a store in Tibet more than a decade after the chain was forced to abandon entering the country.
Sustainable seafood market extends 'whole fish' idea with line of supplements
Chicago sustainable seafood purveyor Wixter Market has developed that sustainability idea further by seeking to sell every part of the fish via a line of private label salmon oil omega-3 supplements.
Algae-fueled VeganEgg has taken off like a rocketship, says Follow Your Heart
VeganEgg - a novel 100% plant-based whole egg replacer utilizing algae as its core ingredient - has taken off like a rocketship, says brand owner Follow Your Heart, which is ramping up production for a wider roll-out in 2016.
Be ‘pragmatic’ on antibiotics, Gwyn Jones tells EU
Gwyn Jones,the newly-elected chairman of animal health for Copa and Cogeca, has used his new position to call on EU politicians to be sensible and realistic in their review on antibiotic legislation.
Feature
Foodpolis to offer companies a route to China from scandal-free Korea
An afternoon in the company of a provincial Korean mayor clothed in silky blue national dress isn’t the standard recipe for a Tuesday. But he is insistent, and it’s time well spent when you consider the importance to the local economy of what Iksan’s...
EFSA backs safety of new stevia form
Rebaudioside M is safe and can be added to the list of EU-approved steviol glycosides (E960), the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has concluded. The agency said this was the case provided 95% of its components were converted to steviol.
HK scientists devise saliva diabetes test
Researchers at Hong Kong Polytechnic University have developed a transistor-based biosensor which they say can take the pain out of diabetics’ regular blood tests by measuring glucose levels in saliva.