News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
“So the ketogenic diet, sure, it will cause you to lose weight in the short term. So would cholera, or a cocaine binge, but that doesn’t mean it’s a good idea,” observed Dr David Katz at the 7th International Congress on Vegetarian Nutrition (ICVN) this...
The FDA has unveiled guidance on added sugars, serving sizes and dietary fibers to help manufacturers implement the new Nutrition Facts label, and says it’s working on a plan to incentivize manufacturers to make healthier products and “provide consumers...
A recent study that cast doubt on the associations between genetic markers and diet performance is a bump in the road toward personalized nutrition. But developers of testing platforms that incorporate DNA info, rather than being discouraged, say it’s...
More FMCG companies are engaging with communities to deliver improved health outcomes, according to a new report from the Consumer Goods Forum.
Manufacturers including Unilever, Mondelēz and Alpro are using claims of ‘new, improved recipe’ to hide ingredient "downgrading", according to a German consumer group.
After launching in August 2016 in the northeast with six single-serve products, Muuna has added new flavors and is taking its protein-packed cottage cheese southerly and westerly.
A new marketing campaign from Chosen Foods aims to change the way Americans think about health and wellness from an all-or-nothing mentality to one that values small but sustainable changes, such as using the company’s avocado oils as a better-for-you...
German crop chemicals and drug group, Bayer, is said to be edging closer to getting EU backing of its proposal to acquire agribusiness company, Monsanto, sources told Reuters.
ADM will buy a 50% stake in Russian supplier Aston Foods’ corn business, expanding its sweetener and starch capacity in Russia and globally.
Barry Callebaut has launched its first Forever Chocolate pilot in Indonesia as it aims to improve the country’s cocoa production volumes and overall productivity.
Vion has started production at its new beef abattoir in Leeuwarden, in the north of The Netherlands.
Up to 22% of meat products on the domestic market in Russia were fraudulent in 2017, according Russian veterinary watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor.
Worries about food safety and meat traceability have prompted authorities in a key meat production region in eastern China to shut 26 slaughtering facilities, but further issues have arisen about on-site slaughter by restaurateurs – ironically to...
The opportunities Brexit might bring are especially apparent in regards to choice - something the European Union takes away from the UK, says Tate & Lyle Sugars.
Campaign group GE-Free New Zealand is considering taking legal action against regulator Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) and the Minister for Food Safety for the approval of foods containing genetically-modified golden rice to be sold in the...
The general Japanese population is at higher risk of sarcopenia and frailty due to low quantity and quality of protein intake, a recent study has found.
The Thai Ministry of Public Health's Draft Notification on the proposed ban of partially hydrogenated oils, including trans fat, has ended its public consultation period and is being finalised.
Golden Agri-Resources (GAR) says it has finished mapping all its suppliers to its own mills, covering more than 600,000 hectares of estates and accounting for 39% of its total supply of palm oil.
Romer Labs has introduced an AOAC-certified pathogen detection system for Listeria monocytogenes.
Ten people have been sickened by Listeria from eating rockmelon, according to Australian authorities.