Food manufacturers should review insurance policies to ensure they have adequate cover in the event of a product recall as new food safety legislation comes into force, lawyers have warned.
US retail sales of food and drink products making omega-3 claims shot up 11 percent in 2010 to approach the $4bn mark and are predicted to be worth almost $7bn by 2015, according to new research.
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has ditched its MyPyramid food icon and replaced it with a plate in a bid to make it easier for Americans to work out what they are supposed to eat.
Substituting wheat with soy in microwavable pocket-type dough products may improve the food’s texture and reduce the detrimental effects of microwave cooking, suggests a new study.
Dow Agrosciences is confident sales volumes of its omega-9 mono-unsaturate-rich oils will triple in the next two-to-three years as manufacturers making everything from breakfast cereal to microwave popcorn try to cut saturated fat.
Consumers and food manufacturers alike remain confused about the concept of the ‘glycemic index (GI)’ and ‘glycemic load (GL)’, according to National Starch, which is urging both parties to think about ‘insulin sensitivity’ and ‘healthy blood sugar’ levels...
Food and drink M&A activity is predicted to pick up this year, but who’s selling, who’s buying, and what is top of the shopping list? Elaine Watson caught up with Pat Conroy, vice chairman and US consumer products leader at Deloitte, to find out.
