News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Controversy linked to the most common food ingredient in the world continues as the UK health minister sparks a row with the food industry after rejecting their plans to slash salt levels in food products. The minister accuses the industry of not...
As grain stocks are depleted across the world, China's food producers have found sourcing the commodity an increasingly expensive and time consuming issue, writes Simon Pitman. However, a report from independent intelligence provider Access Asia...
In the face of rising meat and dairy prices, animal disease outbreaks and consumer health concerns, world agriculture policy makers, meat traders, dairy experts, veterinarians and private sector producers have attended the 20th session of the...
Alcoholics who fail to stop drinking during pregnancy may reduce the risk of birth defects in their babies by taking antioxidants during pregnancy, a study on mice suggests.
The less than sparkling, but stable, full year results for Danish ingredients giant Danisco mirror the current state of play for ingredients companies in today's market marked by squeezed margins, higher raw material prices and ongoing price competition.
A study from the University of Southampton reveals that candles and ion wind delivery systems containing certain essential oils can reduce a range of commonly found bacteria in foodstuffs - a system that could provide a cheap and effective means for...
As food makers in the developed world face ongoing collisions with consumer groups over their choice of certain food ingredients and additives - notably salt and potentially GM ingredients - a new study from the US finds that undernutrition is the...
Ingredients supplier Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) said on Thursday that it had reached a $400 million (€333m) settlement in an anti-trust case that claimed the US firm conspired to fix the price of the food sweetener high fructose corn syrup used...