News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Japanese researchers explain how herbs and spices can cover the odour of rotten food, finding that these foodstuffs seem to activate an area in the brain's olfactory bulb that is similar to that signalled by the smell of rotten foods.
An international task force meeting in Brazil last week under the aegis of Codex Alimentarius, the global food standards body, cleared a decision after difficult discussions on defining the identity of reconstituted orange juice.
Health promoting compounds found in honey could make this ingredient a more attractive option for food makers currently using bulk sweeteners such as high-fructose corn syrup, say scientists in the US, and looking to jump on board the growing health...
The FDA published this week the final 2004 Produce Safety Action Plan aimed at minimizing the number of foodborne illnesses that are contracted each year through the consumption of fresh produce.
After a slightly slow start to the year, the confectionery group Hershey Foods, saw sales rise and the gross margin expand in the third quarter, despite rising commodity costs.
Health-promoting compounds found in honey could make this ingredient a more attractive option for food makers currently using bulk sweeteners such as high-fructose corn syrup and looking to jump on board the growing health foods trend, say scientists...
Novis, now with almost half a million readers, yesterday earned broad industry recognition with two further publishing awards, following on from its best publication prize earlier this year.