News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
This years European crop production has been significantly affected by last months heat waves, according to the European Commission, which expects decreased yields of commodities including soft wheat, winter barley and grain maize.
The American Herbal Products Association is planning to compile a database of dietary ingredients marketed in the United States before October 1994, and is calling on companies to send records of the products they sold.
Guest Article
Advertising could play an important role in reducing consumer fears when a product is linked to food safety concerns, write a team of economists and psychologists at Cornell University.
Last week's comment on the food industry's role in the rising obesity epidemic has generated a flood of responses from readers agreeing with or disputing our position that the industry deserves a break. Some of the comments received are published below.
A US paediatrician has said that childhood obesity is due to the high-calorie, low-fibre Western diets that cause hormonal imbalances that encourage children to overeat.
Conjugated linoleic acids (CLA) are showing promise improving insulin action, and decreasing circulating glucose levels, with rat and human studies both reporting significant benefits.
Bottled water containing cancer-causing bromate above the level allowed by America's food safety watchdog has been pulled from shelves by one of the country's upmarket retailers.