News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Food and retail group Associated British Foods (ABF) is actively looking for opportunities to increase its presence in China's ingredients market, and could make an acquisition in the coming year, according to the unit's chief executive.
Irradiation technology effectively kills foodborne pathogens such as Listeria without conclusively worsening taste or smell, according to a new study.
With the final passage of the new EU law regulating chemicals in the bloc, the food industry has expressed concern about the uncertainties relating to the scope of the legislation and the eventual cost to processors.
Trans Fat Focus
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expects to launch a consumer study to determine if footnotes on the nutrition labels of food products will improve people's understanding of trans fat declarations.
Christmas feature
In a year that has seen camel, sheep and donkey milk grab the headlines in turn, Mrs Rudolph and her chums neednt fear that theyre next to get the "other milk" treatment.
The European Council is today due to formally back Austria's ban on the cultivation of two genetically modified crops, a move the biotechnology industry has branded as a "departure from rational decision making" .
Cranberry giant Ocean Spray is expanding its dried cranberry production to meet expanding global demand for the healthy ingredient, which is said to have grown 30 percent over the past year.
General Mills has introduced a new line of Disney branded children's cereal that meets the entertainment giant's newly established nutritional guidelines.