News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
The federal agencies behind proposed voluntary guidelines on marketing foods and beverages to children appear to have backed away from some of their earlier recommendations, responding to industry concerns.
Functional foods is a dynamic area for innovation – but standards setting organization US Pharmacopeia (USP) says cooperation is necessary to ensure a stable, safe supply of innovative ingredients.
While the true measure of antioxidant prowess is always in the human body, new tests assessing the free-radical-busting powers of baobab in the laboratory suggest it deserves its place in the superfruit premier league, according to Baobab Foods.
Synergy has expanded its US flavors empire with the acquisition of beverage flavors expert Sethness-Greenleaf less than three weeks after snapping up natural extracts specialist Sensus, almost doubling the size of its US business overnight.
A new approach could make food allergen appear safe, and prevent life-threatening allergic reactions, according to new research in mice.
An article previously published on this website erroneously stated – based on inaccurate projection information – that US sugar stocks were at a 37-year low, when in fact the 2011 stocks-to-use ratio was in line with averages over the past decade.