News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Food manufacturers are likely to ask for an extension to the 60-day comment period set by the FDA to consider its proposal to revoke the GRAS status of partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs), a food law attorney has predicted.
US children are consuming less solid fats and added sugar from stores, schools, and fast-food restaurants, but intakes are still exceeding recommendations, says the first study of its kind to track the trends from 1994-2010.
With more than 85% of the votes in on Washington State's GMO labeling initiative 522 as of Thursday night, it appears that the Yes side has an insurmountable deficit to overcome, getting 47% of votes to the No side’s 53%. (Due to the state’s unique...
Demonization of ingredients and a lack of consumer understanding has fueled clean label, but it remains niche among a small group of consumers, DuPont Nutrition & Health says.
By 2020, well over a quarter of US households will be single-person households, those aged 65+ will account for 17% of the population (vs 13% in 2010), and almost one in five Americans will be Hispanic, according to a new report.
Private label specialist TreeHouse Foods is cashing in as more consumers hooked on single serve coffee opt for premium private label alternatives to national brands, say bosses.
I-522 is a victory for the proponents of GMO labeling, no matter how the final polls might turn out, attendees on a United Natural Products Alliance webinar were told yesterday.