A Taste of Wellness for Savoury and Snacks
Givaudan
30-Apr-2012 - A new technology could help to monitor and track genetically modified crops in the food processing chain, say researchers.
17-Apr-2012 - Star-K Kosher Certification has begun providing triple inspections to certify plants and products as non-GMO, organic and kosher, which it says can save companies time and money on individually conducted inspections.
30-Mar-2012 - UK food safety authorities have issued a warning to food processors over the use of food grade chemicals from a Northern Ireland-based distributor following the death of a woman in Italy.
20-Mar-2012 - Unilever is looking for new ideas to help it reduce the sodium levels in its food products by a further 15 to 20% without compromising taste - just one ‘want’ on its newly launched open innovation platform.
12-Mar-2012 - Polish food safety authorities have put the European Union (EU) on alert after it initiated legal action against three companies that sold industrial salt as salt intended for human consumption.
08-Mar-2012 - Europol, Europe’s central law enforcement agency, plans to continue its fight against the growing presence of organised crime in areas of food through a repeat of last November’s Europe-wide crackdown on food crime - Operation Opson.
03-Feb-2012 - Microbiological food safety, allergen risk, and novel technologies are among the top areas of priority for the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) in the forthcoming year.
01-Feb-2012 - Agriculture and biotechnology giant Monsanto has announced it will scrap plans to sell genetically modified maize in France this year, or anytime in the future.
25-Nov-2011 - Trade body Dairy UK has revealed to DairyReporter.com that it is concerned about the impact of the new EU Food Information Regulation (FIR) on UK cheese compositional standards.
25-Nov-2011 - The American Beverage Association (ABA) has savaged a US government-affiliated report linking energy drinks to a rising number of hospital emergency department (ED) visits in the country, as well as associations with sexual risk, fighting and drug misuse.
22-Nov-2011 - Health ingredients firm Biothera has been granted novel foods approval in the EU for its immune health ingredient yeast beta glucan and said there were prospects for manufacturers in a variety of food formulations.
18-Nov-2011 - Images on food packaging and labels may affect the way consumers perceive and remember flavours, according to new research.
26-Oct-2011 - The UK has ordered the withdrawal of a batch of Italian olives after they were linked to two cases of botulism in Finland.
19-Oct-2011 - The European Commission said its newly unveiled common nanomaterial definition will provide a basis for clear regulation that will boost industry’s ability to develop products while safeguarding consumers.
12-Oct-2011 - The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has concluded that wine clarified with egg white can still cause allergic reactions in susceptible individuals and should be labelled accordingly.
11-Oct-2011 - New research indicates that Fairtrade is the most widely recognized ethical label globally, said the organisation behind the standard.
06-Oct-2011 - Acrylamide levels in coffee could be on the wane following the development of a new application for the asparagine enzyme Acrylaway from Novozymes.
04-Oct-2011 - To improve its user friendliness, trade body FoodDrinkEurope has restructured its ‘acrylamide toolbox’ around the three main ingredient types - potatoes, cereals and coffee - that are more commonly associated with the risk of higher formation of the chemical.
03-Oct-2011 - Researchers from the Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC) have proposed a new procedure for the detection of illegal colour additives in green olives.
22-Sep-2011 - Sales of energy drinks are booming, but a new report from Rexam also highlights growing concerns about high caffeine soft drink use amongst young people, especially in the developing world.