Western consumers do not expect to pay high prices for their food today. But Yves Servotte of the Beneo Group believes food should be valued like any other hi-tech product, and prices should reflect higher production costs and quality controls.
The European Commission has approved Syngenta’s genetically modified (GM) maize to be processed for food and feed use in the European Union – which could enable the resumption of soy imports for animal feed.
Extracts from apples may inhibit the formation of acrylamide in potato chips, offering formulators an alternative to reduce levels of the suspected carcinogen.
