An application to allow an extract from the combs of cockerels to be used in dairy products is nearing the end as it is said to pose no significant safety concerns.
Food quality and safety testing group, Intertek, has gained a food testing presence in the UK for the first time through the acquisition of Food Analytical Laboratories (FAL) for £6m.
Dutch sucrose ester specialist Sisterna says ice cream cone wafers can benefit from employing emulsifiers like sucrose esters because they give a better cone.
Seventy per cent of eight-month-old babies have a salt intake higher than the recommended maximum level, due to being fed salty and processed foods, says new research.
Reports that a company owned by Cargill and ABF bought all the available UK feed wheat last month has renewed calls for tighter regulation of commodity markets.
Freeze-dried salmon could be the latest thing among health-conscious astronauts and military types and mountain climbers, thanks to work at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF).
Waste fibres from the agricultural and food processing industry could be used for the nano-encapsulation of bioactives such as probiotics, according to new research.
Commentary in The Lancet, along with a new analysis of the data, has slammed the recent Cochrane review that claimed salt reduction had no effect on strokes or heart attacks.
Half-portions of fruit and vegetables in processed and other composite foods will count towards the target of ‘five-a-day’ under a new UK industry scheme.
Japanese ingredients supplier Ajinomoto has seen Q1 sales drop 2.6% to ¥296.3bn, with slow global economies and the aftermath of the March natural disasters in Japan affecting the results.
