Chr. Hansen has narrowed its growth forecast for 2012-13 after a major natural colour customer in South America chose to return to synthetics, and carmine prices declined.
Recent investment in, and efficiency efforts by the British dairy industry demonstrates that there is “great confidence” in the future global success of the sector, departing Dairy UK director general, Jim Begg, has claimed.
Flour treatment specialist Mühlenchemie has struck a joint venture with its long-standing Turkish distribution partner ABP to better cater to local demands, it says.
The UK government has denied media claims that it is risking public health by selling meat from cattle that have tested positive for bovine tuberculosis (bTB) into the food chain.
Shimadzu Scientific Instruments has introduced its EZ Test EZ-X line of tabletop testing equipment, designed to meet a variety of different analytical needs.
Traffic light labelling should be rolled out across Europe, according to British MEP Glenis Willmott, following the UK’s introduction of a hybrid labelling system that includes GDAs (guideline daily amounts) as well as colour coding last month.
While many studies have linked depression and bad moods to food intake, it may actually be that good moods and positive emotions are the main driving factor for food indulgence, according to new research.
Israeli vegetable oil giant Shemen Industries says it will roll out a new healthy and high stability canola oil ingredient to the international market after seeing success on home soil.
A UK alliance of NGOs has launched a campaign to convince people to eat less, better quality meat and aims to link with similar networks across Europe.
By David Haworth and Carmen Paun, in Brussels, and Keith Nuthall
Successful meat producers will be breathing a sigh of a relief that the newly agreed reform of the European Union’s (EU) Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) will not punish them as severely as they feared.
The Archer Daniels Midland Company is in discussions to sell its cocoa processing operations. We find out how potential industry consolidation could affect the cocoa supply.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has found it “likely” that shipments of pomegranate seeds imported by Goknur of Turkey are responsible for the Hepatitis A outbreak which has now infected 127 people across the US.
A new EU-approved health claim for fructose-containing foods and scientific backing of glycaemic index (GI) information on food packaging are the latest signs of a perfect storm of science around low-GI diets, says CEO of Taura Natural Ingredients Peter...
A coalition of international food, environmental and consumer groups has written to US and EU trade representatives demanding they reject calls for the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) agreement to include compromises on food safety...
The way a food’s flavour is perceived is not just about its basic ingredients – colour contrast and even the type of cutlery used can also influence taste, according to new research.
The Coca-Cola Company and JV partner PureCircle have discovered and made progress in developing a new stevia-based food ingredient Rebaudioside X and are seeking GRAS approval for it in the US.
Fortress Technology has installed 300 solar panels on the roof of their manufacturing head office which have so far produced more than 42 megawatt-hours (MWh) since becoming operational.
