Nearly 50% of pig farms in Russia will become loss-making in 2018, due to the poor conditions of the domestic pork market and the high debt burden in the pig industry, Yury Kovalev, the director of the National Union of Pig Producers (NUPP) warned during...
Educating consumers about the nature of emerging genome editing methodology and appropriate risk communication will be “essential” to developing a public discourse around this new technology, according to German research and scientific advisory body BfR.
Bayn Europe is developing a new cloud-based reformulation tool that, its chief executive says, can help fix the “broken” food chain and heighten sugar-reduction efforts.
Chinese and French researchers reveal details of how they genetically-engineered tomatoes to boost vitamin E, provitamin A and lycopene content, nutrients claimed to have anti-ageing properties.
Cooling sensations give an energy to food and are gaining traction beyond traditional mint flavours, says Firmenich as it secures exclusive licencing rights to Senomyx’s Coolmyx cooling ingredient.
Recalls and alerts were made by UK, US, Ireland, Canada, Belgium, New Zealand, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Switzerland, Germany, Austria and Croatia.
A new distribution deal will see Blagden become the exclusive distribution rights for Taiyo’s range of health-focused ingredients in the UK and Ireland.
With an oat protein acquisition and mycoprotein partnership already under its belt, Naturex is now working on a new “high-end, functional” protein made from its leftover plant-based biomass to be launched next year. Its three-pronged strategy for growth...
Chocolate companies should rethink cocoa sustainability programs to reverse low adoption rates for training and technology, says The Scientific Committee of the International Symposium on Cocoa Research.
Europe is stretching its lead in the fight against antibiotic resistance as US regulators remain skeptical of tougher restrictions and multinational companies are accused of employing a “double standard” when it comes to emerging markets.
Imposing taxes on high fat and sugar foods will improve children's diets, the British Psychological Society (BPS) said this week, highlighting the need for government intervention in food reformulation and education.
Organic agriculture can feed the world– but only in combination with other actions such as reducing food waste, meat intake and animal feed production, researchers say. The good news is that even partial changes can create a more sustainable food system.
A Gulf-wide goods and services tax that will come into effect next year has been one of the main talking points among companies exhibiting at Gulfood Manufacturing this year, with its ripple effect likely to impact business in the food industry.
Sales of fresh fish and seafood are falling in Western Europe despite its reputation for being a healthy . Why is this, and is there an opportunity for packaged products?
As people aim to reduce their alcohol consumption, almost half of UK consumers are planning to buy more soft drinks this Christmas, according to Britvic, which is advising operators to prepare for a boom in soft drinks.
Meat exports from Ukraine have increased by 1.5 times this year to US$397 million in value terms, with the country shedding its previous reliance on Russian markets.
Consumers don’t know how much whole grain they should eat each day or where to find it, new research commissioned by Cereal Partners Worldwide (CPW), the joint venture between Nestlé and General Mills, reveals. The group believes that global guidance...
Floral flavours and little-known exotic fruits, such as the Mexican cucamelon, are "on trend" flavours and will allow manufacturers to create “unexpected” taste profiles, says Sensient.
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is recommending the Commission changes the specifications for the emulsifier mono- and di-glycerides of fatty acids (E 471).
Norwegian researchers have suggested that fructans are responsible for the gastrointestinal upset that occurs in people with non-coeliac gluten sensitivity (NCGS).
Shimadzu has released two Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectrophotometers to respond to the increasing demand of small lab spaces and ease of use.
Mushrooms, particularly certain wild varieties, are abundant in glutathione and ergothoniene, important protectors against oxidative damage, according to recent research published in Food Chemistry.
It is no coincidence that Tetra Pak has chosen the Middle East as its launch site for a trio of new products. Doing so reflects the relative importance of this previously unsophisticated market, which the company now brands as “dynamic” and sees as having...
The UK government has indicated that it supports further restrictions on the use of neonicotinoids due to their harmful effect on bees and other pollinators.
French food association Alliance 7 is asking its members to ignore France's official, government-backed nutrition logo in favour of an alternative that is more favourable to its products - a move slammed as "a denial of science" by critics.
Scientists have developed a way of 'teleporting' lemonade by digitally sending the flavour and colour from one internet user to another - and the technology could be used to tackle the double burden of over and under nutrition, they say.
FrieslandCampina Kievit (FCK) has become the latest food supplier to switch to sustainable palm oil in its range of whipping agents to add aeration to desserts, mousses, ice cream and pastries.
Finland-based meat processor HKScan is pioneering a new system that would enable chickens to be born on the farms they are raised on, rather than in separate facilities.
