Preservatives and acidulants

Fish and chitosan: Scientists develop novel coating to improve quality of fillets during refrigeration

23-Sep-2020 By Guan Yu Lim

Scientists have developed a novel active coating containing chitosan, tea and cinnamon extracts to improve the quality of fish fillets during refrigerated storage.

Huel aims to scoop ‘time-poor, health conscious consumers’ with new hot meals

18-Sep-2020 By Oliver Morrison

Meal replacement brand Huel is expanding its powdered food range and launching its first hot meals in the UK.

Balancing health with price: six ways food and beverage innovation is evolving in the COVID-19 era

14-Sep-2020 By Oliver Morrison

ADM has identified six emerging behavioral changes that will power innovation and growth in the months ahead.

Anti-E171 group claims small battle in long war

10-Sep-2020 By Oliver Morrison

Food safety campaigners are hopeful the European Commission will rethink its stance on titanium dioxide (or E171) after a committee voted down new specifications for E171 and instead passed a resolution calling on the EC to remove E171 from the list of...

The key to healthy and sustainable diets… more processed foods?

09-Sep-2020 By Oliver Morrison

Opportunities abound for the food industry to address public health and environmental issues through clever food processing, say nutrition scientists.

UK weight-loss diet plan sparks fortification versus clean label debate

07-Sep-2020 By Oliver Morrison

A soup and shake weight-loss diet prescribed by the UK National Health Service to tackle type 2 diabetes has stirred a row over long ingredients lists.

The FoodNavigator Podcast: Sugar reformulation part 2: The taste conundrum

14-Aug-2020 By Oliver Morrison

The food industry is under pressure to reformulate products with less sugar. The UK has a voluntary target for manufacturers to meet a 20% cut in sugar by 2020. This is unlikely to be met and campaigners are increasingly demanding that mandatory sugar...

Protera CEO talks AI-developed proteins, closing €5m Series A, and relocating to France

17-Jun-2020 By Flora Southey

Chilean biotech Protera Biosciences is heading for the city of lights, having closed $5.5m (€4.9m) Series A financing led by Sofinnova Partners. Europe, Protera CEO Leonardo Álvarez tells FoodNavigator, is known for its ‘vast expertise’ in producing enzymes...

Freeze-dried survival food specialist spots gap in care home market

16-Jun-2020 By Oliver Morrison

Fuel Your Preparation says it is hoping to tap into the care sector with its nutritious food which can be stored for up to 25 years.

New umami power aims to cut salt in snacks amid consumer binge

20-May-2020 By Oliver Morrison

With snacking up during the COVID-19 pandemic, sodium reduction specialist Salt of the Earth has developed a new, clean-label sodium-reduction ingredient specifically designed for snack applications.

High-salt intake bad for the immune system: study

27-Mar-2020 By Oliver Morrison

Will consumers now be demanding less salt from industry to protect themselves from coronavirus?

Salt campaigner ‘disappointed’ as report finds no progress on reduction

25-Mar-2020 By Oliver Morrison

Salt levels in England have shown 'no significant change' in six years, according to official data.

UK government pressed to make salt reduction targets on food companies mandatory

25-Feb-2020 By Oliver Morrison

The UK government must force the industry to reduce the amount of salt put on foods, say campaigners.

‘Strongest link yet’ between nitrates and cancer

02-Jan-2020 By Katy Askew

Researchers from Queen’s University Belfast have uncovered what they describe as the ‘strongest link yet’ between nitrates in processed meat products and cancer risk. However, they also stressed, ‘not all processed meat has the same risk’.

‘An essential piece of the puzzle’: Food giants join forces with palm oil producers to map and track deforestation

05-Nov-2019 By Oliver Morrison

The likes of Mondelēz, Nestlé and Unilever have joined a new scheme aiming to improve deforestation transparency. Just as well, as palm oil may be next to witness ‘the Attenborough effect’.