News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
On average, Americans consume more than three kilos of peanuts and peanut products each year. Although the nutty legumes are a good source of vitamins and fibre, for a small but growing sector of the population, peanuts can also induce an allergic...
The US Food and Drug Administration this week announced recalls of the mini jelly candies (or mini-cup gel candy) because these products present a choking hazard. These sweets contain the ingredient "konjac" (also known as conjac, konnyaku, yam flour,...
Poland, the largest candidate for entry to the European Union, may miss out on liberalisation of farm trade between the bloc and applicant countries unless it changes its policy, an EU official said last week, reports Reuters.
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) last week published the first comprehensive report on food labelling in Ireland.For the FSAI, the function of food labelling is to inform purchasers of the properties, ingredients, nature and characteristics...
It comes as no surprise to learn that continued reduction of microbiological hazards in meat, and strict enforcement of BSE controls, are among the performance targets set for the Meat Hygiene Service for the 2002/03 financial year, the UK Food...
French food group Danone declined to comment last week on a report it was in talks with Cadbury Schweppes and Coca-Cola over distributing its Evian mineral water in the United States.
Chocolate could be aggravating the sleep disorder which causes sufferers to act out violent nightmares, according to scientists in a recent New Scientist report.
Convinced that the principal growth area for dairy lies in nutraceuticals and that value-added functional foods will shift from a premium niche to a mainstream category, Irish dairy giant Glanbia is investing heavily in technological innovation,...