News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Thousands of obese Americans know firsthand that gastric bypass surgery can achieve long-term weight loss when dieting, exercise and medications have failed. The reason for the difference may hinge on a recently discovered appetite-stimulating hormone
Bayer AG is to shortlist two or three buyers for its Haarmann & Reimer fragrances and flavours unit within two weeks and is on course to earn more than it first expected from the disposal due to aggressive bidding, sources said on Thursday.
Genetically modified foods pose no greater health risk than conventional foods, but the US government should scrutinise more closely the safety of new biotech products, the investigative arm of Congress has said.
Postmenopausal women may be able to combat the threat of diabetes by having a couple of alcoholic drinks a day, report researchers from the US.
Advances in genetic engineering and the success of 'functional foods', suchas calcium-fortified juice, are, according to this story, spawning a new,exotic generation of agricultural products: bananas that produce a choleravaccine, vegetables...
Food ingredients company DSM claims this week that food manufacturers seeking an alternative approach to mechanical and heat treatment of fruit pieces could benefit from recent research carried out on tomatoes by the company.
The UK Food Standards Agency is advising consumers not to eat or use certain tins of Dragon Boat Shiitake Mushrooms. Tests have revealed defects in the can seams that could lead to food poisoning bacteria being present in some of the cans.