News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Proteomics technology company Proteome Systems is to work with Swiss food giant Nestle in a bid to investigate 'sweet medicines'. Under a glycoproteomics research programme, the two companies will analyse the sugars attached to proteins in milk.
US company Spherix Incorporated reports that the US Food and Drug Administration has allowed the claim that the low-calorie sweetener tagatose does not cause tooth decay, and that it may actually reduce the risk of this disease.
Iron deficiency in infants is a cause of concern in the UK when a conference heard that one in four infants over six months old is iron-deficient in some parts of the country. Leading nutritional experts are calling for new initiatives to tackle the...
Food manufacturers and retailers must prepare the ground for the arrival of some of the toughest GMO legislation in the world when environment ministers in the European Union agreed on Monday to comprehensive new rules.