News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
The UK's independent scientific Committee on Toxicity (COT) is urging the government to review its advice on the use of soya-based infant formulas, following a new report suggesting that there is a lack of evidence on phytoestrogens and health.
The complete ban on the use of antibiotics as growth promoters on Danish farms has not led to increases in food-poisoning bacteria as some feared.
The outbreak of the deadly lung infection SARS in Asia is starting to impact on Arla Foods' sales in the area, the Scandinavian company reported this week.
A new Future Store concept from Germany's Metro group was unveiled last week, packed with all the latest electronic features designed to make shopping easier for the consumer and category management simpler for the retailer. Is this the way all stores...
Natural ingredient manufacturer Kemin Foods last week voiced its support for the US Food and Drug Administration's new initiative to strengthen labelling, manufacturing and product quality requirements for the dietary supplement market.
The leading US producer of kettle chips, Cape Cod Potato Chips, is to extend its presence in the European arena via a deal with Ireland's Largo Food Exports. Top of the list are Ireland, France, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands.
Findings from a massive European-based study published in this week's The Lancet suggest that a high fibre diet could considerably protect us against against colorectal cancer. The results dispute a mounting body of evidence that maintains dietary...
Krest'yanskoe, a Soviet-era brand produced by a number of different companies, remains the most popular brand of butter in Russia, but its popularity is coming under increasing pressure from international brands such as Anchor or Rama.