News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Precautionary principle expert Professor Ortwin Renn tells participants in a lunch debate this week that policy makers and scientists should use one of five risk management regimes to deal with scientific risk, reports CORDIS.
Members of the National Farmers Union in the UK this week demonstrated outside Dairy Crest cheese manufacturing and distribution sites to call for a 2p per litre rise in the price producers receive.
The European Commission has given the thumbs up to a joint venture between Danish/Swedish company Arla Foods Ingredients and German sugar giant Nordzucker.
The European Commission this week issued a statement relating to its proposed regulation on health and nutrition claims announced in a bid to clear up complaints based on 'myths and misunderstandings'.
Troubled food irradiation provider SureBeam has announced the resignation of Jack Henry as a director of its executive board.
Genomics, a growing area of the biotech landscape, is already starting to bear fruits for the food industry with the news that Dutch enzyme company DSM Food Specialities has successfully designed a way to eliminate the bitter taste associated with...
Having just published its annual report for 2002, the Food Safety Authority of Ireland has outlined acrylamide and food chain safety as the key issues it hopes to concentrate on in the 2003/2004 period.
Two of the supermarket groups which were blocked from bidding for the Safeway chain in the UK are considering taking legal action against the draconian ruling which prevents them from bidding for more than just a handful of the company's stores.
Italian meat processor Cremonini is keen to increase production of typically Italian cured meats that benefit from PDO or PGI status offering greater added value to the company.
Many Britons are earning more money than ever before - which means they generally work longer hours but also spend more time on leisure activities. All of which has altered the food and drink consumption patterns in the UK, and had a significant...
With all the sound of fury over the Safeway takeover last week, an excellent first half performance from the Co-op Group was all but overlooked. But the group's highly successful focus on the convenience store sector is a warning for the failed...
Research in Conneticut finds that three servings of milk a day combined with a strength training programme helps adolescent boys build greater bond density compared to those who simply drank juice.