News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
A Swedish study established to assess the effect of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for women with a history of breast cancer has been stopped early after preliminary results show 'unacceptably high' risks of breast cancer recurrence for HRT users.
European hydrocolloid suppliers have welcomed new labelling rules that provide E-number shy manufacturers with an alternative name for the complex sounding food additive carboxymethylcellulose (CMC). From now on, cellulose gum can replace CMC and E466...
Higher levels of the antioxidants beta-carotene and vitamin C, along with the antioxidant trace mineral selenium, were associated with a lower risk of asthma in a large study on young Americans, published this week.
Consumer concern about BSE, eggs and the safety of meat is declining but awareness about fruit, vegetables, and salt consumption is on the up, cites the fourth annual food survey from the UK's food watchdog.
Millions of euros will be poured into three major 'farm-to-fork?research projects, the Commission said yesterday, to reinforce R&D co-operation at a European level and bring a monetary boost to the increasingly complex food industry of today.
Unimilk, Russia's second largest dairy producer, has confirmed that it has received a €34 million credit line from Moscommercebank. The company is hoping that it can now start to make investments in its production facilities, in line with that of...
Important losses of chlorophyll, carotenoids, and total phenol content in virgin olive oils occur after a 12-month storage period, report Spanish researchers.
EU agriculture commissioner Franz Fischler has confirmed Hungary's Operational Programme for Agriculture and Rural Development. Approved upon accession, the programme is part of a €422.8 million investment which aims to make increase efficiencies and...
An edible red seaweed grown on the reefs of Hawaii and used as a common thickening agent in Japanese cooking is the focus of new research in the US.
Ball Packaging Europe, part of the US-owned Ball group, has announced that it is to build a $40 million can packaging facility located on the outskirts of Belgrade, Serbia.