News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Ministers in the EU recently blocked a move by biotech giant Monsanto to launch a GM corn onto the market but finding a favourable response in less cynical countries the firm said yesterday that Argentina had given the green light.
Opening up new opportunities for functional foods, a powerful cancer-fighting food compound found in broccoli could also boost the eyes, find researchers in the US. The naturally-occurring antioxidant sulforaphane protects the retina from damage -...
Factors such as a women's weight or calcium intake may play a vital role in the extent to which soy isoflavones can improve bone health among postmenopausal women, suggests new research.
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have produced evidence that may help support a new entrant to the eye health market - sulphoraphane, an indirect antioxidant found in broccoli and broccoli sprouts.
When Stuart Rose, the new chief executive of Marks & Spencer, unveiled his plan for turning the company round this week, the question on most people's lips was whether it would be enough to stave off a possible bid from his arch rival Philip Green....
Welcomed by sweetener suppliers, scientists at the world's biggest food ingredients exhibition claim this week that there is no credible evidence to 'single out' the common sweetener high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) as a unique contributor to obesity.
Britain's biggest retail group Tesco has finally made its first entry into the massive Chinese market, finally sealing an on-off deal with local group Ting Hsin. The UK's leading retailer now joins Europe's biggest (Carrefour) and the world's biggest...
Long-awaited changes to Europe's heavily subsidised sugar regime are on the way after the European Commission tabled a new set of rules that could lead to cheaper sugar ingredients, writes Lindsey Partos.
Scientists at Nestlé's research centre have demonstrated that plant sterols, added to foods to reduce cholesterol absorption, also reduce the body's ability to absorb the carotenoid beta-carotene and vitamin E. But this secondary effect is greater...
Demand for ever-more sophisticated process printing, and the flexibility to handle a multitude of short-run jobs quickly has led to the installation of a new Bielloni 10-colour flexographic printing press at UK packaging firm Supreme Plastics.
The alcohol policies of two EU Member States have been the focus of differing judgements this week. Both France and Sweden claim that their policies are designed to protect public health - but this, it seems, is only acceptable when it does not...