News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
A New Zealand research institute is aiming to turn fruit from a traditional health food into one that can help food manufacturers meet today's consumer's demands for specific health benefits, writes Dominique Patton.
Electronic Sensor Technology's gas sniffer is undergoing trials in the agricultural sector as a food quality tester, to see whether it can detect the gasses of bug infestation in plants in one test and in another, the vapors of mold in a grain silage.
Industrial bakers on the hunt for a pumpable invert syrup to ease production will welcome a new launch from UK sugar firm British Sugar.
Hours after EU leaders fail to hammer out an agreement on the 2007-13 European budget, the Commission calls on food scientists to submit new research proposals for food quality.
Food seasonings giant Ajinomoto defends its leading amino acid position, earmarking 15 billion yen over the next five years to ramp up production capacity of its umami seasonings and feed grade amino acids, reports Lindsey Partos.
The maker of a new functional beverage that claims to burn calories by increasing metabolism says products with net negative calories are the next step in the evolution of the diet drinks market. But can consumers be assured that they work and, more...
Europe's food alert system last week detects several batches of the banned red colour sudan in the food chain, months after the UK faced its biggest food recall ever, writes Lindsey Partos.