News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Proteins called bacteriocins, produced by bacteria, can reduce Campylobacter and Salmonella pathogens to very low levels in chicken intestines, helping to reduce human exposure to food-borneinfections, according to scientists at the US's Agricultural...
Emerging research suggests that selenium, a trace mineral, may have numerous health benefits but no-one is educating consumers about them.
Organic food sales in the UK are growing by £2.3 million (€3.2m) each week but supermarkets' share of the thriving £1.2 billion market is falling as consumers turn to local producers, says a new report.
Rudolf Wild's acquisition of a facility in Nauen should strengthen the German company's position in the lucrative European flavours market.
Uniq's new chief executive has deemed the convenience food supplier's performance in the UK to be "unacceptable", blaming problems integrating a newly acquired business for its first half operating loss of £9.6 million.
A House of Commons select committee report on reform of the EU sugar regime has been welcomed by a sugar users lobby group demanding action at next week's council of ministers meeting.
A Slovenian rosemary extracts firm plans to penetrate the South American meat market in order to tap lucrative Brazilian and Argentinean exports to the US and Europe.
The FSA's backing of a 'multiple traffic light' (MTL) labelling initiative comes a day after the UK food industry promised a voluntary guideline on daily amounts (GDA).