EFSA slashes heavy metal limit
The European Food Safety Authority has lowered the tolerable weekly intake (TWI) for cadmium after studying data, a decision that could affect sourcing.
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New anti-fraud tool aims to be ‘on the dot’
A new collaboration aimed at developing quantum dots to fight counterfeiting could combat such fraud in the food and beverage market.
European stevia firm to build Paraguay plant
Granular, a European stevia producer, has entered into a joint partnership to build a refinery for the natural sweetener in South America which it said will be environmentally neutral.
Rise in gut hormone levels key to satiety factor in low GI foods: Study
With satiety food formulations on the rise, breakthrough research from British scientists offers a deeper insight into the role of gut hormones on appetite and why a low GI (glycaemic index) meal, such as a morning bowl of porridge, keeps consumers...
Waxy starch could produce non-milk cheese: Study
Replacing rennet casein with waxy maize starch and carrageenan may produce imitation cheeses with low protein contents, suggests new research.