Better quality Balkan foods since accession
Increased imports and competition in food trade has pushed up quality in Central European and Balkan countries since EU enlargement, says a new study.
Archives for September 3, 2009
Chocolate sales follow suppliers to Eastern Europe, says report
Supported by supplier migration, Eastern Europe has gained ground in the global chocolate market as health concerns eat into the Western European share, according to new research.
Sigg apologises over bisphenol A revelations
A furious consumer backlash has prompted Sigg to issue a public apology over revelations that the liner of its metals bottles made before summer 2008 contain bisphenol A (BPA).
Egg experts join forces to develop new technologies
DSM Food Specialties and Sanovo Engineering have formed a new joint venture which they say will bring leading edge technologies to the egg processing industry.
Low-fat chocolate breakthrough could replace fat with water
Innovative emulsions containing up to 60 per cent water may reduce the fat content of chocolate and offer low-fat formulations, suggests new research from the UK.
Coconut oil extract with nisin combats food bugs: Study
A study from China sheds new light on a coconut oil extract’s potential as a food preservative, but high fat or low starch content may reduce its action.