News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
The EU Environment committee is taking steps to block the planned approval of bovine and porcine thrombin as an additive to bind together meat morsels into one piece, on the grounds that it could mislead consumers.
Finland’s Evira is preparing for its Finnish Food Conference on 4 May, which will address issues of food risk assessment, risk management and risk communication.
Roquette has optimised the production process for its Nutralys pea protein to enable higher levels to be used without affecting taste. It expects the breakthrough to bring considerable new market opportunities.
EU farmer representatives are urging the European Commission to intervene to stabilise cereal prices and reduce volatility in the market.
A study linking phosphate to premature ageing has been dismissed by a leading trade association as having no relevance to foods and soft drinks.