News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has issued an 18-page document that updates its approach to health claim assessment and which will form the basis of discussion at its stakeholders meeting in Parma on June 1.
Dispatches from IFFA
A newly developed high performance film for fresh meat packaging combines easy opening with maximum protection, said manufacturers Sudpack Verpackungen.
A new range of cold swelling starches are designed to deliver texture and stability to baked goods without the need to declare them on an ingredient label.
Large variations in the nutritional profile of products within the same food category indicate there is scope for improvement, concludes a survey from France which also found great differences in the level of nutritional info on packs.
Tate and Lyle now has new capacity for glucose syrup up and running at its facility in Slovakia, to cater to European demand and, in particular, underserved manufacturers in Central and Eastern Europe.
The salt and sugar content of foods may be reduced by using air bubbles as an “inert filler” in liquid products, according to new research from Unilever R&D Vlaardingen.