News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Bisphenol A (BPA) presents no major risk to human health, said the German Society of Toxicology (GST) as it backed the current tolerable daily intake (TDI) level for the chemical as set by European Union experts.
Kemin has debuted a clean-label version of its Fortium rosemary extract in the cereals market, with initial tests showing product integrity after three months compared to controls.
New research from Serbia has flagged up the antioxidant benefits and shelf life extension properties of a sugar beet fibre derived ingredient, Fibrex, when added to cookies.
Hundreds of boxes of noodles have been withdrawn from sale in Germany after levels of benzophenone almost three times above the European legal limit were found to have migrated from the packaging.
Special edition: Risk communication
Social media can often be seen as the more fun side of communication; A way to have more fluid interactions with people. But when it comes to communicating risks social media may offer great benefits.
Country of origin labelling may harm small businesses, and is likely to prove the trickiest point in trilogues over food information, says rapporteur MEP Renate Sommer after today’s ENVI vote. She suspects some member states’ votes may have been...
BASF Plant Science acquired AVEBE’s genetically enhanced amylopectin starch potato Modena, as the biotech firms seek to build on their partnership.
Guernsey urgently needs to overhaul its antiquated and piecemeal food safety laws to avoid a ban on exports, said a report from the island’s government.
Scientists are working to create a new way to clone industrially viable vanilla orchids through a process of tissue culturing.