News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
E.coli crisis
The European Commission is today launching a multimedia campaign as part of its €210m compensation package to support beleaguered European fruit and vegetables growers, processors and retailers still reeling from the 'E-Coli Crisis'.
There has been no let up in the soaring prices for guar gum, with little hope of a downward trend emerging in the coming months, warns a hydrocolloid expert.
Europeans may be genetically programmed to consume fatty foods and alcohol with a greater appetite than those from Asia, according to new research.
Just days after its soy protein-cholesterol reduction health claim was writ into the European Union register of rejected claims, the soy industry has re-entered the game with a fresh submission it says has learnt hard lessons from last year’s EFSA rebuttal.
Less expensive species of fish are being labelled and sold as Cod to improve profit, whilst endangered species of Cod are being passed off as ‘sustainably sourced’, according to new research.
While Campbell Soup’s reduced sodium u-turn pales into insignificance when compared with the New Coke debacle, it should serve as a cautionary tale for all food manufacturers embarking on reformulation work, according to marketing experts.