Germany backs safety of caramel flavour by-product
Acaramel flavouring by-product has been deemed safe by the highly conservative German food safety agency.
Archives for August 17, 2011
Vitafoods Asia 2011 preview
Western diets drive Asian functional foods development
Asia Pacific markets are ripe for functional foods development as a response to the increasing prevalence of western diets, says Katrina Diamonon, consumer analyst at market researcher, Datamonitor.
Muesli nutrition study renews traffic light labelling debate
The traffic light labelling system may have lost steam in Europe but in Australia, the debate has again been reignited with a new study on the nutritional content of muesli.
Study shows opportunity for listeria control in cooked meats
Foodborne listeriosis is on the rise throughout Europe, but a new report from scientists suggests improved treatment methods could help combat the problem in cooked meat providing extra assurance for food processors.
Nutrition claims made simple for food marketers
Food manufacturers and marketers who are “irked” by tight nutrition claim regulations are being offered practical steps to ensure they comply with the rules whilst remaining competitive.
Genomics tool improves flavour formation, robustness of food microbes
Genomic technologies to change the culturing of bacterial strains and map the resulting genome profile could help with flavour formation in cheeses, or boos the survivability of probiotic strains, say scientists from NIZO Food Research.