News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
UTZ Certified has said it will aim for half of the world’s coffee, tea and cocoa to be produced sustainably by 2022, at a tenth anniversary seminar held in Amsterdam this week.
Nearly a fifth of UK consumers find traffic light nutrition labelling too difficult to understand, according to a new survey from market research organisation Canadean.
A UK food packaging company has opened a new facility in Turkey in a bid to strengthen its global operations.
bioMérieux has received AOAC Research institute Performance Tested Method (PTM) approvals for the automated VIDAS Campylobacter (CAM) detection assay and the Campy Food Agar (CFA) enumeration and detection methods.
Cereal Partners Worldwide’s reformulation plan for 20 of its Nestlé breakfast cereal brands must happen gradually and unobtrusively to succeed, warns a nutrition policy specialist.
Dietary exposure to high levels of phosphorus could be increasing the risk of cardiovascular disease, according to one kidney specialist.
Health costs associated with E.coli 0157 have been estimated at CA$240m a year, according to a study.
Special edition: Natural sweeteners
The addition of steviol glycosides to a variety of food does not alter the quality or shelf-life of the products, says a new study.
According to the latest planting progress report from the Indian Ministry of Agriculture, this year’s acreage of monsoon oilseed crops is down significantly over last year, even though soybean planting reached a record high amid fear of drought.
The American Beverage Association (ABA) and other opponents of New York City's proposed ban on super-size sodas have filed a lawsuit arguing that the city's health board - which voted to implement the ban - did not have the authority to do so.
Putting candy near cash registers creates an obesity risk and should be banned, according to researchers.
Europe’s new health claim laws are the strictest in the world, with only the most strongly backed nutrient-health associations permitted on-product and whole sectors enraged about stripped comms tools. But immunity claims have fared better than most,...
A new €3.8m research project aims to pinpoint the environmental and social risk factors for obesity throughout the European Union, with a view to informing future policy.
Some of Australia's biggest food companies have joined forces via the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) to launch an initiative to significantly reduce fat, sodium and calories from diets in the country.
The leader of China’s meat industry has told the country’s annual national meat conference that his sector is starting to consolidate and move away from its past reliance on small businesses.
High consumption of meat in a Western style diet may increase the risk of developing asthma and hayfever, according to new research.
Beef and pork exports from the US have seen a dip on last year’s figures, according to the latest report from the US Meat Export Federation (USMEF).
BioGaia has signed an agreement with Ferozsons Laboratories for the exclusive rights to sell probiotic drops and tablets in Pakistan. The products will be sold under the BioGaia brand and launch is planned for 2013.
The re-election of President Obama will mean a quicker and more stringent application of rules arising out of the Food Safety Modernization Act, an industry consultant has asserted.