News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Moldova will not decrease the tax burden on meat producers, but will help them with administrative tools, following a decision adopted on 7 July at a meeting of the country’s Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture.
The British Medical Association (BMA) is calling for a soft drink tax in the UK, but an industry body says targeting a single category is ‘misguided and unlikely to prove effective.’
Meat production and exports within European Union countries are predicted to increase during 2015, despite the Russian import ban.
Lack of media differentiation between different study designs has helped warp public perception of low- and no-calorie sweeteners, according to registered dietitian and diabetes educator Hope Warshaw.
A rise in feed and food of non-animal origin in breach of legislation has been found by an EU report.
Naturex has developed a water-soluble, non-migrating red colour that is carmine-free – responding both to customer demands for two-layered colour solutions in dairy and consumer demands for clean label.
A US fish market dealer and its president have pleaded guilty to fraud and falsifying federal records.
Two outbreaks of Salmonella linked to raw, frozen, breaded and pre-browned stuffed chicken entrees have sickened seven people, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Graze.com is set to launch in over 1,200 major retailers in the UK as the firm looks to build on its successful US launch with further rapid expansion.
The European Commission (EC) has defended itself against accusations that it has been turning a ‘blind eye’ to bad animal transport standards in member states.