News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Public health departments and government agencies need to work closer with industry to understand how foods are produced and distributed to speed up outbreak and traceback investigations, according to a report.
UK palm oil imports were 72% sustainable in 2014 – up from 55% in 2013, according to an annual progress report from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA).
Concern over misuse of the term ‘free-from’ in relation to allergens in food products and a need for greater standardisation of manufacturing practices has led the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) to produce new...
EFSA health claim opinion
An EFSA-approved health claim relating to infant immune system function will spread consumer confidence, a nutritionist says, although a pro-breast milk feeding group warns the claim could be abused.
Using a patented molecular filtration technique, UK company Besmoke says it can create smoke with an improved flavour profile – and without the carcinogens.
PLUS: Keller & Heckman reaction to food-contact substances subject to FSVP rule
The Food Safety and Modernization Act (FSMA) final rule relating to produce has been described as ‘damaging’, by a national organization.
The impact of Russia's threatened ban on Ukrainian products, including meat, is being evaluated by Ukrainian and Russian politicians and analysts.
Russian meat giant Cherkizovo is to invest 5.6 billion rubles ($85m) in the construction of seven pig farms in Russia's Penza Oblast, designed to produce 58,000 tonnes (t) of pork a year.
Urgent measures to help Europe’s beleaguered pig meat industry have been announced – as well as redoubled efforts to negotiate over the ban on EU pig meat imposed by Russia.
Microbiology laboratories play a pivotal role in ensuring food and drink is safe, according to Campden BRI.
Product recalls and withdrawals due to allergen mislabelling are on the increase, according to the Society of Hygiene and Technology (SOFHT).
The number of ill people in the E. coli outbreak from Chipotle restaurants has been cut from 50 to 37, by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).