Repurposing food waste from retail and commercial suppliers could offer have significant beneficial outcomes for new food markets in addition to the environment, say researchers.
British Sugar has withdrawn a UK advert for Truvia which claimed sweetener was natural - despite having paid out €5m in a US court for the same claim two years ago.
Cocoa flavanols have been tied to lowering blood pressure and heart disease risk in new research by a Mars-backed project, but study authors say chocolate is too calorific to be a delivery vehicle.
Eurofins has reported high single digit organic growth in the US for food testing driven in part by preparation for the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).
A recall round-up for September takes us to Denmark, Sweden, Canada, UK, Belgium, Austria, Slovenia and France. Listeria in ham and Salmonella in cucumbers can be found this week.
New sources of protein from edible insects to hemp are being incorporated into a growing number of products from bars to beverages. But does microalgae have what it takes to become a serious player in the so-called ‘alternative proteins’ market?