Looking at images of calorie-rich foods could affect how the brain processes tastes, leading to greater appreciation for even neutral tasting foods, suggest researchers from Nestle.
Projects aimed at boosting operational efficiency and sustainability in the food processing and packaging sectors are being urged to apply for a share of a £15m (€18m) fund by the UK Government.
The European Parliament today gave its consent to the 2010 International Cocoa Agreement and passed a resolution on child labour in the cocoa sector in a move that will benefit manufacturers, according to industry bodies.
Ingredient supplier Symrise’s flavour and nutrition division is focused on expansion into the functional food arena as well as strengthening capacity to meet the "high demand" for menthol as the group reports a slowing down in Asian Pacific...
The European Union (EU) has signalled it is prepared to launch World Trade Organisation (WTO) dispute actions should non-EU governments impose import bans on European meat and livestock over Schmallenberg virus (SBV) outbreaks.
UK meat professionals have criticised an American study linking consumption of red meat with increased mortality, saying it “should not be used to determine cause and effect”.
The European Parliament has voted for the increase of the duty-free quotas for hormone-free US beef, after the American Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) proposed to lift import restrictions on EU beef.
As a probe continues into the practices of French flour mills supplying commercial bakeries, France's anti-trust watchdog has this week hit those producers with a €149.4m fine over price fixing on packaged flour sold in supermarkets.
The type and quantity of fat eaten by men could have a major impact on fertility and the structural quality of semen, according to the results of new research.
UK food safety authorities have proposed a complete rework of the 1991 Northern Ireland Food Safety Regulation, after admitting that the current measures are “out of date.”
The board of the Food Standards Agency (FSA) will decide, during a March 20 meeting, whether to review current rules governing the sale and marketing of unpasteurised, or raw, drinking milk and cream after producers used novel sales routes such as the...
Dutch dairy concern Friesland Campina (FC) has reported that branded cheese sales in 2011 were hit by European consumers trading down from brands to cheaper products, and Middle Eastern turmoil.
Carling says that the branding and packaging for its new limited edition citrus beer, Carling Zest, was desined to push its premium positioning as an alternative to other summer drinks such as cider.
Consumption of high amounts of red meat could be linked with an increased risk of all-cause death, including death from heart disease and cancer, warn researchers.
Food safety concerns surrounding the use of ‘pink slime’ in beef products have come as a result of a “gross-misunderstanding” stemming from sensationalised media coverage, a leading producer has claimed.
Electrochemical treatment of wash water in fresh produce processing shows real potential to combat E.coli contamination and cut in-plant water consumption, according to recent research.
Ireland’s new animal health and welfare bill must not be an obstacle to the farming sector’s competitiveness, the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has said.
Speciality bakery firm Aryzta has recorded increased revenues and profits in its half-year results ahead of a two-year transformation period designed to reposition its business.
Several private label and secondary and tertiary brands such as Paxo Stuffing are likely to be divested by Premier Foods in the coming months, claim analysts, as the UK manufacturer gets breathing space from investors.
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has lowered its forecast for global wheat end stocks for 2011/12, but supply overall remains comfortable, according to an analyst.
Technical solutions used for the reduction of salt, fat, and sugar could offer the food industry additional opportunities when it comes formulating with natural and functional ingredients, according to one expert at Leatherhead Food Research.
EU environment ministers have rejected a compromise proposal from Denmark that bid to break the deadlock over the cultivation of genetically modified (GM) crops in Europe.
Polish food safety authorities have put the European Union (EU) on alert after it initiated legal action against three companies that sold industrial salt as salt intended for human consumption.
The European Commission is currently evaluating the costs of implementing harmonised campylobacter control measures, as the number of cases increased by 7% in 2010.
Royal Friesland Campina is poised to complete the takeover of Filipino firm Alaska Milk Corporation (AMC) for total sum of around €350m, in a move it said gave it access to 100m consumers in a ‘high growth’ market and the opportunity to 'valorise...
By Nathan Gray at Nutraformulate in Birmingham, England
The UK Institute of Food Research (IFR) has launched a new special expertise cluster for industry members wishing to focus on structuring food for health.
Nutritional researcher and trial designer Biofortis has opened a new HQ that will centralise its four main operations near the western French city of Nantes.
Fat-rich ‘Western’ diets have been linked with the risk of colon cancer for some time, but now researchers in the USA believe they have found a reason why.
Following an evaluation conducted by an EFSA panel on 63 chemically-defined flavouring substances to look into the implications on human health, 62 were deemed safe but one flagged as a potential concern amid a lack of genotoxicity data.
Cases of Campylobacter infection in humans across the EU have increased year-on-year since 2005 – increasing the call for the implementation of new processing control measures.
The Provision Trade Federation (PTF) says it has little sympathy for the UK Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), which admits that it is under pressure to remove cheese compositional standards from the pending Food Information Regulation...
French botanicals giant, Naturex, will venture into the fruit and vegetable concentrates sector for the first time and almost double pectin production, as its acquisition of Polish manufacturer, Pektowin, is finalised.
A relaxed attitude to ritual slaughter in some EU member states has led to systematic slaughtering without stunning, regardless of consumer need, according to EU welfare experts.
DS Smith has been ordered to pay almost £60,000 (€71,000) for a safety breach which led to a worker breaking his arm and ribs after becoming caught in packaging equipment.
Campylobacter infections in the EU increased for the fifth year in a row in 2010, making a 7% jump to 212,064 cases, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has reported.
Dairy Crest surprised analysts today by announcing a strategic review of its French branded spreads business, St Hubert, with a possible divestment on the cards, and said that large dairy concerns based in the country didn't 'seemed keen'...
Amid sky-high prices and shortages of guar gum driven by an unprecedented surge in demand, food formulators have renewed focus on finding replacers and DuPont is championing use of alternative hydrocolloids.
The development of foods that contain alternating levels of taste intensity in the mouth could lead to reductions in sugar and salt levels, while retaining the same perception as with the original foodstuffs, say researchers from Dutch research group...