A food pathogen test, which can provide positive results in as little as 15 minutes, will revolutionise the food safety sector, its developer has claimed.
Barley beta-glucan’s have won two separate article 14 opinions for cholesterol lowering and heart health, while its mixed news for sugar beet fibre claims and digestive health in the latest round of EFSA claim opinions.
Leading European starch manufacturer Tereos Syral is aiming to extend its product portfolio by acquiring a majority stake in French potato flour producer Féculerie de Haussimont.
French dairy giant Danone says it is refocusing its Chinese dairy operations after suspending operations at a yogurt facility in Shanghai, while Nestlé has closed an ice cream facility in the country.
UK-based Ingredients firm Muntons has scooped an award for its malt flour and extracts blend that it has said can replace cocoa powder in baked goods by 50% while preserving flavour and colour.
A deal between Barentz Europe with Rewe Food Ingredients (RFI) will bring economics of scale and potential cost reductions on Asian sourced food ingredients such as tartaric acid, malic acid and sweeteners for European brand owners, claims the alliance.
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is failing to ensure transparency in how it carries out its duties, claims a German non-for-profit group, after the European Ombudsman ruled in its favour over a complaint it filed against the Parma-based agency.
Integrated European systems for reporting and tracking foodborne outbreaks are not as advanced as those in the United States, according to a US report on the EU testing market.
Lyckeby Culinar AB has won an award for its small extruded crisp pearls that it has said can combine natural flavours and colours without affecting taste and slash costs in half when compared to using freeze dried fruit.
JK Sucralose’s upgrade to a facility in China, which will be completed by June next year, is set to more than double the sweetener supplier’s annual capacity in the short term, and narrow the gap with market leader Tate & Lyle.
The food industry should not rush into making labelling changes to ensure compliance with the new Regulation on Food Information (FIR) as there is a fundamental lack of clarity on how to implement some of the mandatory declarations, claims a regulatory...
Five years ago the European Union nutrition and health claims regulation (NHCR) became law. Around the bloc, hopeful EU healthy foods and supplements stakeholders submitted more than 44,000 health claim applications.
The UK food industry is up in arms about an EU suggestion that food hygiene regulations be changed to require that all chilled food be kept at a constant temperature of 2C during storage and transportation.
Reaching a state of physical equilibrium has always been assumed to happen almost instantly in emulsions. However, researchers from Harvard have now shown that the process may actually take months, or even years.
European consumers prefer bread with soft and springy qualities that deliver consistent quality, according to a study commissioned by bakery ingredients firm Novozymes.
EU based food and beverage manufacturers claim that food taxes are not an effective approach to tackle the complexity of diet and lifestyle-related problems.
The newest, west African-sourced addition to Naturex’s whole flavours range can offer mask off-notes from constituents like potassium at less than five parts per million (PPM), the company says.
Leading confectionery and ice-cream brand owners are switching to colouring foodstuffs over natural colours, as consumer demand for clean label products continues unabated, and retailers acknowledge the potential they hold in terms of brand value, claims...
A new research project led by TNO could help to create a more robust and industrially viable algae ingredient supply chain, says the Dutch research group.
A trial underway will provide the substantiation that EFSA needs in order to get a health claim for a protein mix used in combination with an exercise programme for improving muscle mass in the elderly, claims value-added dairy project Food for Health...
German consumers are turning health conscious and are looking to confectionery that is low sugar, fair trade and organic, according to investment group Germany Trade & Invest (GTAI).
UK-based Premier Foods has reached an agreement to sell its chilled bakery business Brookes Avana to the 2 Sisters Group as it focuses on eight ‘power brands’.
Dutch-based food research firm NIZO has evolved a wild plant isolate of Lactococcus lactis (L.Lactis) that it says could open the floodgates to fermented dairy products with new functionalities.
Police, customs and food safety bodies seized a “worrying” amount of counterfeit and substandard food and drink during a Europe-wide fake-food crackdown, authorities have revealed.
Taura Natural Ingredients, which was launching is URC Inclusions range at FIE in Paris last week, is aiming to enter both the US and Asian confectionery, snack, breakfast cereal and bakery markets with fruit and vegetable pieces produced by rapid concentration.
Bakery ingredients firm Puratos has announced plans to build a €22m site in China and production facilities in Spain and Mexico as it looks to seize upon strong growth in emerging markets.
US companies that discriminate against food safety whistle blowers will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law, an occupational safety body has promised.
Ingredients firm National Starch has launched a gluten-free flour that it claims can boost dough hydration and improve functionality compared to gluten-free starches typically used in premium bakery goods.
Modifying the permeability and stability of spray dried emulsion droplets by adding additional layers could provide a novel method of improving the retention of volatile flavour compounds in dry powders, according to new research.
Ingredients firm ADM has launched range of mildly fruity cocoa powders; cocoa masses and chocolate that it has said can reduce bitterness in chocolate based products and appeal to more consumers.
Opinion is split on the final text of the so-called EU Dairy Package, with the UK National Farmers’ Union (NFU) citing missed opportunities within the European Commission’s (EC’s) text, and Dairy UK stating its continued opposition to minimum contract...
Danish company Palsgaard said a US $30m emulsifier factory located in Malaysia will be operational in just over 12 months and will bring the company closer to the supply of its key raw material - palm oil.
Ketchup made from organically grown tomatoes contain higher levels of beneficial antioxidant compounds – like polyphenols – than ketchup made from conventional tomatoes, say researchers.
When French firm Iranex announced in November that it was merging Bio Serae Laboratoires and Colloides Naturels International (CNI) to form Nexira (an anagram of Iranex), some wondered about the wisdom of scrapping two established and recognised brands.
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology could allow for more widespread uptake of super-chilling meat for transport within Norway, according to a technology firm active in the country.
European producers of speciality yeast products are defending the use of yeast extracts in food following claims from consumer advocates such as FoodWatch in Germany that the food industry’s use of such ingredients and labelling around them is deceptive.
Ingredients firm Wild has launched a range of exotic fruit flavours for jelly gums as it claims there is potential for firms to offer products that are distinct from competitors.
The use – and regulation – of engineered nano-materials in foods must be openly debated in public, otherwise they risk facing the same fate as genetically modified (GM) foods in consumer perceptions, according to a leading group of UK experts.
Greencore has ended talks with an anonymous bidder for the food group with the Irish firm citing the financial crisis as the reason for the deal to have fallen through.
National Starch continues to innovate along clean label lines, with the launch of new pulping agents at FIE for cost savings in pasta sauces or fillings.
Developing markets are to make up almost half of revenues for Kraft’s global snacks business as the spin-off business announces Irene Rosenfeld as its head.
Sugar prices for the coming year are forecast to fall by 12% as the market records a surplus for the first time in three years, according to financial service provider Rabobank.