News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
As a result of interest in releasing a new subclass of soft wheats with enhanced dough mixing strength for crackers, the US Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientistsare now using a new industry test to screen for "soft but strong" wheat...
Consumers are most concerned about issues such as food poisoning, BSE and pesticides, reveals a recent consumer survey conducted by the UK Food Standards Agency. Although they are more aware about the meaning behind food labels there is clear room for...
Leading Norwegian food company the Rieber & Søn Group has entered into an agreement with Danish ingredients company Danisco to take over the Danisco's crispy onions activities in Holland, with a sales office in Germany.
A consumer group is accusing the marketer of a fungus-based meat substitute of "deceptive labelling" and has filed a complaint with the US Food and Drug Administration, Advertising Age reports.
The global debate over the labelling issues surrounding genetically modified continued this week in Canada. Jenny Hillard, vice-president of the Consumers Association of Canada (CAC), has told the House of Commons agriculture committee that her lobby...
US companies keen to label food as free of genetically engineered ingredients will have to wait until the government decides how to ensure that the claim is correct.