News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has asked the European Commission to carry out a 'root-and-branch examination' of the sources and use of collagen fibre in prepared foods, especially in chicken, reports the Irish Times.
Acatris, the Dutch ingredients group, has just published research which it claims shows that its SoyLife product provides much more than soy protein and isoflavones.
The news this week that two California environmental groups are to sue the nation's top sellers of French fries over acrylamide warnings could be a harbinger of difficult times for the food industry.
More than nine tonnes of food found unfit for human consumption was destroyed in the United Arab Emirates in the first six months of this year, the Gulf News reports.
Ongoing challenges facing the food industry include the development of new technologies dedicated to on-line sensors in food. Recent European funded research rose to the challenge.