News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) yesterday made a further step towards openness and transparency with the launch of a new tool to improve the flow of information between consumer and state and to gauge industry views on key food issues.
ITAFE 2003 - the international congress on information technology in agriculture, food and the environment - will take place from 7 to 10 October in Izmir, Turkey.
Japanese food manufacturer Kikkoman made further moves into the functional food market with the news this week that it has selected sensory science company TIAX to create a new line of beverages, nutrition bars and breakfast cereals containing...
"Food safety is not a political football," said the European Consumers Organisation BEUC in response to recent reports on a proposal to divide the location of the European Food SafetyAuthority between two Member States - Finland and Italy.
Giant flavour house International Flavors & Fragrances continues to reorganise activities after acquiring, and integrating, Bush Boake Allen with the news this week that it has axed 150 jobs as part of a savings drive.
Ahold has stepped up the pace of its disposal programme. After the decision to withdraw from Chile in February, the Dutch retailer has this week said it plans to quit Brazil, Argentina, Peru and Paraguay. And Asia and Eastern Europe could follow suit,...
Earlier this week we reported on news on the powerful selenium-sulphoraphane duo in preventing disease. New research in the same domain suggests that gene silencing a specific gene could optimise on sulphoraphane, a potent anti-cancer compound.