News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Can it be true ? Are the British - the nation of tea-lovers - really turning down a cup of tea in favour of alternative beverages ? According to a new report from market analysts Datamonitor, although the average Brit sips their way through 1000 cups...
The 'fat cat' attitude of the UK's leading supermarket chain Tesco has been criticised once again by Friends of the Earth, which claimed that the chain had grown at the expense of both the environment and the UK farming community.
The UK is facing an obesity epidemic that could ultimately lead to a dramatic increase in the number of cases of diabetes, claim UK scientists. Educating the population about lifestyle changes could be the key to combat the threat, they add.
US consumers can soon expect to see juices fortified with the natural ingredient lutein on the supermarket shelves following an agreement between ingredients company Kemin Foods and the Hain Celestial group, the US natural foods company.
Genetic ID's new Quick-Check allergen test series is capable of detecting the presence of as little as one or two allergen marker-molecules within the DNA found in a food sample.
In response to a growing demand from the food industry US company Genetic ID has developed a series of tests to detect allergens in food products.
A global agreement to protect biodiversity and human health moved one step further on Friday when Environment Ministers in the EU formally adopted the regulation on the trans-boundary movements of genetically modified organisms (GMOs).
Ireland's food safety authority has announced a recall of all products made by Australian supplement maker Pan Pharmaceuticals from the Irish market.