News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
In what could be seen as a blow to the fast-growing market for soy products, a new study from the US suggests that processing soy for use in supplements and food products could seriously reduce its cancer-fighting ability.
With shortfalls in grain harvests progressively worsening over the past four years, closing the gap will not be easy, says Lester Brown at the Earth Policy Institute. He predicts this year may witness another shortfall, bad news for food makers and...
US biotech crop pioneer Monsanto is to suspend the introduction of the world's first biotech wheat, amid public outcry at the possible risks of genetically modified crops and at Monsanto's aggressive marketing tactics, writes Kevin Phillips.
A laser transmitter has been developed that can measure dry bulk solids and opaque liquids at penetrations of up to an incredible 60 metres. By using an extremely small wavelength, the unit offers manufacturers virtually no angle divergence.
Top ingredients supplier Danisco will phase out its activities in oil and protein crops in order to focus on sugar beet seed, said the Danish firm this week, in a move reflecting changes to the European sugar regime in 2006 that will slice into...
A food product on the shelf must satisfy a range of senses to earn consumer appeal. But US scientists claim that little understood contextual cues - food display, colours - can lead to people eating much more than they need.
The UK's food watchdog will inject millions of pounds into a new landmark study that aims to shed light on specific foods that could reduce heart disease and Type 2 diabetes. The findings could pave the way for a raft of new food formulations.