News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Normal exposure to phthalates, a chemical group used in plastics packaging to make products flexible and pliable, may harm the genital development of unborn baby boys, according to a study by US-based scientists.
Tyson Foods has launched an investigation into whether some of its workers are regularly slaughtering chickens inhumanely, after claims by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) about practices at the company's Heflin, Alabama, poultry plant.
A new potato starch launched on Friday by the Dutch starch company Avebe could help lower costs and improve baking stability in bakery creams and fruit filling products, writes Lorraine Heller.
A new framework to set favourable tariff quotas for certain agricultural products from certain countries has been endorsed by Russia's parliament yet rejected by the upper house, reports Chris Mercer.
US chemical engineers have developed a new, cheaper approach to designing microcapsules, tiny hollow spheres, used to deliver flavour enhancers.
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France is a fading power in the world of wine. And will continue to be, until it turns its face towards a globe where consumers buy what they know.
Two thirds of Russians are against genetically modified foods and the majority of experts support a ban on GM crops as the government prepares new production laws, reports Chris Mercer.
Ambitious rice giant Hisparroz will link up with a gene discovery firm to bring new rice varieties to market and fresh gains to the bottom line, the Spanish group has announced.
Scientists move a step closer to understanding the food poisoning risk from mussels, oysters and clams to the consumer.
Finding out if the truck delivering your frozen fish fails to keep your goods at the proper temperature could become easier with Agent QC's undercover transport tracking system, reports AhmedElAmin.