News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
The Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of 'bacteria eating' viruses as food additives in ready-to-eat meat and poultry to protect against Listeria, and offer the industry an interesting alternative.
German chemical giant BASF is set to start field testing of its blight-resistant GM potatoes in Britain next year, a move that could open the way to more GM crop tests in the traditionally anti-GM country.
Scientists are using DNA extraction to build a quality 'ID card' for Andalusian goat's cheese, potentially offering a new way of proving the safety and quality of speciality products.
Food and beverage makers could soon tap into a range of new ingredients with a healthy twist as sugar and sweetener firm Tate & Lyle launches a new venture capital arm to focus on next-generation ingredients.
Tomatoes genetically modified to have high flavonoid content could reduce the levels of a protein in a mouse that is associated with inflammation, diabetes and heart disease in humans, says a study by BASF, TNO and two universities in Holland and Germany.
The most inclusive assessment of the potential dangers of nanotechnology in the food industry is underway and could impact the technology's wider integration into the common market.