News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
The European Council is today due to formally back Austria's ban on the cultivation of two genetically modified crops, a move the biotechnology industry has branded as a "departure from rational decision making" .
General Mills has introduced a new line of Disney branded children's cereal that meets the entertainment giant's newly established nutritional guidelines.
Two European companies have devised a method of sorting wheat grains and other additives based on internal content, allowing processors to monitor the quality of the ingredients going into their products.
Using cold water instead of warm during a second wash of eggs can help cooling, which reduces the risk of pathogen growth both inside and outside the shell, according to research published yesterday.
Trans Fat Focus
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expects to launch a consumer study to determine if footnotes on the nutrition labels of food products will improve people's understanding of trans fat declarations.
Scientists have developed a new variety of gluten-free bread suitable for consumers suffering from coeliac disease and boasting a longer shelf-life, increased nutritional value and better texture than products already available.
A new report has found that funding designed to initiate and promote organic certification amongst Bulgarian food processors and producers is failing smaller domestic enterprises in the country.
Christmas feature
In a year that has seen camel, sheep and donkey milk grab the headlines in turn, Mrs Rudolph and her chums neednt fear that theyre next to get the "other milk" treatment.
Leading Serbian sugar producer Sunoko will continue to invest in it operations throughout 2007, despite continued uncertainty over the future of sugar production in the neighbouring EU.
Food and retail group Associated British Foods (ABF) is actively looking for opportunities to increase its presence in China's ingredients market, and could make an acquisition in the coming year, according to the unit's chief executive.