News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
The organic food and beverage market has been predicted to surpass $86bn (€62bn) by 2009, with consumers increasingly turning 'organic' in search of health and safety in their food products.
The European Commission has decided that the food colouring Red 2G should be banned, following recent reports of the potential carcinogenic nature of the additive.
Weekly Comment
The European Food Safety Authority's review of additive safety could have a bigger effect on the ingredients industry than the ejection of certain colours and flavours with a suspect safety record. It could give the natural ingredients trend an extra...
Lignans from sesame could act as an antioxidant to prolong the shelf-life of bulk edible oils, suggests a study from India.