Bringing home the bacon, ‘with added water’
Bacon producers have warned that a last-minute change to the Food Information Regulation (FIR) could prove expensive for both manufacturers and consumers.
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Colour-chain metals could support supply chain safety
Colour-changing metals could promote greater food safety by warning if certain gases are present, claims a team of Canadian research chemists.
Organics booming in Lebanon, India, Romania
The first organic dairy factory has opened in Lebanon, Romania’s market is growing at 20%+ and in India, forecasts are for quadruple growth by 2015 as developing economies embrace organic production of foodstuffs.
Pasta could get fibre boost without affecting quality, say researchers
The addition of certain dietary fibres to pasta could offer health benefits without affecting the quality of final products, according to new research on durum wheat pasta.
Sucker or chewer: new study on variance in choc eating habits could impact NPD
Results from recent research aiming to better understand variation in chocolate consumption behaviour suggest that formulation experts at leading brand owners might consider developing different products targeted at suckers and fast chewers.