News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) generally operates in a transparent, independent and open way, but it could improve its international reputation and communication on potential conflicts of interest, according to a third-party review.
UK processor and farmer representatives have settled on a code of best practice relating to milk supply contracts – the latest effort by the British dairy industry to rebuild relations tainted by this summer’s milk price protests.
Research has revealed the areas in smoked fish processing plants most vulnerable to contamination by the hostile microbe Listeria monocytogenes.
WikiCells, a food packaging technology that could eliminate the need for plastic containers, has secured a $10m investment to launch its product next year.
A new DNA-based test has been created to determine the authenticity of Aberdeen Angus beef (AAB) from field to fork.
A shipment of 22,000 Australian sheep, which was stranded off the coast of Bahrain for days, has finally been unloaded at Karachi port in Pakistan.
Some organic ingredient suppliers are seeing sales rebound as market conditions improve across Europe, but there are still wide variations between countries, according to Organic Monitor.
The use of duplex emulsion technology could help to boost the perceived saltiness in reduced sodium processed foods, according to new research.
Enzyme specialist Dyadic Netherlands has been awarded a €143,000 grant to develop commercial enzymes for the HealthBread Project, a two-year EU-funded research programme intended to develop nutritionally enhanced bread.