News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Polish Minister of Agriculture Marek Sawicki has announced plans by Poland to launch pork exports to China in a bid to compensate for the losses incurred by Russia’s decision to ban imports of Polish pork, which started on 7 April.
FOOD SAFETY SUMMIT 2014
Thorough staff training is more important to a food sanitation program's chances of success than the chemicals used to clean equipment, according ChemStar.
Belarus has announced the implementation of large-scale reforms in the meat industry, which will include the first-ever partial privatisation of farms and meat processing enterprises.
Obesity should be tackled in small steps, acknowledging where people are and not where public health officials wish they were, according to a US scientist.
A European Union (EU) research project has touted rapeseed cake as an effective feed for reducing livestock methane emissions, while also providing biofuel. The study also suggests the use of rapeseed cake improves digestion in ruminants.
Increased intakes of sweetened beverages may increase the risk of stroke, says a new study from Sweden.
International meat producers and exporters are in attendance at Asia’s largest food and hotel exhibition, Food and Hotel Asia (FHA) 2014, which got under way today in Singapore.
Using a combination of maltitol and short chain fructo-oligosaccharides when formulating sugar-free foods could provided the added benefit of reducing postprandial glycaemic responses, say researchers.
FOOD SAFETY SUMMIT 2014
Novel technologies like high-pressure processing can win the war to lengthen shelf life and eradicate foodborne illness, according to industry experts.
Mars has filed a patent for heat resistant chocolate that can withstand hot climates, following an earlier application from Mondelēz and Nestlé.
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