News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Women who increase body weight by small amounts before pregnancy could have a doubled risk of developing gestational diabetes, even when BMI remains at a healthy level, a new study warns.
Russia has donated more than US$3m to address food safety and antimicrobial resistance in Central Asia, as part of a new United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) operation.
Part 1 of 6: Thermo Fisher Scientific series
European Union legislation restricts the levels of more than 1,000 pesticides in a wide range of fruit, vegetables and cereals.
Salmonella has sickened 18 people across Denmark linked to a frozen ready meal but the manufacturer has said it is not the source of the outbreak.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has banned a number of live bird and poultry product imports from Croatia, following an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI).
The UAE will soon begin negotiations with South Korea over allowing produce with local halal certification to be recognised in the emirates.
An unwillingness to eat foods like insects may have more to do with food appropriateness than its actual taste as findings could have implications for consumer acceptance of other protein sources.
Companies will not shoulder the increased cost of a selective tax that could increase the price of soft drinks by half once it is introduced in six Gulf countries.
Haribo will downsize 15% of its workforce in France as part of restructuring plans to improve competitiveness and to focus on its first manufacturing plant in the US.
Orkla is investing more than NOK 500m ($58.2m) in its pizza production facility in Stranda in western Norway.
Almarai is rumoured to be among the companies in line to bid for Saudi Grains Organisation’s milling monopoly.
Charm Sciences has introduced a system that counts Peel Plate microbial test colonies, stores plate images, exports and archives data from Peel Plate microbial tests.
A Maori cultural delegation has inaugurated kiwifruit exporter Zespri’s new office in Dubai, which will oversee the firm’s expansion in the Middle East and other developing markets.
The Safe Quality Food Institute (SQFI) has launched version 8 of the SQF Code.
Specialist bread products manufacturer Chaucer Foods UK has formed a partnership with olive oil brand Filippo Berio to develop the range of Filippo Berio Crostini.
Border controls following Brexit will make EU food products up to 8% more expensive and could result in more products being manufactured in the UK, according to a new analysis by Rabobank.
The Brazilian government is taking urgent and comprehensive action to fight corruption and collusion between food inspectors and Brazil’s meat industry, an envoy to Brussels has told this site.
Dispatches from GFSI 2017 in Houston
Transparency and traceability are important but first firms must get the basics right, according to Trace One.
Syrian agricultural production “can and should be kick-started” after the huge damage it has endured during years of fighting.
Dispatches from Pittcon 2017
Thermo Fisher has launched a Triple-Quadrupole Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry system that it says combines increased power with simplified operation.