News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
The UK government and food sector representatives are focusing on increasing collaborative R&D and the adoption of “state-of-the-art” technologies to deliver on goals to “decarbonise” the sector and improve energy efficiency.
The UK is facing the “greatest threat” to the integrity of its food supply chain since the Second World War, according to food security expert Professor Chris Elliott.
Fruit juice preparation using a commercial nutrient extractor can decrease the spike in blood glucose levels that occurs after consumption of fruit, a Nature study concludes.
A dozen modified food starches used to make sauces and pie fillings have received regulatory backing after a re-evaluation found no safety concerns with levels currently used in food products.
Up to 100,000 live cattle could be shipped from Ireland to Turkey every year as the latter looks to beef up its herd.
Cargill says its patent-pending clean-label starch SimPure matches the performance of modified starches "at an unparalleled level".
Norway is investigating the source of an outbreak of enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC).
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Fourteen research projects have been awarded funds by the Center for Produce Safety (CPS) and its contributors.