News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
It has surged in popularity in recent years as shoppers embrace florals in foods and beverages, and reflects “the trend towards curiosity in consumption,” says flavors giant Firmenich, which has selected hibiscus as its flavor of the year for 2019.
Italy is to enforce a new labeling law today (December 19) to distinguish fresh bread from products that have been ‘preserved for prolonged durability’.
The UK has launched a new resource strategy that will see manufacturers ‘take responsibility’ for the cost of disposing or recycling plastic packaging as well as placing fresh impetus on efforts to tackle the “economic, environmental and moral scandal”...
The United Nations adopted a draft resolution on improving global nutrition last week. Calling for a focus on improved education to combat obesity, the agency remained silent on the key issues of taxation and nutritional labelling.
2019 could be the year fibre becomes fashionable as consumers learn more about gut health and weight management, according to a leading ingredient supplier.
Offering similar but healthier food alternatives to online grocery shoppers as they select items can improve the healthiness of people’s shopping baskets, particularly when it comes to lower salt foods, according to UK research.
Dipping chilled pork cuts with lactic acid is more effective in reducing microbiological contamination than cleaning with water, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has concluded.
The Allergen Control Group (ACG) – which owns the Gluten-Free Certification Program (GFCP) – is inviting applications from brand owners, retailers and manufacturers to participate in the development of the first internationally-recognized Plant-Based...
From color-changing gin to decadent hot chocolate, we take a look at some of the festive specials hitting the shelves around the globe.
The European Food and Safety Authority (EFSA) has said its decision to reject a health claim for Han-Biotech’s Symbiosal was correct after the firm argued the ruling was not scientifically supported.