Spoilage sensors could replace use-by dates on meat and fish products
Researchers in the UK have developed cheap, biodegradable, and reliable food freshness sensors they say could replace use-by dates in retail stores.
Archives for June 14, 2019
AAK’s cocoa butter offers 'excellent bloom-retarding capabilities' to extend shelf-life by up to 400%
Swedish-Danish vegetable oil supplier AAK has developed a new cocoa butter that can extend shelf-life by between 50% and 400%.
AHDB looks to Asia for new opportunities
British businesses are being encouraged to consider Asia as a target market in a new report by the UK's Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board (AHDB).
Damate commissions Europe's biggest turkey plant
Russian agricultural holding Damate has opened a new turkey meat processing plant in Penza Oblast, Russia, with a planned production capacity of 155,000 tonnes (t) per year.
Brussels Bulletin: Not labelling Israeli foodstuffs from Occupied Territories to reflect its origin ‘could mislead the consumer’
An Advocate General has questioned whether the absence of the indication of the origin or place of provenance of a foodstuff originating in a territory occupied by Israel could mislead the consumer. This last fortnight also saw EFSA raise concerns...
Turning promising ideas into reality: Nestlé targets Africa’s innovative thinkers
Nestlé has kicked off a Research and Development (R&D) innovation challenge in Africa to boost local entrepreneurship.
Rising labour costs damage MHP’s revenue
Ukrainian processor MHP’s increased revenue and production levels have been tainted by rising labour and administrative costs, which have damaged the company's profits during the first quarter.
Flavors
Natural vanillin: Is it the stable flavor source the industry needs?
We sat down with the Solvay team at the recent International Food Technologists’ annual expo in New Orleans, Louisiana, to discuss its expanded line of natural vanillin and why it matters as vanilla bean prices soar.