Latest News in the food Industry

15 Dec 2014

EFSA scientists have met to discuss some 100 comments with the contributors to a recent public consultation on acrylamide in food, a contaminant that forms in starchy foods as a result of high temperature food processing, including cooking. The comment...

15 Dec 2014

Parkinson’s disease sufferers have a different microbiota in their intestines than their healthy counterparts, according to a study conducted at the University of Helsinki and the Helsinki University Central Hospital. Researchers are now trying to dete...

15 Dec 2014

Latest indications confirm that world cereal production will reach an all-time record of more than 2.5 billion tonnes in 2014, according to the FAO. Buoyed by bumper crops in Europe and a record maize output in the United States of America, this year&#...

15 Dec 2014

Legislation in European countries relating to materials in contact with food is regularly evolving, notes Campden BRI, in response to which the company has organised a seminar to be held on 24 March 2015. It will focus on the challenges associated with...

12 Dec 2014

Scientists have developed an ingredient that can be added to foods to make them more filling. In its first tests in humans, researchers at Imperial College London and the University of Glasgow found that the ingredient is effective at preventing weight...

12 Dec 2014

Fonterra has launched a separate milk sourcing subsidiary to grow market share in its New Zealand milk pool, and provide a new pathway to membership in the co-operative. Called mymilk, it will initially invite applications, from farms in the Canterbury...

12 Dec 2014

As the end of 2014 draws near, market researcher Canadean has forecast the top trends which will influence consumer behaviour in 2015, and provided an insight into how it believes manufacturers and marketers can target these evolving consumer needs to ...

12 Dec 2014

Coeliac UK, the national charity for people with coeliac disease has welcomed a new EU regulation on allergen labelling in catering outlets and for retailers from 13 December 2014, as providing more certainty for people with coeliac disease in managing...

11 Dec 2014

The State of New Jersey has announced that DSM, with its North American headquarters in Parsippany, NJ, is a winner of the 2014 Governor’s Environmental Excellence Award in the Healthy & Sustainable Business category. DSM and others were hono...

11 Dec 2014

Medical foods are often confused with dietary supplements and functional foods that are neither targeted for specific disease conditions nor require medical supervision for product administration, according to Frost & Sullivan. While regulations in...

11 Dec 2014

  Food and beverage manufacturers seeking to meet the growing demand amongst Asian consumers for chocolate and cocoa products will benefit from a greater availability of high quality cocoa powders following the inauguration of Cargill’s cocoa proc...

11 Dec 2014

Naturex is strengthening its position in Latin America in response to growing local demand for natural ingredients, the company said. Following the January 2014 acquisition of Chile Botanics and its factory in Linares, the group is now opening a sales ...