India-based firm takes honey testing on the road
The honey industry is quickly becoming an extremely ‘Buzzy’ market place therefore producers want to ensure that their product meets the industry standards for safety and quality.
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Transparency and data quality: new cross-cutting EFSA guidance in a nutshell
Two new guidance documents – on the weight-of-evidence approach and biological relevance assessment – will help to further harmonise methodologies across the areas in which EFSA works.
Fi Europe & Ni 2017 announces record number of exhibitors
Returning to Frankfurt: The world’s leading food and beverage ingredients show will be bigger than ever when it opens its doors on 28 November. With its new “Expo FoodTec Content Hub”, amongst other highlights, the event will attract more visitors than ever before.
Upcoming EuroPack Summit 2017
The EuroPack Summit is the premium forum bringing elite buyers and sellers together. As an invitation-only event taking place behind closed doors, the summit offers packaging executives and suppliers and solution providers an intimate environment for a focused discussion on how to win the battle for market and mind share through packaging.
Kids, cash, and snacks: How branding and prices influence kids’ decisions
A new study shows that children’s experience with money and their liking of brands influenced purchase decisions – and that for some children, higher prices for unhealthy snacks might motivate healthier choices.
IFST responds to the FSA’s “Regulating our Future” programme
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) recently published a paper outlining progress with the “Regulating our Future” programme*. Institute of Food Science & Technology, the independent qualifying body for food professionals in Europe, recognises the paper reflects the FSA’s current evolution in the thinking, rather than a finished design of the…
New Pure Dairy campaign raises the bar for dairy ingredients
Arla Foods Ingredients has launched a new campaign called ‘Pure Dairy’ to highlight how its range of Nutrilac dairy ingredients satisfies growing consumer demand for natural products with ultra-clean labels.
Significant increase in major orders for GEA in second quarter
In the second quarter of the year, GEA recorded significant year-on-year growth in major orders (volumes exceeding EUR 15 million) in the fields of e.g. dairy, beverage, and coffee projects.
1.4 million bananas thrown away each day suggests Snact
Snact are on a mission to help save the UK’s ugly and unwanted fruit from going to waste, but they need your help…
Sweet Green Fields announces range of Non-GMO Project Verified stevia ingredients
Largest producer of Non-GMO Project Verified stevia solutions helps food and beverage manufacturers meet increasing consumer demand for simpler ingredients
Tea tops the poll for the ‘very British’ foods Brits miss most when on holiday
A classic cup of English Breakfast tea has been revealed as the number one food or drink that Brits miss most while on holiday abroad, with 45% selecting it in a survey conducted by food and drink manufacturing insurer, NFU Mutual.
Climate change threatens some of the world’s best wines
Global warming is affecting the taste and production of wine growing regions across the world. Finding genes better suited to stress and pests can boost resilience.
What’s in your rum? Flavour scientists create a new lexicon
Researchers at the University of Illinois were interested in creating a rum flavor lexicon, but needed to find a way around the biggest problem with tasting rum—sensory fatigue.
Belvedere Vodka is third-time winner of ‘ISC vodka producer of the year’
Belvedere Vodka, the world’s original luxury vodka, has been awarded ‘Vodka Producer of the Year’ for the third consecutive year at the International Spirits Challenge 2017 (ISC).
More evidence on link between agricultural antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance
The European Food Safety Authority, the European Medicines Agency and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control are concerned about the impact of use of antibiotics on the increase in antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
