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Rising demand for natural sweeteners

8 October 2014 | By Canadean

The concerns about obesity and related health problems plus sugar taxes in many countries have stimulated the market for non-caloric sweeteners...

FSA checks for presence of soya in wheat flour

8 October 2014 | By The Food Standards Agency

The Food Standards Agency has started a sampling and testing programme at milling plants in the UK to test for the presence of soya in wheat flour...

VTT on a mission to develop new taste sensations for beer lovers

2 October 2014 | By VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland was commissioned to analyse the bottles of beer salvaged from the 1840s shipwreck found near the Åland Islands in 2010. Living bacteria found in the bottles were subject to further tests to find out how the cells had survived for so long in the…

Endocrine active substances – EU publicly consults

2 October 2014 | By The European Food Safety Authority

The European Commission has launched an on-line consultation to help define criteria for “endocrine disruptors” as required by EU regulations on biocides and pesticides...

USL annual general meeting: Board appointments

1 October 2014 | By Diageo

Diageo today issued the following summary of the board appointments announced by United Spirits Limited ("USL") after its annual general meeting held on 30 September 2014...