News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
As a warning of safety procedures at flavour firms, a former popcorn-plant worker in the US has been awarded $15 million (€12m) after a jury found exposure to butter-flavouring fumes led to his severe respiratory problems.
The majority of recent product recalls initiated by the FDA have focused on undeclared ingredients and potential instances of contamination in packaged foods.
Optimising the sourdough process by fermenting bran with yeast and lactic acid bacteria can produce mildly sour wheat bread with improved flavour, texture and nutritional value, say food researchers in Finland.
ConAgra Food's appointment of Gary Rodkin, formerly in charge of PepsiCo Beverages and Foods North America, comes at a critical time for the company.
Refined sugar giant Imperial Sugar has announced a return to operations at its Gramercy, Louisiana plant following the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina.
A new study indicates that the mandatory addition of folic acid to all grain products has had less of an impact on neural tube defects in non-Hispanic black births than other racial and ethnic groups, prompting renewed pressure on the FDA to increase...