Japan has a unique, culturally-based relationship with functional foods. But how many will translate into the European market? Michael Fitzpatrick investigates
The ingredients supply industry faces numerous significant challenges in the new millennium, but which are key to future prosperity? Elaine Watson finds out
A more mature debate about E-numbers would only come through a better understanding of where additives came from and why they were added to foods, a...
The soft drinks giants behind controversial calorie-burning drink Enviga said they would "energetically oppose" the lawsuit launched against them by...
A group of MEPs is calling on the European Commission (EC) and Council to introduce mandatory labelling of trans fats on foods as part of forthcoming...
The prices of staple foods could rocket by 15-20% over the next decade if food crops continue to be diverted into biofuel production, caramel colours...
The first products containing ingredients that can effectively fool our taste buds into believing we are eating foods far saltier, sweeter and richer...
Can you really change your appearance for the better by choosing certain foods? Catherine Quinn looks at developments in the fast-growing beauty foods sector
Experts say the market for synthetic food dyes will remain static for five years - but sales of naturally derived products are expected to record healthy growth, says Nicola Cottam
Elaine Watson meets Pauline Taggart, a European business development manager who believes complex science can help sell products - provided its benefits are properly explained to customers
Weight for weight, what foodstuff contains more iron than sirloin steak, more fibre than prunes and more calcium than cheese? Dr Sarah Hotchkiss and Dr Angie Trius spill the beans
Another new year; each of us another year older and (maybe) another year wiser! But will this increased collective wisdom change Brussels' approaches...
Cargill has developed a pork fat substitute called Adrogel GR that can be mixed with water and vegetable oil to produce a restructured vegetable fat...
Almost 10 years after it came into force, the Novel Food Regulation is finally going to get an overhaul this year. And not before time, says Elaine Watson
Value stream mapping (VSM) has been used to justify the additional costs of switching to a new type of shrink lidding case ready packaging, which is...
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has stopped funding organic vegetable and potato seed performance trials saying it was...
