Food Ingredients & Food Science - Additives, Flavours, Starch
Nestlé plant-based patents down 50% as sector innovation slowed. New plant-based meat patent application figures have fallen globally for the first time in near a decade, with companies including Nestlé slashing numbers by almost 50%. Why understanding allergens should be top priority for F&B manufacturers.
The rising price of olive oil: What's causing it and how long ...
Apr 30, 2024 · The price of olive oil has seen an extraordinary increase in recent years, with figures from market analyst firm Mintec Global showing a record high of €9.20 per kilogram, reached in January 2024. But why are we seeing this sharp increase and is this trend sustainable when many consumers are already stretched by the cost-of-living crisis.
How PepsiCo is ‘fundamentally transforming’ what it does and …
Oct 6, 2021 · The company says this will 'fundamentally transform' what it does and how it does it. FoodNavigator speaks to Chris Daly, PepsiCo Europe’s Chief Sustainability Officer, to find out more. PepsiCo wants to define how it creates growth and value through the positive change it can support for planet and people. This evolving understanding of the ...
PepsiCo talks health and reformulation across drinks and snacks: …
Jul 2, 2021 · Sugar reduction in soft drinks. PepsiCo said it will cut the average level of added sugars across its entire soft drinks range – including brands like Pepsi-Cola, Lipton Ice Tea and 7UP – by 25% by 2025 from a 2019 baseline.
Evaluating the Yuka 'phenomenon': How effective is ...
Aug 20, 2019 · Yuka was launched in 2017 by three co-founders: brothers Benoit and François Martin, and friend Julie Chapon. Since then, the platform has attracted more than 10m users scanning three million barcodes every day and expanded its presence beyond France to Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain, and as of June this year, the UK.
No safety concern for emulsifier E 471 but EU should ...
Nov 13, 2017 · In the evaluation , EFSA scientists said there is no safety concern when E 471 is used in foods at the reported uses, and there is no need to set a numerical acceptable daily intake (ADI). The data it looked at did not suggest any potential for genotoxic, carcinogenic or reprotoxic effects, it said. However, E 471 is an emulsifier which can be ...
EFSA raises red flag for silicon dioxide safety over ...
Jan 18, 2018 · Silicon dioxide, also known as synthetic amorphous silica (SAS), is used by food manufacturers as an anti-caking agent in spices or creamers, to ensure fine flowing powders or to absorb water. It is made up of aggregated nano-sized primary particles which are usually greater than 100 nm. However, in an opinion published yesterday, EFSA ...
EFSA says mealworms safe for human consumption
Jan 14, 2021 · Mealworms are safe for human consumption. EFSA’s latest batch of scientific opinions on novel food applications includes a significant first – a safety assessment of a proposed insect-derived food product: dried yellow mealworm. The safety authority’s opinion was coordinated by Ermolaos Ververis, a chemist and food scientist at EFSA.
Five years of Yuka: Co-founder talks strategy, impact, and …
Aug 11, 2022 · Yuka launched onto the French market in 2017. Set up by three co-founders – brothers Benoit and François Martin, and friend Julie Chapon – its aim is to help consumers make sense of product labels, and ultimately, make ‘healthier’ choices. In the long term, the company hopes that through ‘informed purchasing’, consumers will ...
‘Smart manufacturing can make all the difference’: How tech is ...
Mar 5, 2021 · The Rockwell Automation executive elaborated: “Connected, information-enabled manufacturing – or smart manufacturing – can make all the difference. New technologies are helping food and beverage manufacturers better understand and use their food processing operations. Smart manufacturing can help improve asset utilization, increase yield ...