Natural resistance in bacteria to biocides
Veslemøy Andersen, Global Harmonization Initiative (GHI), offers an insight into the natural resistance in bacteria to biocides...
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A sour taste for food business
The new definitive sentencing guideline for health and safety, food safety and corporate manslaughter (the ‘Guideline’) is starting to bite in the food sector, with significantly higher fines being seen across all sizes of business.
The importance of infant nutrition
Science is the key to understanding this critical development period and delivering the products and services needed to provide long-term positive health outcomes...
The role of dietary fibre in gluten-free bakery products
13 December 2016 | By Clara Talens; Saioa Alvarez-Sabatel; Yolanda Ríos, AZTI
The market for gluten-free products that are nutritious and palatable is growing exponentially as more people are choosing a gluten-free diet out of necessity or personal preference...
Sensory optimised salt and fat reduction in processed meats: technological approaches for creating novel product formulations
Excess intake of fat is linked to obesity as well as the concurrent civilisation associated diseases that can also occur with being overweight. Dietary sodium has also been linked to hypertension in about 20% of the population, consequently increasing the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Processed meat products are major…
Why the GMO debate still matters
9 December 2016 | By Mark Hughes, President, Anderson Partners Food Ingredient Marketing
With the GMO debate far from over, we asked Mark Hughes, President, Anderson Partners Food Ingredient Marketing for an insight into why the conversation still matters...
An overview of the crystallinity of cocoa butter
Chocolate makes for one of the most interesting products, because although it is incredibly tasty, it also demonstrates a plethora of scientific principles. The development of chocolate as we know it today has a rich cultural history, and over the years scientists and engineers have refined the process of making…
The gluten-free diets: Fad or fact?
8 December 2016 | By Dr Shona Jacobsberg, Registrar in Endocrinology & General Internal Medicine, London
Gluten-free food is one of the fastest growing sectors in the food industry, and is showing no signs of stopping. We ask, is it all just one big fad...?
Demystifying the cocktail of various chemical substances present in our diet
6 December 2016 | By Martin Michaud, Biochemist, Chemist, M.Sc. Biology, MMNA Consultants
Martin Michaud, biochemist and consultant seeks to demystify the plethora of chemicals that we consume on a daily basis...
3D printed sweets: the ultimate in personalised confectionery
Customisation in confectionery has long been a growing trend and Katjes Magic Candy Factory has set an unprecedented standard, through the creation of the world’s first food-certified 3D printer for gelatine-free gummy candy.
Regulation: How Brexit is shaping up
30 November 2016 | By Jerry Houseago, Consulting Director, NSF International EMEA
For the food industry, nothing has changed as a result of Brexit - yet. Jerry Houseago, Consulting Director, NSF International EMEA, looks at the longer-term implications for the food industry...
Big Bear – heritage sweet-making specialist
The UK confectionery market is driven by passion, innovation and dynamism; attributes that have kept the interest of consumers for hundreds of years.
Proof and quantification of filling oils in chocolates from enrobers
Enrobed chocolate products are popular but highly susceptible to quality loss; mainly fat bloom formation. Even when production is carried out properly, on occasion manufacturers report serious damage caused by fat bloom.
Cocoa cultivation and manufacture of chocolates – a long tradition in Brazil
Cocoa plantations date from 1680, shortly after ‘drinking chocolate’ became fashionable in European courts. The beginning of chocolate production dates from 1890 - several decades after the invention of the chocolate bar in Europe.
Packaging in fast-moving consumer goods using augmented reality
18 November 2016 | By Henry Alzamora
Henry Alzamora, CEO at Awesomedia, provides an insight into augmented reality and current trends in the packaging of Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCGs)...
