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Benefit risk assessment of microbial food cultures

6 November 2012 | By François Bourdichon, Nestlé Research Centre; Joerg Seifert, International Dairy Federation and Egon Bech Hansen, Technical University of Denmark

Fermentation as a chemical process was initially described in the mid-19th century by Louis Pasteur as ‘a vie sans l’air’, the metabolic process of deriving energy from organic compounds without the involvement of an exogenous oxidising agent. Fermentation, as a process for manufacturing fermented foods, is today used more broadly…

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A perspective on labelling and consumer understanding

5 September 2012 | By Grethe Humbert, Dominique Taeymans, Gupta Himanshu and Philippe Pittet, Nestlé

This article presents a perspective on food additives, how consumers understand them and their labelling. It also highlights the evolution of consumer information obligations and expectations in the light of new EU Regulations. There are likely to be many reasons why con - sumers consult food labels and the reasons…