A new report by the United Nations affirms that genetically
modified organisms could be vital to developing countries as a
newly developed high-yield variety of rice does not require
fertiliser or pesticide.
Research on berries' health benefits are taking a step further and
human clinical trials are set to begin to investigate their role as
cancer-preventing agent.
Nestle SA, the Swiss food group reported that anouncement of tis
takeover of the German ice cream company Schöller will be postponed
for several weeks.
National Starch & Chemical Company, the British food ingredient
manufacturer, designed a new type of starch that works well in
frozen foods. The functional...
The international environmental watchdog Wild Aid reported on July
3 that sharks' fins exported mainly from Hong Kong and sold in
restaurants throughout...
On Wednesday 4 July the Institute of Food Research (IFR) in the UK
will launch the Food and Health Network. According to the Institute
the Network aims...
The American company creating flavours and fragrances International
Flavors and Fragrances (IFF) has been granted a patent for
sugarcane leaf essence...
ADM Cocoa has announced its capability to supply tailor-made
speciality cocoa liquor to chocolate manufacturers worldwide, with
consistency and accuracy...
On June 22, New Zealand followed Britain in warning against the
consumption of soy sauce after a survey found some brands of the
condiment may contain...
According to the results of a new study conducted by the University
of California, men who are at risk of prostate cancer can include
more soy products...
Alcohol consumption suppresses an immune-system protein involved in
fighting pneumonia, which may explain why alcoholics have an
increased risk of the...
According to a new study from University of California in Los
Angeles (UCLA) indicates that avocados have nearly twice as much
vitamin E as previously...
Lumen Foods, an American manufacturer of soy-based foods and
beverages, has posted warning labels on its soymilk products in
response to growing research...
British tomato growers this week launched a campaign against what
they believe to be misleading claims made by the processing
industry in connection with...
According to a study conducted by the US Agricultural Research
Service (ARS), peanut butters do not contain trans fats. Recurring
rumours that commercial...
A perceived increase in allergies among children in the
industrialised world has been blamed on everything from
environmental pollutants tosanitizing...
According to Promar International, the food and agribusiness
consulting group, taking pains to understand the fundamental issues
associated with buying...
According to a recent study, a medicinal tea used in the 1800s by
the Ojibway Indian tribe of Ontario, Canada, may slow and even
reverse the biological...
AlphaRx Inc., an American company involved in the development of
new drug formulations, announced on June 6, the introduction of
OraEase, a new dietary...
LifeSmart Nutrition, an American nutraceutical company, has filed a
44-claim patent to protect its intellectual property in regards to
their Creatine...
Concerns about antibiotic resistance have lead to an increased
interest in alternative approaches for controlling common childhood
infections, Christine...
Martek Biosciences Corporation, an American company providing
microalgae-derived products, and the Torrey Mesa Research Institute
(TMRI), the genomics...
Tetra Pak, the European food packaging company, and BioGaia AB, the
Swedish biotechnology research company, will launch a nutraceutical
straw. LifeTop™...
High levels of manganese in the environment, not infected beef,
could be respsonsible for the human version of mad cow disease
(vCJD), a Cambridge researcher...
A new study done by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania
School of Medicine suggests that folic acid and Vitamins B12 may
limit the severity...
Scientists announced this week that they are developing an edible
vaccine that could stop the E. coli bacteria where it starts - in
cattle and other...