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World: New dairy product launches to crowd competitive market, says report
The global dairy packaging market to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 4.06% during the period 2016-2020, according to a Research and...
Europe: Listeria infections increase in vulnerable groups, EFSA
Listeria cases have increased among two groups of the population: people over 75 and women aged 25-44 (believed to be mainly pregnancy-related).
This is...
Americas: Jackfruit seeds as viable substitutes for cocoa
Compounds found in jackfruit seeds produce many of the same aromas as processed cocoa beans and are a potentially cheap, abundant substitute for use...
Europe: EFSA releases database for food safety research
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) releases a database called OpenFoodTox that provides access to information from over 1,650 EFSA scientific outputs about the...
Asia Pacific: University develops bananas high in pro-vitamin A
Research at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) has produced a golden-orange fleshed banana that is rich in pro-vitamin A.
The decade-long research, led by...
Asia Pacific: Trained sensory panel aids in product development, Ingredion tells FNI
Ingredion has set up a trained sensory panel at its Idea Labs innovation center in Singapore.
The panel will help to enable food and beverage...
Europe: Institute finds EFSA’s BPA safe level high
After having examined the European Food Safety Authority's (EFSA's) new health assessment of bisphenol A (BPA), the National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark,...
Europe: Research body exhibits cleaning robot for beverage factories at show
Fraunhofer IVV Dresden will present a mobile cleaning robot for the beverage industry at the drinktec fair in Munich, Germany from September 11 to...
Americas: More US consumers are eating at home, report
A confluence of squeezed consumer wallets, the rising cost of dining out, and changing needs and wants have brought the US restaurant industry traffic...
Asia Pacific: Region must prepare for catastrophic increase in fragility fractures, says report
New report shows ageing populations and urbanization will drive increase in osteoporosis and related fractures; health authorities must take action now to reduce future...