Published: Oct 04, 2012 By: Jeff Caldwell

The growing season's drawn to a close in the Corn Belt and the combines are barreling through the corn and soybean crops at a record pace.

Published: Oct 04, 2012 By: Jeff Caldwell

Soybean harvest is rolling right along. But, one issue's starting to pop up in parts of the Midwest where conditions have been driest throughout the growing season.

Published: Oct 03, 2012 By: Mike Stones

Oxfordshire Ales has been ordered to pay £14,606 after ignoring safety warnings issued by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).

Published: Oct 03, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

Food giant Nestlé has teamed up with a US life sciences company, Chromocell Corporation, to identify compounds with the potential to be used as “taste-giving ingredients” as replacements for salt in a range of foods.

Published: Oct 03, 2012 By: Shane Starling+

Global resveratrol player Fluxome has 8-12 weeks to raise millions of euros to fund a research switch to omega-3, or face bankruptcy, its chairman told NutraIngredients this morning.

Published: Oct 03, 2012 By: Nathan Gray

Antioxidant-rich ‘waste’ from olive oil production could be useful in the formulation of functional health drinks, suggest researchers.

Published: Oct 03, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

Shifting the balance of omega-3 and omega-6 dietary fats in favour of omega-3 through supplementation could help to slow the biological effects of aging, according to new research.

Published: Oct 03, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

A study conducted on aged mice outlines the way in which zinc deficiency increases with age and links this dysfunction with increased levels of inflammation and immune system impairment.

Published: Oct 03, 2012 By: Oliver Nieburg+

Kraft’s global snacks spin-off Mondelez will face fierce competition from the likes of Mars and Nestlé in the emerging confectionery markets of China and Russia, according to an analyst from Euromonitor International.

Published: Oct 03, 2012 By: Kacey Culliney

Convenience is a hyper-trend, with quality a top priority for consumers that is shaping industry development, the WP Food sales director says.

Published: Oct 03, 2012 By: Jeff Caldwell

Things could be going from bad to worse in the hog sector.

Published: Oct 03, 2012 By: Jeff Caldwell

The grain markets felt some major pressure on Monday from a couple of factors, the biggest one being corn and soybean harvest that remains way ahead of the normal pace.

Published: Oct 02, 2012 By: Foodmate team

Taking a retinol supplement may cut the risk of developing melanoma, according to a new study.

Published: Oct 02, 2012 By: Nicholas Robinson

Vegan campaign group Peta has called for the abolition of livestock production, claiming that even ‘higher welfare’ meat is unethical.

Published: Oct 02, 2012 By: Stephen Daniells

A daily glass of cloudy apple juice may decrease body fat in obese people, compared to a control beverage, with greater effects noted in individuals with certain genetic profiles.

Published: Oct 02, 2012 By: Shane Starling

A blend of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG) and Bifidobacterium animalis ssp lactis (BB-12) reduced the duration of common colds among typically stressed out students, US researchers have found.

Published: Oct 02, 2012 By: Oliver Nieburg+

US Halloween candy spending is projected to rise this year and the major players Mars and Hershey will be raking in the profits with seasonal variants of popular brands, according to an analyst from Euromonitor.

Published: Oct 02, 2012 By: Oliver Nieburg+

Cocoa flavanols found in dark chocolate called epicatechin can improve the memories of snails, according to researchers.

Published: Oct 01, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

Dale and Thomas Popcorn is voluntarily recalling a limited number of ready-to-eat bags of select flavors of Popcorn, Indiana-brand popcorn products because of possible contamination by Listeria monocytogenes.

Published: Oct 01, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

That's the mantra chanted by FDA whenever they are asked to provide retail distribution information for recalled products.