Published: Jun 13, 2012 By: Stephen DANIELLS

Daily supplements of InterHealth’s Zychrome chromium dinicocysteinate product may improve insulin management measures and outperform established chromium picolinate supplements, says a new study.

Published: Jun 13, 2012 By: Mark Astley

Dutch dairy giant Royal FrieslandCampina (FC) has entered into an agreement with the Irish Dairy Board to acquire its Belgium-based continental cheese packing segment IDB Belgium N.V.

Published: Jun 13, 2012 By: Oliver Nieburg

ConfectioneryNews.com speaks to a consumer goods analyst about the issues that will inform the chocolate industry over the next two decades.

Published: Jun 13, 2012 By: Ben Bouckley

Flavour systems specialist Sensient Flavors Germany has launched a new line of energy drink compounds for products targeted at ‘mature and health-conscious’ consumers.

Published: Jun 13, 2012 By: Oliver Nieburg

Drinks containing green tea and hibiscus were found to exhibit higher antioxidant activity than other beverages in a study conducted in Portugal.

Published: Jun 13, 2012 By: Ben Bouckley

North British Distillery has come out fighting after being cited by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) for alleged failures to adequately control the legionella risk posed by a cooling tower, as the executive investigates a deadly 'legion fever' outbre

Published: Jun 13, 2012 By: Rory Harrington

The UK has announced the development of new scanner that detects and measures the transfer and migration of recently adopted printing ink components used in food packaging.

Published: Jun 13, 2012 By: Joe Whitworth

The collection of post-consumer plastic bottles for recycling has increased by 13% from last year, according to a Canadian Plastics Industry Association (CPIA) report.

Published: Jun 13, 2012 By: Rory Harrington

UK competition officials have launched a review of the acquisition of Turpins Packaging Group by US firm Accraply – six weeks after the company announced it had completed the deal.

Published: Jun 13, 2012

Pecan prices are up nearly 100% over the past three years to $2.14/pound, largely due todemand from China.

Published: Jun 13, 2012

R&R Ice Cream Ltd is taking the precautionary measure of recalling from customers three varieties of multipack Chokablok ice cream bought from Tesco and One Stop stores. Due to a production fault, the products might contain pieces of broken lolly stick.

Published: Jun 13, 2012

The Food Standards Agency has brought a successful prosecution against an Essex slaughterhouse for deliveries of over-temperature meat.

Published: Jun 13, 2012

Health Canada is reminding Canadians to take steps to prevent cross-contamination of foods when shopping with reusable grocery bags and bins.

Published: Jun 13, 2012

The lean frank, which is made from premium cuts of chicken, has 75 percent less fat, 45 percent less sodium and 50 percent fewer calories than a tradition hot dog.

Published: Jun 13, 2012

The American Meat Science Association (AMSA) announced Martha Cassens is the recipient of the 2012 AMSA Meat Processing Award.

Published: Jun 13, 2012

Poultry groups expressed approval of a bill introduced in the US Senate that would repeal a Cold-War era law restricting permanent normal trade relations with certain countries.

Published: Jun 13, 2012

State animal health officials in Louisiana now have a state-of-the-art traceability system for livestock that will allow officials to identify a single animal if disease or terrorists threatens a state herd, a according to the Office of Animal Health and

Published: Jun 13, 2012

PepsiCo, Inc. and Strauss Group have introduced Obela, a refrigerated dips and spreads brand that will be launched in Mexico. The initial product launch includes three varieties of hummus: natural taste, chipotle and red pepper.

Published: Jun 13, 2012

Daniel Hillel, an Israeli scientist who pioneered an innovative way of bringing water to crops in arid and dry-land regions, has been named the 2012 World Food Prize laureate.

Published: Jun 13, 2012 By: Kacey Culliney

UK bakery Warburtons and texture analysis firm Stable Micro Systems have joined forces to develop equipment that enables manufacturers to assess the stickiness of dough immediately after mixing.