News & Analysis on the Bakery and Snacks Industries
Drugs based on Australian scientific body CSIRO's research into the influenza virus have been shown to be effective, in laboratory tests, against a sample of an H5N1 influenza virus currently infecting chickens in Asia.
Optical testing technology is becoming increasingly widespread among grain processors, with machines now able to check for a range of defects such as discoloration, impurities or immature grains.
Dutch food group Wessanen is already seen the benefits of its far-reaching restructuring programme Operation Phoenix with a significant recovery in profits at its cereal products division, Dailycer.
A UK industry body is warning that eggs imported from Spain could be increasing the risk of spreading Salmonella food poisoning for food processors and caterers.
Britain's Tate & Lyle group and the US-based McNeil Nutritionals are to change the way they handle production, sales and marketing of sucralose, the sweetener developed jointly by the two companies, following the recent opening up of the European market.
Freezing technology that has advanced food convenience and quality could also kill or reduce potentially harmful microbes more strategically, according to a recent report from a US-based scientist.