Neither management nor employees at a New Jersey food manufacturing plant understand the basics of food safety, according to federal officials who described conditions at Products Africana Inc. as “egregious” recently.

Problems included live and dead insects on food and food m...

Food products containing Bifidobacterium lactis HN019 from the DuPont Danisco range have recently been recorded with the Japanese Consumer Affairs Agency for Food with Function Claims. Currently, drinkable yogurts, yogurts and dietary supplements containing HN019 as a functional ingredient h...

EHL Ingredients, a leading importer, blender and packer of food ingredients, has acquired a new UK manufacturing to develop the existing product range and further expand.

The site in Stockport, England, is 8,000 square foot of extra space to further expand the business as it continues to ...

The Brazilian company at the heart of a recent meat scandal, JBS, has temporarily suspended beef production at 33 out of 36 of its plants. However, production is set to resume this week, the company reports. JBS is the largest meat processor in the world and has been embroiled in a food fraud sca...

Citri-Fi a natural citrus fiber provides multiple functionalities such as texture, emulsification, stabilization, pulp extension and mouthfeel when replacing ingredients such as carrageenan, gums, starch, corn-based maltodextrins and other chemically modified ingredients in clean label beverages....

A risk assessment tool for farmers with GLOBALG.A.P. Certification for banana production…

TR4 is a plant disease of the roots of banana plants. It is a fungus but it cannot be controlled by fungicides or chemicals. This poses a serious threat to the worldwide banana production. The...

An instant coffee marketed as a “natural herbal” aphrodisiac is under recall nationwide after the report of one death and a finding by the FDA that it contains prescription drugs for treatment of erectile dysfunction.

Caverflo.com posted the recall of 25-gram packets of &ldquo...

Lycored have announced a joint venture with Algatechnologies (Algatech), a premier biotechnology company and global leader in cultivating microalgae and production of natural astaxanthin. Lycored will distribute Algatech's AstaPure natural astaxanthin carotenoid in the form of beadlets, increasin...

The action of trans-fatty acids may be more damaging to cells than previously thought, as a study reveals the mechanism by which cell death occurs faster, leading to atherosclerosis, heart attacks and strokes.

The research team, led by associate professor Takuya Noguchi and professor Atsu...