— OPINION — By Steven Grossman, Executive Director of the Alliance for a Stronger FDA. What started as a crisis over the safety and supply of infant formula became a wide-ranging review of FDA’s food programs by the Reagan-Udall Foundation. In turn, those led to the creation of a new post, Deputy Commissioner for Human

For any consumer, it’s important to know what goes into a product, for reasons ranging from health to allergens to religion. But or those who are blind and partially sighted, this is often difficult without having packaging that makes this information accessible.  Some companies have provided solutions. For example, NaviLens has worked with brands such as

Ingredients supplier Ingredion and Israeli food tech start-up Better Juice have announced plans to collaborate. The move, which will see Ingredion market Better Juice’s technology from Q2 this year, will ‘open doors’ to food and beverage companies seeking sugar reduction solutions.“This important partnership is truly exciting,” commented Yarom, adding that it ‘dovetails perfectly’ with the

As consumers become accustomed to time-efficient products and tools, they will be more receptive to adopting technologies like augmented reality (AR) and artificial intelligence (AI). Utilising automated shopping lists and meal-planning apps as essential, everyday aids will become typical, market intelligence company Mintel anticipated in its Global Food and Drink Trends 2024 report. AR and AI

2023 was a difficult year for plant-based meat. With Beyond Meat, one of its biggest brands, seeing a falling share price​, and a range of businesses going into administration​, the market for plant-based meat analogues isn’t an unqualified success story.However, UK-based plant-based brand VFC is not shrinking, but growing. Using its acquisitions to bolster its

For manufacturers of precision fermentation-derived ingredients such as non-animal casein or whey, this solution could bring greater control over growth parameters and an ability to detect anomalies during processing. Paired with existing productivity and bioprocess-improvement services offered by Planetary, the solution could bring costs down by up to 30%, we were told.The novel technology, which is currently

Cheese-whiz: Japan announces incentives to boost domestically produced goods​​The Japanese government has announced financial incentive plans for the dairy industry and brands to boost consumer demand for locally produced cheese.With a total budget of about JPY2.2bn (US$14.7mn) requested for this project, the idea is to subsidise dairy producer groups that collect raw milk shipments from

Who will pay? APAC cocoa industry says EU Deforestation Regulation could create ‘two-tier market’​The cocoa and chocolates industry in Asia Pacific has expressed concern that the EU Deforestation Regulation could lead a two-tier market for cocoa beans, which could have far-ranging cost and pricing implications.A lot of the debate and backlash to the EU’s controversial

This consultation desk is the first of its kind established by Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) and headed by its Export and International Bureau Intellectual Property Division.This will be the first step in a new planned framework to be set up in collaboration with various ministries to combat counterfeit agriculture, fishery and

Beer boost: Asahi Super Dry drives international growth amid cost setbacks at new Japan brewery​​Asahi’s star-performing beer product Asahi Super Dry has helped sustain the firm’s profitability and international growth even amid cost setbacks at its new domestic brewery in Tosu.Asahi recently announced its FY2023 nine-month financial results ending September 2023, reporting 6.1% growth in