FrieslandCampina Ingredients makes the case for galacto-oligosaccharides in closing the gap between infant formula and breast milk

FrieslandCampina Ingredients has published a white paper setting out the scientific rationale for galacto-oligosaccharides (GOS) as a critical tool for replicating the oligosaccharide complexity of human milk in infant formula – and introducing its next-generation ingredient, Vivinal® GOS-SL, which delivers additional human milk oligosaccharide structures through a novel production process.

12th International Symposium on Recent Advances in Food Analysis

3-6 November, 2026 • Prague, Czech Republic The RAFA organizers, University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague  https://uapv.vscht.cz  (UCT Prague, Czech Republic) and Wageningen Food Safety Research (WFSR),  https://www.wur.nl/en/research/food-safety  part of Wageningen University & Research (The Netherlands), would like to invite food scientists from academia, together with representatives of industry, national and international agencies, control authorities, […]

Safe ARA oils for infant formula: Innovative new process eliminates bacterial toxin

Nutriswiss develops method for eliminating cereulide in ARA oils Earlier this year, the detection of bacterial toxin cereulide in baby formula hit the headlines, impacting consumer confidence and leading to a wave of product recalls across Europe. The contamination was caused by oils containing arachidonic acid from a Chinese manufacturer, thought to result from risks […]

New review maps the nutritional and processing challenges holding back plant-based dairy alternatives

A comprehensive review of the current state of plant-based milk and fermented dairy alternatives, published in European Food Research and Technology, identifies substantial variability in nutritional composition across product categories and points to clear formulation, fortification and processing priorities for the food manufacturing sector seeking to close the quality gap with conventional dairy.

Beware: The ‘Ozempic Era’ could shift blame for obesity from individuals to the food industry

The food industry faces a fundamental shift in how obesity is understood – and who is held responsible for it. A convergence of new drug science, addiction research, and systems-level policy analysis suggests that the long-held assumption that obesity is a matter of personal failing is beginning to crack. For food scientists and manufacturers, the […]

Key Technology has launched the ADR X defect removal system

Key Technology unveils defect removal and optical sorting systems aimed at cutting waste and boosting yield

Key Technology has introduced a range of new food processing equipment, headlined by the ADR X automatic defect removal system – a machine engineered to recover more usable product from wet potato strips through more precise defect detection and trimming than its predecessors.

EXBERRY plant-based pet food colour ingredients

GNT targets premium pet food boom with new EXBERRY plant-based colour range

GNT, the Netherlands-based supplier of plant-based colour ingredients, has expanded its EXBERRY® portfolio into the pet food sector, launching a range of fruit, vegetable, and plant concentrates designed to deliver colour, taste, and nutritional value to cat and dog food products.

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dsm-firmenich embeds taste masking directly into pea protein TVPs to eliminate plant off-notes at source

dsm-firmenich has launched two new textured vegetable proteins (TVPs) that integrate precision flavour modulation technology directly into the extrusion process – a technical approach designed to strip out the bitter, beany, and earthy off-notes that continue to dog plant-based meat development.

HTBA Vitafoods 2026

HTBA’s new Leanara targets the muscle loss problem that GLP-1 drugs don’t solve

HealthTech Bio Actives (HTBA) used Vitafoods Europe 2026 to launch Leanara®, a dual-effect ingredient combining proprietary bioflavonoids with highly bioavailable vitamin B12, formulated specifically to address lean muscle loss and fatigue in consumers using GLP-1 receptor agonist therapies.

FoodReady ERP software

FoodReady unifies food manufacturing ERP with real-time compliance and financial integrations

FoodReady has expanded its food manufacturing ERP platform with new modules designed to eliminate fragmented data across production, inventory, and regulatory compliance operations. The update introduces two-way integration with QuickBooks, Xero, NetSuite, and Shopify, giving food manufacturers, processors, co-packers, and distributors a single operational data source in real time.