NSW launches new online Varroa Management Tool
02 December, 2024Developed in collaboration with the North American Honeybee Health Coalition and tailored to Australian conditions, the tool aims to empower local beekeepers.
Maple syrup explored as a potential sugar substitute
22 November, 2024The potential health benefits of using pure maple syrup instead of sugar were explored in a recent clinical trial in Canada.
Fooditive Keto-Fructose sweetener from apples and pears
09 August, 2024Fooditive Group has launched its plant-based sweetener Keto-Fructose (5-keto-D-fructose) in the US.
Sugar-reduction technology for fruit ice creams and sorbets
24 June, 2024Better Juice has expanded its patented sugar-reduction technology to lower the sugar loads in fruit sorbets.
Foodtech startup Better Juice partners with Ingredion
22 January, 2024Foodtech startup Better Juice is collaborating with Ingredion, a global provider of specialty ingredients to the food and beverage industry.
FSANZ calls for comment on native Australian honey
23 November, 2023FSANZ is calling for public comment on an application to permit the sale and use of honey produced by Australian native stingless bees.
Call for comment on low-energy sugar substitute
09 November, 2023Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is calling for comment on an application to permit D-allulose as a low-energy substitute for sugar.
FSANZ calls for comment on added sugar proposal
18 September, 2023FSANZ is calling for comment on a proposal to clarify and define added sugars for the purposes of making claims about food.
Chocolate manufacturers to face elevated cocoa and sugar prices
25 July, 2023A Rabobank report has found that the prices of cocoa and sugar are likely to remain elevated in coming months due to poor growing conditions and limited supply.
Nestlé trials technology that reduces intrinsic sugars in key ingredients
19 July, 2023Nestlé has piloted the sugar-reducing technology in its factory lines for powdered beverages such as Milo in several countries across Asia.
Aspartame assessment results released
14 July, 2023Results of an international assessment of aspartame cited "limited evidence" for carcinogenicity in humans but more research is needed; and no changes to the daily intake assessment.
Foodtech startup to launch carob-derived sweetener
30 June, 2023FoodTech startup CarobWay will launch its clean-label, low glycemic index sweetener at IFT FIRST 2023 in Chicago, in gummy and energy bar prototypes.
Common sweetener may damage DNA
05 June, 2023A study has found that a chemical formed when a popular sweetener is digested is "genotoxic", meaning it breaks up DNA.
NZ validates Mānuka honey regulatory definition
05 June, 2023Following a robust scientific reassessment, NZ has confirmed that its regulatory definition of Mānuka honey will not be changed.
Supporting manufacturers in using stevia sweeteners
26 April, 2023Ingredion has launched a video series to help manufacturers harness the potential of stevia sweeteners and FBB ingredients in sugar reduction formulations.
