Flavour regulation requires calm and communication
The new EU flavouring regulation should cause no immediate panic amongst food manufacturers, says Synergy, but there are some aspects of the law that are left open to interpretation.
The new EU flavouring regulation should cause no immediate panic amongst food manufacturers, says Synergy, but there are some aspects of the law that are left open to interpretation.
With confectionery makers keen to drive additional sales as they tackle today's tough economic landscape, a new in-house system that applies shiny gold and silver to printed labels could help their products stand out on the shelves, claims its manufacturer.
Superfruits top the bill for sweet flavour predictions in 2009, suggesting confectionery formulators mindful of innovation in a testing climate should increasingly consider exotic flavours in their new product designs.
Alberta, Canada-based Bioneutra has applied to the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) for European Union Novel Foods approval for a prebiotic, isomalto-oligosaccharide sweetener.