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The EWG has again found traces of ingredients from Monsanto's weed killer in several popular breakfast cereals. Pics: ©GettyImages/Tung-Tong/pamela_d_mcadams

Cereals and snacks still contaminated by weed killer but there is really no reason for alarm

Several popular breakfast cereals and snacks, including Cheerios and Nature Valley products, continue to test positive for trace amounts of glyphosate, according to the Environmental Working Group.

Back from the future: Eggs a functional ingredient for more than baked goods

The American Egg Board (AEB), speaking at this year’s International Food Technologists expo held June 2-5 in New Orleans, shared ways to incorporate out-of-shell egg products into snacks that satisfy demand for protein and clean labels.

Turning promising ideas into reality: Nestlé targets Africa’s innovative thinkers

Nestlé has kicked off a Research and Development (R&D) innovation challenge in Africa to boost local entrepreneurship.

Facility upgrade at Welch’s fruit snacks pegged to draw in 100m annual visitors

Promotion in Motion (PIM) is investing $30m to increase its New Jersey plant’s footprint by 50%, adding new production lines and a visitor center, as well as a fruit snacks tour space.

BakeryandSnack Chat Podcast: Everything you need to capitalize on the rise of snackification

Sebastian Emig, director general of the European Snacks Association, outlines the upcoming Snackex – held every second year – that congregates the entire value savory snacks chain in one place.

For the love of cricket: Pringles cracks Guinness World Record

Pringles has tapped into the Indian consumer's love for cricket to bowl over a Guiness World Record for creating the ‘largest sentence made with packaged food.’

AMCO pumps up snack protein with BakePLUS

Baked goods and snacks have a new dairy protein option from New Jersey-based AMCO Proteins. BakePLUS is said to be heat stable and highly soluble, preventing over-aeration common in pastries.