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Consumers think that current labelling regulation for genetically modified (GM) foods is inadequate, according to a new report from the UK’s Food Standards Agency (FSA). Related news |
Business opportunities in sustainable ingredientsDeveloping a sustainability strategy makes sense for food ingredients companies to ensure security of supply, to leverage brand opportunity in innovations, and to realise returns on investment in agriculture, says an Oxfam expert. Milk fat can help eliminate choc fat bloom, claims studyReplacing some of the cocoa butter with milk fat can control fat bloom in chocolate, according to new research from Canada. Treatt rolls out six savoury top notesUK-based flavour and fragrance ingredients company Treatt has developed six new synthetic nature identical top notes, primarily for use in savoury flavours. Distributor plays up fruits’ technical powerA newly-formed distributor is offering a slate of fruit and nut ingredients that could provide technical functions in food applications to replace artificial additives or sweeteners. |
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US President Barack Obama has vowed to help India boost its food processing industry as part of a strategy to promote global food security.
The Sudzucker-owned Beneo Group established the Beneo Institute in late 2009 to give “new oxygen to a squeezed industry”, as Executive Board member, Yves Servotte, puts it, to a functional foods industry facing unprecedented regulatory and scientific challenges in Europe and abroad.
Amcor has indicated it would be prepared to sell a flexible packaging business to address European Union anti-trust fears over its proposed takeover of Alcan.
A breakthrough in the understanding of how bacteria bind to the mucus layer protecting the gut lining could result in more effective probiotic design and selection.
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Nutrition labelling
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