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Rich isoflavone product launched
23-Nov-2001 - Linnea, Swiss manufacturer of botanical extracts, announced this week the launch of a new Red Clover extract. According to Robin Ward, Linnea...
Popularity increases for food irradiation
23-Nov-2001 - The recent fatal anthrax attacks that have struck in the United States appear to be increasing public support for the irradiation of food, a Rooster...
Argentine organic farmers wait for GM ruling
23-Nov-2001 - Argentine organic farmers expect a ruling soon on whether a legal challenge against the state's support of genetically modified (GM) corn crops will go to...
Alcohol consumption soars in Ireland
22-Nov-2001 - Alcohol consumption in Ireland, home of the world famous Guinness brewery, has increased by more than 40 per cent over the past decade, while it...
Alcohol problem in Britain paints a bleak picture
22-Nov-2001 - Teenagers in Britain are consuming twice as much alcohol as a decade ago, a new report reveals this week. The study also shows a steep...
EU cracks down on vitamin cartel culprits
22-Nov-2001 - The European Commission imposed hefty fines amounting to EUR 855.22 million on 8 producers of bulk vitamins for violating antitrust laws. Hoffmann-La Roche and BASF...
Nutritional whey from Borculo Domo
22-Nov-2001 - Whey derivative producer Borculo Domo Ingredient introduced a new range of brand names at the Food Ingredients Europe 2001 exhibition in London this month. ...
Natural vanilla flavour developed
21-Nov-2001 - American flavour company GSB Associates has developed a new Natural Vanilla flavour. The new flavour, Natural Vanilla Flavor 2-Fold WONF #5643, is an alternative and...
Ginger supplement to help arthritis pain
21-Nov-2001 - Ginger could be an effective treatment for arthritis, US researchers reveal this week. In a recent clinical trial a pill containing extracts...
UK leads European organic market
21-Nov-2001 - Sales of organic food in the UK are rising faster than in any other European country, according to a new report launched on Monday by...
Egg technology advances with Belovo
20-Nov-2001 - According to ingredients company Belovo scientific trials have shown that one can eat as many as two or three of its Columbus Eggs a day...
From filling fats to e-services, Aarhus reveals all
20-Nov-2001 - The laboratories of Danish speciality vegetable fats and oils company Aarhus Olie are busy developing new products for the food manufacturer. At the Food Ingredients...
Cargill food ingredients business restructures
20-Nov-2001 - Cargill announced this month that its business unit Cargill Nutraceuticals will now be known as Cargill Health and Food Technologies. The decision...
Mind the turkey, risks revealed
20-Nov-2001 - US consumer group, the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) Consumer group, revealed this week that the turkey industry does not appear to...
AVEBE and Aventis in joint venture
19-Nov-2001 - Research into the commercial use of genetically-modified potato starch has been agreed in Germany by Aventis CropScience in a joint venture with Dutch cooperative AVEBE,...
New concepts from WILD
19-Nov-2001 - German ingredients company WILD presented new concepts for the confectionery, bakery and ice cream industries at this year's FIE in London this month. ...
Education, the key to a healthy diet
16-Nov-2001 - A recent study in Denmark supports the view that social class and education can play an active role in dietary habits. Scientists...
Fish oil fights depression, more evidence
16-Nov-2001 - Remember your mother telling you: "Eat your fish. It's good for your brain." She may just have been right. Scientists think they...
WTO trade talks, a challenge for agriculture
16-Nov-2001 - The successful launch of the new round of world trade talks is good news for the economies of the UK, the European Union and the...
Cranberries, the top antioxidant source
15-Nov-2001 - The little red berry, the unremitting companion to our Christmas turkey, may be better for us than the accompanying broccoli , US researchers report this...
Moderate drinking helps arteries
15-Nov-2001 - Further evidence to support the view that the odd tipple may help, rather than harm, the body was presented this week by the National Institute...
ANZFA launches labelling campaign
15-Nov-2001 - Australian health minister Annette King launched on Wednesday an information poster, developed by the Australia New Zealand Food Authority (ANZFA), to help consumers understand new...
Danisco pilot plant for starter cultures
14-Nov-2001 - Danish ingredients company Danisco is accelerating the development of starter cultures to the dairy industry and other food industry customers with the opening of a...
Fruit extracts fit the bill
14-Nov-2001 - Ocean Spray Ingredient Technology Group (ITG) unveiled its newly developed range of fruit extract powders at Food Ingredients Europe last week in London. The cranberry...
Treatt not so bananas
14-Nov-2001 - UK flavour specialist Treatt promoted its new natural banana distillate at the FiE in London last week. The company boasts that recent...
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