The EC has cleared the proposed restructuring of Coca-Cola Nestlé
Refreshment Company, an existing beverages joint venture in the
field of iced tea and coffee between The Coca-Cola Company and
Nestlé SA.
The United Soybean Board (USB) released data from their annual
survey showing that Americans changing their eating habits due to
health and nutrition concerns has risen dramatically to 72 per
cent.
Tate & Lyle and McNeil Nutritionals announced the realignment
of their sucralose activities into a new global alliance designed
to maximise the market penetration and accelerate the worldwide
growth of sucralose.
Spinach may help restore sight in people who are legally blind, US
researchers reveal this week. Scientists at the Department of
Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are investigating whether a
protein from spinach could replace...
The Institut Rosell-Lallemand was awarded this week the 2001 Market
Engineering Technology Leadership Award for its new enteric coating
technology STAR™.
McCain Foods Limited has completed the deal to purchase the
production facilities and foodservice business of Anchor Food
Products Inc. in a three-party transaction.
H.J. Heinz Company has completed a transaction with Anchor Food
Products Inc. to acquire Anchor's Poppers® retail frozen appetizers
business and its licensing rights to the T.G.I. Friday's® brand of
retail frozen snacks...
Americans possess a growing awareness of the link between nutrition
and health, as government committees become increasingly attentive
to nutraceutical product claims and potential regulations.
While a balanced diet as recommended by the USDA Food Guide Pyramid
may help in the prevention of cancer, whey protein is being proven
in clinical studies to be a powerful assistant in cancer prevention
and treatment.
The "World O-Cha Festival 2001" will be held in Shizuoka City of
Shizuoka Prefecture, the centre of o-cha (Japanese green tea)
production in Japan, from October 5 to 10.
At the Fi Europe 2001, DSM Food Specialties will introduce a new
application of its FirmFruit® enzyme system designed to enhance the
appearance and consistency of processed tomato pieces in
end-product applications.
Australia confirmed the suspension of importation of Japanese beef
and beef products following the formal confirmation of a case of
BSE in a Japanese dairy cow.
According to Victor Manuel Villalobos Arambula, Under Secretary for
Agriculture at the Mexican Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and
Food, Mexico's government will promote the production of GM
foodstuff.
The New Zealand parliament agreed the merger of the country's two
major dairy processing companies and their export wing into a
$NZ11bn cooperative renamed Fonterra Cooperative Dairies.
The Japanese government made a huge blunder in ignoring a European
Union report warning of a mad cow disease outbreak in Japan, the
Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries minister admitted.
Danisco's research centre in Brabrand, Denmark was the meeting
point on September 10-11 for a group of international researchers
focusing on Asian eating habits and the latest food trends.
High levels of aflatoxins, chemicals that have the potential to
cause cancer in humans, have been found in a batch of "Kashmira
Basar mixed spices for Asian curries."
The OIE, Foot and Mouth Diseases (FMD) and Other Epizootics
Commission meeting on September 18-19 in Paris, replace France,
Ireland and the Netherlands in the list of FMD-free countries.
Ontro, Inc. announced on September 19 that it received a directive
from the United States Army to begin the prototyping and delivery
of the group ration packages.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has amended the food
additive regulations to provide for the safe use of anti-microbial
agent on poultry carcasses, parts and organs.
Lately, numerous studies have been published regarding the health
benefits of flaxseed otherwise known as linseed, one of the oldest
cultivated plants used by man.
Fenugreek, trigonella foenum-graecum, is an annual plant, member of
the pea family. The botanical name for fenugreek means "Greek hay,"
since it was used at one time to scent poor quality hay.
Spherix Incorporated, the technology innovation firm. reports on
discussions with FDA officials concerning tagatose, the company's
new low-calorie sweetener.
The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) announced on Monday stricter
measures, in the form of a seven point plan, to tighten the laws
preventing unfit poultry meat entering the human food chain.
The National Soft Drink Association issued a statement regarding
gum arabic as some media reports have linked Osama bin Laden and
his financial interest to various organisations and industries
around the world.
ADM announced the restructuring of its Food and BioProducts
Divisions to strengthen the company's global focus on its core food
and feed operations, as well as its functional foods and
ingredients.
An experiment by a Japanese doctor showed oolong tea reduces body
fat and rejuvenates internal organs, because it contains a large
amount of polyphenols.
A group of French people who ate a popular wild mushroom developed
rhabdomyolysis, a potentially fatal condition in which skeletal
muscle fibres break down, the New England Journal of Medicine
reports this week.
Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd wholeheartedly supports the use of
genetic modified organisms (GMOs) and stressed this week that it
must be allowed in New Zealand.