China is considering a law to regulate the use of biotechnology in
agricultural production to protect people's health and the
environment, state media said on Monday, Reuters reports.
Poland, the largest candidate for entry to the European Union, may
miss out on liberalisation of farm trade between the bloc and
applicant countries unless it changes its policy, an EU official
said last week, reports Reuters.
The US Food and Drug Administration this week announced recalls of
the mini jelly candies (or mini-cup gel candy) because these
products present a choking hazard. These sweets contain the
ingredient "konjac" (also known...
Chocolate could be aggravating the sleep disorder which causes
sufferers to act out violent nightmares, according to scientists in
a recent New Scientist report.
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) last week published the
first comprehensive report on food labelling in Ireland.For the
FSAI, the function of food labelling is to inform purchasers of the
properties, ingredients, nature...
Convinced that the principal growth area for dairy lies in
nutraceuticals and that value-added functional foods will shift
from a premium niche to a mainstream category, Irish dairy giant
Glanbia is investing heavily in technological...
It comes as no surprise to learn that continued reduction of
microbiological hazards in meat, and strict enforcement of BSE
controls, are among the performance targets set for the Meat
Hygiene Service for the 2002/03 financial year,...
On average, Americans consume more than three kilos of peanuts and
peanut products each year. Although the nutty legumes are a good
source of vitamins and fibre, for a small but growing sector of the
population, peanuts can also induce...
French food group Danone declined to comment last week on a report
it was in talks with Cadbury Schweppes and Coca-Cola over
distributing its Evian mineral water in the United States.
Following a series of recalls across the world, European Union food
health officials decided in March to remove a sweet called jelly
mini-cups from European markets
A report into distance selling has made a number of recommendations
aimed at ensuring people can feel as confident in the safety,
labelling and quality of food when they purchase food 'at a
distance' as when they buy it...
An electronic device that tells the supermarket when food has gone
bad could be gracing the shelves in the near future, according to
new research in the US.
The American Association of Cereal Chemists, a group that evolved
out of the need to create standardised methodology for the cereal
grains industry, is to expand to include the growing field of
pulses/legumes.
German chemical company Degussa is to sell its SKW Piesteritz-Group
as part of the company's aim to focus on specialty chemicals. A
Memorandum of Understanding has been signed with Swiss wheat and
fertiliser trading company Ameropa...
There are many ways for consumers to increase their intake of
calcium, a mineral known to help strengthen bone structure and aid
weight loss. But a recent analysis shows that milk, a natural
source of calcium, remains the most cost-effective...
A New Zealand entrepreneur, the main shareholder in Australian food
ingredients firm Burns Philp, announced a takeover bid on Friday
for dairy products company New Zealand Dairy Foods.
China warned the European Union yesterday against destroying meat
and seafood cargoes over health concerns, as the two signed deals
worth more than 30 million euros.
The measurement of dietary fibre will come under the spotlight in
June when scientists meet at a workshop, organised by the American
Association of Cereal Chemists (AACC), in Leuven, Belgium.
The food children eat might play as big a role as books and
computer screens when it comes to causing short-sightedness,
reports UK science journal the New Scientist
US cereal company Kellogg Co. agreed this week to sell its
Bake-Line Products business to Atlantic Baking Group, the privately
held baking group said on Wednesday.
Scientists in the US have recently demonstrated the function of
both a human receptor that responds to sweeteners and a related
human receptor that responds to glutamate, a savoury tasting
molecule found in a variety of meats, cheeses...
Cholesterol-cutting foods and food ingredients are relatively
common, but the same cannot be said of drinks, largely because of
taste issues. But now consultancy firm Arthur D. Little (ADL)
claims to have developed the first drink...
US biotech company OvImmune has been sent a warning letter by the
Food and Drug Administration for marketing eggs that supposedly
boost the human immune system. The company claims it is a dietary
supplement, not a drug.
The heated debate about food allergies and the implications for
food manufacturers looks set to continue as a new study conducted
in the UK claims the risk of death to children age 15 due to a food
allergy is slim.
Moody's Investors Service has confirmed the Baa3/Prime-3 ratings
for the unsecured debt securities of French ingredients company
Rhodia. At the same time it has changed the outlook on the ratings
from stable to negative. These...
US regulators have told Campbell Soup that its Prego pasta sauce
contains less vitamin C than advertised and have ordered the
company to correct the problem promptly, according to a letter made
public on Tuesday.
Belgian food ingredients company Corman announced recently that it
has launched a new butter ingredient to be promoted at the upcoming
Europain bakery and pâtisserie exhibition in Paris, from 20-24
April, 2002.
Calcium supplements could help postmenopausal women combat
osteoporosis, report researchers from New Zealand in a recent issue
of The American Journal of Medicine.
Consumers might be interested in healthy bakery products but are
still not buying enough to merit dramatic changes in the production
for the bakery industry, reports a recent poll carrried out by
BakeryNet.com.
Agrifood giant Archer Daniels Midland recently moved further into
health ingredients when it signed an agreement with US company
Nutraceutix for ADM to use Nutraceutix' patented Controlled
Delivery Technology (CDT) to develop...
Environmental groups Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth (FoE),
together with the European Environmental Bureau (EEB), recently
urged EU governments and the European Commission to safeguard
European agriculture and biodiversity by...
Two European Commissioners, representatives from farmers, retailers
and consumers together with CEO's from large European food
companies will participate in the upcoming Sommet Alimentaire
Europeen (European Food Summit) that...
Soy protein concentrate and lecithin manufacturer, Central Soya,
the North American operating unit of Cereol, has signed a letter of
agreement to acquire full ownership of CanAmera Foods of Canada.
