Croda Healthcare, a division of UK-based speciality chemicals
manufacturer Croda Oleochemicals, is to market a new range of soy
nutraceuticals derived from whole soybeans. The company claims that
unlike many other soy-based dietary...
Reports on apparently worrying research on the risks of
vegetarianism has been dismissed as inaccurate scaremongering by
the scientists who carried it out.
Clover Corp DHA oil to be added to bread produced by Australia's
George Weston Foods, a partnership which could be extended to
markets around the world.
A diet of antioxidant-rich fruit and vegetables could be an
effective way of helping the brain stay healthy. According to new
research, US scientists claim that evidence from their animal
studies show a correlation between antioxidants...
Omega-3 DHA, developed by Clover Corp, is to be added to a new
bread called Tip Top Up produced by food company George Weston
Foods, a subsidiary of Associated British Foods, IndustrySearch.com
reports.
Ireland's Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday said "serious
errors" at an Irish plant had allowed a banned growth hormone to
taint pig feed in Europe's latest food scare.
The Confederation of the Food and Drink Industries of the EU
(CIAA), together with the Danish Food and Drink Federation, this
week submitted to the Danish authorities a memorandum summarising
the industry position on the Presidency...
US soup company Campbell Soup Co. on Tuesday said a year-old plan
to revive its sluggish $2 billion (€2bn) retail US soup business
was on track, but it declined to give earnings guidance for the
fiscal year that starts in August.
Consumer representatives and experts from the fields of science,
industry and food law enforcement have been appointed to a core
stakeholder group established as part of the UK Food Standards
Agency's review of the Over Thirty...
A series of research projects from the UK Food Standards Agency
have concluded that "it is extremely unlikely that genes from
genetically modified (GM) food can end up in bacteria in the gut of
people who eat them," the...
Japanese food companies are moving to stop importing a range of
vegetables from China after findings showed that some Chinese-grown
spinach contained excessive agricultural chemicals, a Japanese
newspaper reported.
In a bid to improve customer services in the Japan and Korea, DSM
Food Specialities has expanded its activities in the two countries
with new offices for its Savoury Ingredients and Nutritional
Ingredients business units.
Nestle plans to wrestle market share away from its rivals in the
crowded $1.4 billion (€1.39bn) snack/energy bar category with a $9
million national print, outdoor and sampling campaign it hopes will
separate its PowerBar Pria bars...
Each year the popularity of polyphenolic antioxidants gains pace as
new studies surface that highlight the beneficial effect of
antioxidants on our health. Good news for the health professional
and the food scientists arrived recently...
Overcapacity has hit the British organic meat sector with
significant volumes of organic lamb and organic beef set to be sold
as conventional meat products this year, according to UK market
researchers Organic Monitor.
French food ingredients company Rhodia, through its subsidiaries
Rhodia Food and Rhodia Japan, announced this week that it has
formed a joint venture with Organo Corporation, a supplier of
processing food products , to develop and...
Pfizer, the world's largest drug firm, is to acquire smaller rival
Pharmacia for $60 billion in stock, published reports said on
Monday, creating an industry behemoth with a broad array of
best-selling products.
Milk drinking among American teenagers has increased for the first
time in six years, claims a new report, which finds that effective
marketing of flavoured milk could help improve the diets of many
teenagers.
Balchem Encapsulates has named National Starch and Chemical Company
(NSC) as its exclusive sales and marketing arm for its Vitashure
wellness ingredient product line to the food and nutritional
supplement markets in the Asia Pacific...
Take a look in the mirror, what do you see? An apple, a pear?
Obesity is a growing problem in Europe and currently one of the
main risk factors for Type 2 diabetes. Scientists have suggested
that the type of fat in your diet may have...
Japanese trading company Mitsui & Co, together with Land O'
Lakes, the Minnesota-based farmer-owned dairy cooperative, have
opened a €151 million cheese and dairy products plant in Tulare
County, US.
The Confederation of the food and drink industries of the EU (CIAA)
has given the thumbs up to a radical mid-term review of the Common
Agricultural Policy (CAP) as outlined by European Agriculture
Commissioner Franz Fischler this...
The polyphenols in red wine have already been shown to help lower
the risk of heart disease, but the latest research from Spain - one
of Europe's largest wine producing nations - shows that it can also
help fight the onset of...
Natural ingredient company Kemin Foods this week continued its
quest to defend the rights of its purified, crystal lutein
ingredient FloraGLO(TM) when it filed a lawsuit against Pigmentos
Vegetales (PIVEG), a Mexican manufacturer...
Danish food ingredients company Danisco is to launch the first of
two new probiotic bacteria cultures developed by Australasian
companies Fonterra Research Centre (NZDRI) and NZMP Ltd.
The European Commission on Wednesday approved a radical reform of
Europe's 40-year-old Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) that aims to
shift the focus of aid from production to the farmers themselves.
The European Union said on Tuesday it was investigating a growing
food scare in several member nations surrounding the discovery of
synthetic hormones in soft drinks and pork products.
Carbsense Foods, a US producer of low-carbohydrate food
alternatives for the retail and foodservice markets, has added
Garlic & Herb Pizza Crustand Honey Bran Muffin Mixes to its
line of low-carb dry mixes.
New research from the National University of Singapore and the
Cancer Research organisation suggests a strong link between soya
and lower breast cancer risk and suggests a possible reason for the
protective effect.
Changes to toughen current EU legislation on the labelling of
genetically modified foods were heavily criticised by Europe's
largest biotechnology lobby this week.
Vanilla, recognised as the world's most popular flavour, has had a
rough ride in recent years with the price rising steeply as a
result of tropical storms and a highly contested presidential
election in Madagascar, the country...
US confectionery group Hershey Foods on Tuesday sweetened its
second-quarter earnings forecast amid cost cutting and anticipated
demand for the Halloween and back-to-school seasons, reports CBS
Marketwatch.
New European-funded research could be moving science a step closer
to understanding the complexities of obesity development in Europe,
which in turn would help health professionals to provide effective,
evidence-based dietary advice.
Mondi Packaging UK's Great Yarmouth site has been awarded Silver in
the Anglo American CEO competition for outstanding performance in
occupational safety.
How easy is it to ensurethat foods and ingredients imported from
outside the EU are safe, ofsufficient quality and legal? How can UK
food companies ensure completetraceability of imported food
products? These questions will be tackled...
RPC Containers Corby, the UK-based packaging supplier is supplying
its newly launched 1.2 litre Sapphire catering jar to leading
Italian food manufacturer F. Ili Saclà, for its "Food Service"
range of premium pesto and pasta...
French people include in their diets as much animal fat as people
in many other countries, they do not smoke less and their level of
blood cholesterol is not lower. Despite all this heart disease is
low. So what's the secret?...
UK drinks giant Diageo announced on Monday that during the
financial year ended 30 June 2002 the company had delivered
continued profitable top line growth, reports Dow Jones.
The current trend towards health foods is making an impact on the
€20.2bn global food additives industry with demand for low-fat,
low-calorie and functional foods ensuring future development of fat
replacers, hydrocolloids, sweeteners,...
Taking vitamins to combat the effects of heart disease or cancer
could be a waste of time, claim researchers from Oxford
University's Clinical Trial Service.
The news this week that two California environmental groups are to
sue the nation's top sellers of French fries over acrylamide
warnings could be a harbinger of difficult times for the food
industry.
Acatris, the Dutch ingredients group, has just published research
which it claims shows that its SoyLife product provides much more
than soy protein and isoflavones.
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has asked the European
Commission to carry out a 'root-and-branch examination' of the
sources and use of collagen fibre in prepared foods, especially in
chicken, reports the Irish...
Ongoing challenges facing the food industry include the development
of new technologies dedicated to on-line sensors in food. Recent
European funded research rose to the challenge.
