All news articles for February 2003

GRAS for Xangold

GRAS for Xangold

Health ingredients manufacturer Cognis Nutrition and Health has
announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has
approved GRAS status for the company's Xangold brand natural lutein
esters products in a variety of...

Leahy defends supermarket role

Leahy defends supermarket role

At a time when the UK supermarket sector is under increased
scrutiny because of the plethora of bids for the number four player
Safeway, the role played by supermarkets in improving consumer
choice and convenience has been defended...

Dieting dynamics

Dieting dynamics

As our obession with healthy living and slimline figures soars
increasing numbers of people fall into the diet trap - one month
the weight falls off, and the next it returns, with avengance.

The nose of the matter

The nose of the matter

One of our most powerful senses - that of smell - remains
enigmatic. Of the five basic senses, the sense of smell is the
least understood, up until now. Scientists in the US claim this
week to have sniffed out potential clues to how...

Scientists turn bitter around

Scientists turn bitter around

From one sense to another - taste. As children, and indeed adults,
how many of us have been forced to swallow bitter-tasting medicines
? But there could be a solution for present and future generations,
and a natural one at that.

AOC basmati

AOC basmati

New guidance aimed at ensuring UK consumers are not bluffed into
buying rice incorrectly labelled as 'basmati' has been published
this week by the UK Food Standards Agency.

D is for Dandy

D is for Dandy

Danish chewing gum manufacturer Dandy, which changed its name in
October last year to Gumlink, is to establish a new research and
development centre in Vejle, Denmark.

Glowing 4Q for Bunge

Glowing 4Q for Bunge

The world's largest processor of soybeans, US company Bunge, said
on Tuesday that fourth-quarter net income had more than doubled,
reflecting the acquisition of French rival Cereol last year and
healthy growth across all its...

Let up for Piveg

Let up for Piveg

Mexican company Pigmentos Vegetales del Centro (Piveg) was recently
granted a temporary stay of injunction - the initial phase of a
patent infringement suit initiated by lutein supplier Kemin Foods
and the Catholic University of America...

Danish industry set to grow

Danish industry set to grow

Denmark's food and drink manufacturing companies are expected to be
the star performers in that country's economy this year, with
growth of between 6-10 per cent. The growth will come from new
product launches and international...

And then there were five…

And then there were five…

The six bidders for UK supermarket group Safeway have now become
five with the withdrawal yesterday of the US investment group KKR.
The remaining candidates, all of them retail specialists, now await
a decision from the regulators...

Arla gets the Danish blues

Arla gets the Danish blues

Claims by Swedish dairy company Arla that its Rosenborg cheese is
the most popular blue cheese in Britain have caused offence to
Stilton producers, who argued successfully that their cheese is by
far the most widely sold UK brand.

Thirsty for health

Thirsty for health

Health concerns continue to drive bottled water sales in the UK as
the findings of a new report reveal that sales rose another 11 per
cent last year to 1770 million litres, contributing £1,000 million
(€1.472m) in retail value, writes...

CAP pressure on UK farmers

CAP pressure on UK farmers

Reform of the Common Agricultural Policy is just one of a host of
pressures for change on British farmers, the president of the UK
National Farmers Union (NFU) Ben Gill told the union's annual
conference earlier this week.

Culture and CVD risk

Culture and CVD risk

European researchers are attempting to discover whether moving to a
different country and changing diet can alter the risk of
developing cardiovascular disease (CVD) using population studies
from Italy, Belgium and the UK.

Blurring the (product) lines

Blurring the (product) lines

The lines are blurring between sweet biscuits and confectionery and
between sweet biscuits and snacks, according to a recent review of
last year’s various product launches by Mintel’s Global New
Products Database (GNPD).

Unilever push in Asia

Unilever push in Asia

Anglo-Dutch food giant Unilever reports this week that it will
further strengthen its foods operations across the Asian market
with an agreement to acquire the outstanding shares in CPC/Aji
Asia, a 50-50 joint venture, from Japanese...

Are you a 'supertaster'?

Are you a 'supertaster'?

Scientists report this week that our biology plays a major role in
determining our food choices.While specific food cravings are
generally thought to be the product of temporary biological changes
our bodies may well determine what...

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