All news articles for May 2003

Improved mouthfeel from Rhodia

Improved mouthfeel from Rhodia

Health, a driving force behind food innovation in general, is
nowhere more evident than in the yoghurt segment of the market. For
dairy food manufacturers looking to keep ahead of the game the
choice of ingredients is a crucial piece...

Food: how intolerant are we?

Food: how intolerant are we?

In response to growing concerns from the consumer about food
intolerance, the food industry and food safety agencies in Europe
are continuing in their quest to allay fears. The recent move by
the UK's Food Standards Agency (FSA)...

The future of E-numbers

The future of E-numbers

Campaigners in the UK have begun a further assault on the
"artificial additives", and their potential effects on child
health, writes Frost & Sullivan. What does this mean for
food additive producers? And how can they...

The value of creatine

The value of creatine

Creatine serum supplements may have no effect on muscle ATP or
creatine stores, say researchers, who report that one particular
liquid serum had no effect on 40 subjects tested.

Safer onions?

Safer onions?

Avure Technologies has supplied a high-pressure processing (HPP)
system to a US-based food company which aims to increase the safety
of processed onion.

Stick to the spinach?

Stick to the spinach?

Does iron fortification work ? And if so, how ? Scientists from the
US government are working on a new study to investigate the
absorption and utilisation - the bioavailability - of various iron
sources used to fortify foods today.

Tea beats halitosis

Tea beats halitosis

Who would have thought it? A nice cup of tea to combat those
embarassing bad breath moments. Scientists in the US have found
compounds in tea can stop the growth of bacteria that cause bad
breath.

Pumping up pectin production

Pumping up pectin production

Yesterday we reported on a new production plant by CP Kelco to
ensure its position as a leader in hydrocolloids, today the same
company announced that it plans to increase pectin capacity at its
Skensved, Denmark and Limeira, Brazil...

Innovation still going strong

Innovation still going strong

The latest round-up from Mintel's GNPD reveals that innovation in
the food and drink industry is still going strong. Evidence that
innovation remains a number one priority for food manufacturers is
all apparent in the latest...

Bush joins the GM debate

Bush joins the GM debate

The confrontation between Europe and the United States over
genetically modified foods shifted up a gear this week when the US
President George. W. Bush accused Europe of impeding efforts to
fight world famine because of its trade...

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