Heavy consumption of hot dogs, sausages and other processed meats
could raise the risk of pancreatic cancer, scientists heard
yesterday at the annual meeting of the US cancer association.
A mother's education and income seem to be the key factors
determining what their children eat, according to a study from the
University of Glasgow, Scotland.
A soy-based egg replacer developed by food scientists at Unilever
heads to the US, as Alleggra Foods, the owner of the new
ingredient, signs a distribution, manufacturing and marketing
agreement with Tate & Lyle for the North...
The effects of last year's hurricanes are still making themselves
felt in the orange juice industry, where the price of juice is
rising, reports Philippa Nuttall.
Japanese food safety authorities have ordered further testing, after two cows were diagnosed with Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) during preliminary screening, Tom Armitage reports.
Improved blends with the high intensity sweetener Acesulfame K have
brought volume gains in the buoyant sweetener market, says
Nutrinova, the German firm that supplies the sugar-replacer under
the Sunett brand, writes Lindsey Partos.
The dispute between the sugar industry and McNeil Nutritionals
advanced a small step this week when a federal court in Los Angeles
ruled that the Sugar Association can continue its claim into
whether McNeil's Splenda campaign...
Responding to consumer and legislative pressures, international
food firms are slicing artery-clogging trans fatty acids from their
formulations,FoodNavigator.com spoke with Nestle to find out
how the world's number one food...
Seeking to clear up confusion over approved GM ingredients, the
European Commission has published a list of the 26 biotech products
cleared for use across the EU 25 member nations.
South American and Asian yeast markets bring strong gains in the
first half, offsetting weaker markets in the US and Turkey,
London-based sugar and ingredients group Associated British Foods
reports today, writes Lindsey Partos.
About half of US food producers that specify the use of
non-genetically modified ingredients in their products have little
understanding of the process involved, according to a recent
survey, writes Philippa Nuttall.
Ingredients firm Danisco on the way to the number two global enzyme
spot after the same German regulatory authorities that delayed the
deal give the green light, reports Lindsey Partos.
Scientists from the US reveal how a powerful chocolate ingredient
exerts anti-cancer properties, findings that could one day be used
to design novel cancer treatments.
Forcing the traceability card, the European Union has voted to
block imports of certain US grain unless they prove they are free
of the genetically modified maize Bt10,reports Lindsey
Partos.
US meat processing giant Smithfield Foods has shut one of its
Polish meatpacking plants after local media showed employees
scraping mould off sausages and sending them back to retailers.
Clear openings for health-positioned foods in China with new
figures highlighting the rise in metabolic syndrome - a condition
where a number of risk factors for heart disease are present.
Food makers will be encouraged by a new report that reveals food
safety actions along the supply chain appear to be paying off, with
new figures from the US government showing cases of the harmful
food pathogen E.coli have fallen...
Food makers will favour rice in formulations, with a new study set
to boost consumer perception of the grain, showing rice eaters have
a healthier overall diet, with less added fat and sugar than their
non-rice eating compatriots.
Food chemists bring new knowledge to cut costs in the steady
European popcorn market, identifying a key crystalline structure in
popcorn that appears to determine its popping quality, reports
Lindsey Partos.
Knocked by an economic slowdown and the strength of the Euro
against the US dollar, growth in turnover for the European food and
drink industry rose by a 1.9 per cent wisp from 2002 to 2003,
concludes a new report from the US government,...
Russia's dairy, bread and juice sectors are driving a raft of
novelty product innovations aimed at inspiring Russia's functional
food sector, offering opportunities for companies looking for more
value-added products, reports...
Ambitious US ingredients supplier Cargill boosts its war chest,
announcing a 35 per cent rise in profit for the third quarter of
2005, on gains from commodity trading and its animal feed and steel
businesses.
The EU's wine-producing countries, including Hungary and Slovenia,
this week torpedoed discussions to raise the minimum excise duty on
all alcoholic drinks, fearing a domestic backlash from vintners,
reports Chris Mercer.
Russian dairy firm Wimm-Bill-Dann believes consumers are ready to
pay higher prices for quality and 'healthy' products. The firm
explains to Angela Drujinina why it has chosen to source
ingredients from abroad to satisfy...
British retailer Tesco, which this week became the first UK
supermarket to break the £2 billion profit barrier, plans to build
on a strong performance across Eastern Europe by adding more than
30 stores in the region this year, increasing...
Culture media supplier Oxoid has expanded the use of innovative
chromogenic substrates within its chromogenic media range to
provide quick and cost-effective food analysis.
Scientists have identified a key crystalline structure in popcorn
that determines 'popability' a discovery that could help
manufacturers maximise productivity and increase consumer
satisfaction.
Oil ingredient supplier Archer Daniels Midland said on Wednesday it
will close operations at a Brazilian soybean crushing, refining and
bottling plant.
Condemned for contributing to the worsening health problems in the
population, food makers are under orders to slash salt levels in
their processed food formulations but replacing this cheap flavour
enhancer is a challenge for food...
Indulgence, and convenience mark a recent round up of new product
designs for the frozen food aisles facing tough price competition,
reports Lindsey Partos.
Advanced ID's new ultra high frequency (UHF) technology has been
analysed by Kansas State University's new Animal Identification
Knowledge Laboratory in order to assess its application in the
livestock industry.
Vulnerabilities in the international food chain are evident as an
unapproved genetically modified corn leaks into feed, flour and
oils; but Europe's food safety agency says this week the illegal
Bt10 corn is unlikely to pose...
High protein source lupin flour continues to attract attention
following new reports that this food ingredient used in pasta and
bread products could provoke severe allergic reactions, reports
Lindsey Partos.
In a €197.5 million deal food and pharma group DSM sheds low growth
bakery ingredients operations to private equity firm Gilde, freeing
up the Dutch firm to increase its focus, and opportunities, on high
margin, health promoting ingredients,...
Health ingredients manufacturer Fenchem says its newly certified
range of non-GMO products will lead the way in building confidence
in Chinese manufacturers, reports Dominique Patton.
Reflecting ongoing pressure on food makers to slice the salt out of
their food formulations, breakfast cereals leader Kellogg has
launched a new version of its flagship corn flake product with 25
per cent less salt.
A team of US and Japanese researchers have declared that milk and
meat from cloned cattle are likely to be safe for human
consumption, although stressed that research in this area was still
very much in its infancy, Tom Armitage reports.
Understanding the most extreme conditions for food products will
bring gains for product formulation, particularly functional foods,
on Earth, says Arla Food Ingredients, the firm that has developed a
new yoghurt for consumption by...
With €173.5 million in lost earnings due to acute gastroenteritis,
a new report from the Irish food agency highlights the need for a
food safety system to cover the whole island of Ireland, writes
Lindsey Partos.
Trans fat concerns hit Australia with consumer groups calling for
trans fat to be highlighted on food labels after more than a third
of 50 food products tested had levels 'well above what is
considered safe by many experts',...
Tesco has become the first British supermarket to break the £2
billion profit barrier, leaving its rivals for dust and forcing it
to look outside the UK for extra growth opportunities - yet rising
costs may make the coming year more...
Dutch bakery ingredients leader CSM continues to shed activities in
non-core countries, selling off its Swedish subsidiary BakeMark
Sweden to private equity group Accent, Lindsey Partos
reports.
Slicing away at contamination risk in fruit, Scottish scientists
overcome obstacles to design a rapid test for the detection of the
harmful mycotoxin patulin that occurs in naturally occurring
moulds.
Eating beans or lentils at least twice a week may reduce a woman's
risk of developing breast cancer, according to research designed to
investigate the benefits of the plant compounds flavonols,writes
Dominique Patton.
