The Food Standards Agency (FSA) needs to crack down on labelling
and the use of water retention agents by poultry processors, EU
inspectors reported yesterday.
Ingredients giant Cargill showcased its Xtend Isomaltulose product
at the FiE in Paris, targeting energy and sports food and beverage
manufacturers with the low GI sweetener.
Chiquita is to keep its headquarters in their current location in
Cincinnati, Ohio, in order to focus on its major business
priorities, said the company's chairman in an internal announcement
last week.
The FAO's predictions concerning commodity costs and production
show sustained high prices for milk and growing sugar consumption
in the developing world.
Ingredients firm DSM has launched a neutral-tasting yeast extract
that promises to improve taste and flavour impact in a wide variety
of food applications.
The controversy surrounding the leaking of a printing chemical into
baby milk will likely result in a new EU law aimed at preventing
such contamination from happening, the European Commission said
yesterday.
In the absence of definitive action from the FDA, food
manufacturers should take the initiative to promote whole grains to
the American public, clearly indicating if products are an
excellent source or a good source of whole grains,...
Dietary fibre intake may not be associated with reduced risk of
colorectal cancer, according to a study in today's issue of the
Journal of the American Medical Association (vol 294,
pp2849-2857).
The stock market is too optimistic about Tate & Lyle's ability
to hold on to market share for sucralose once its patent expires,
says market analyst Morgan Stanley.
German health ingredients firm Cognis has introduced an
emulsifier-protein compound targeted for use in bakery
applications, which claims to replace the need to use eggs in
formulations without any significant changes to taste or...
An online summary of a key FAO study into genetically modified food
has given the food industry unprecedented access to vital
information concerning the safety and potential risks of this
technology.
Complex webs of assumptions are spinning a lie about the real value
of today's companies, lulling directors and shareholders alike into
a false sense of value creation.
Global cereal production for 2005 will be higher than previously
thought, and large inventories will continue to mitigate against
upward price pressure, says FAO.
Citrus fruit production in the US is on a general low, largely as a
result of hurricane damage in Florida, according to the US
Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) December crop production
forecasts.
European and US food regulators will never be able to fully tackle
issues relating to nutrition and obesity unless they work together,
claims a pressure group.
The UK's Competition Commission (CC) has released comprehensive
guidelines for it's probe into Heinz' acquisition of HP, inviting
comment on the sale that will see two of the world's top condiments
manufacturers...
A newly developed citric acid ester of mono- and di-glycerides
promises to replace lecithin in chocolate applications where the
main functionality is to lower the viscosity and yield value.
Cereal giant Kellogg is to reformulate some of its products with a
low linolenic soybean oil in an effort to reduce or eliminate trans
fatty acids while also minimizing the saturated fat content of the
products, the company announced...
Belgian supermarket chain Delhaize will expand further into the US,
continuing to rely on American supermarket sector buoyancy as the
European retail slump continues.
Pessimism and intransigence from both Europe and the US means that
next week's vital WTO trade talks in Hong Kong will collapse in
embarrassing failure unless concessions are made fast.
Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has expanded its range of low trans
fats, which it claims will allow manufacturers of baked goods to
produce healthier formulations with good functionality.
Demand for fiber in the US is forecast to more than double in the
next six years, with food manufacturers set to "tap into regions
with very few competitors but with high product demand,"
according to new research by Frost...
DNA testing is to be used to ensure the quality of Angus branded
beef, after generations of cross breeding has resulted in reduced
Angus breed percentages in many of the cattle that currently
qualify for the breeding programs under...
Tesco is the first choice for Britons shopping on the Internet this
Christmas, with two thirds of online grocery shoppers buying from
the retail giant's website, according to new research.
Young women can burn more calories from meals if they eat three or
four servings of dairy per day, suggests a new study in another
twist to the dairy weight loss debate.
Nutrient profiling, one of the most controversial elements of
Europe's proposed health claims law, looks set to remain in the
future legislation, according to experts, and some firms have
already signalled their acceptance.
Symrise is investing £1.5 million at its Nördlingen production site
in order to re-establish itself as a leading force in the global
beverage flavours market.
The FAO's warning that urgent policy reform is needed comes just
days before the make-or-break WTO Hong Kong summit on liberalising
agricultural trade.
Biotech giant Monsanto is to develop new versions of its reduced
trans-fat Vistive soybean with the aim of improving shelf life and
flavor of soy oil, lowering saturated fat content and enhancing the
bean with Omega-3.
Danone, France's iconic dairy group, is working with a prestigious
French research institute to find new probiotic strains for dairy
products and understand more about how the 'friendly bacteria'
work.
The UK food industry has criticised the Food Standard Agency
(FSA)'s latest nutrient profiling model for being 'subjective' and
'having no rational scientific basis'.
