Danish group Danisco has become the latest in a string of
ingredients firms to pass on increased raw material and energy
costs to the market, announcing today that it is to up the mark on
its glucoamylase for the US brewing and portable...
A new meta-analysis of clinical trials of the effect of salt
reduction in children reports that a modest reduction in intake
does have a significant effect on blood pressure.
Integrating social and environmental concerns into business
practices ultimately benefits a firm's bottom line as well as the
environment, according to the CEO of energy bar manufacturer Clif
Bar.
UK firm Create Flavours has developed an innovative method that it
claims is capable of recreating more accurately the original
flavour of strawberries.
A team of food researchers has been awarded a patent for a new
variety of tortilla targeting consumers eager for a low fat, low
carb, soy-free version of the popular bread alternative.
The world needs an independent trade watchdog to properly regulate
the international food supply chain if we as a society are to truly
create a more sustainable and ethical food market.
Novozymes has reported 'highly satisfactory' results for the first
nine months of 2006, enabling the enzyme giant to adjust the
outlook for earnings upwards.
Processing plants in eight major food industries became
significantly more productive after being acquired, according to a
new government report on mergers and acquisitions in the US food
industry.
A new chemical dispensing system can provide safer, easier and more
economic extraction of chemicals from containers while helping to
reduce costly spills, the manufacturer claims.
Encapsulating vanillin in beta-cyclodextrin could improve the water
solubility of the compound, as well as offering protection against
oxidative degradation, suggests research from Greece.
CIAA president Jean Martin, elected for a third term of office by
the confederation's board of directors, used last week's Congress
to call for better regulation of the food industry.
A nationwide campaign to remove artery-clogging trans fatty acids
from the US food chain received another significant boost today,
after popular fast food franchise Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC)
announced it is to switch to non-trans...
Communication efforts need to be redoubled to ensure that the
public is aware of the health benefits of milk and milk product
consumption, says the International Dairy Federation.
Danisco has extended its bakery enzyme range with a new amylase
enzyme that slows down the staling of industrial bakery products,
and extending the shelf life of bread.
New Zealand's HortResearch is conducting research aimed at taking
fruit and fruit-derived ingredients into the next generation of gut
health drinks based on their prebiotic properties.
EU manufacturers have made significant changes to their recipes
andprocesses but have achieved only "modest" reductions in
acrylamidelevels, according to an industry expert.
A new trans-free, non-hydrogenated bakery shortening claims to
allow manufacturers to reduce saturated fat by up to 30 percent,
while still offering the same functionality as traditional
shortenings.
Leading supplier of pectin and xanthan gum CP Kelco will next month
consolidate its Canadian food business through an Ontario-based
specialty chemical distributor, a move the firm says will not
disrupt supplies to customers.
The food and beverage industry must switch from "cheaper oils,
starches and sugars" to a healthier and more nutritional focus,
said the International Obesity Task Force, after startling new
estimates were released about...
Advitech announced its first significant sales of psoriasis
supplement Dermylex have propped-up financial results for its third
quarter ended September 30, 2006.
European member states have endorsed a draft EC decision to impose
compulsory tests on all US long grain rice imports in order to
prove the absence of illegal biotech strains.
Hydrocolloid firm CP Kelco is the latest ingredients firm to pass
rising costs onto the market, announcing yesterday that it is to
raise prices across all of its product ranges.
Ingredients giant Tate & Lyle is considering the sale of its
Food & Industrial Ingredients, Europe (TALFIIE) division, in a
move designed to sharpen its focus on value added ingredients, the
firm announced yesterday.
Research groups around the world are working on breeding truly
purple tomatoes, packed full of anthocyanins, and reports suggest
that such a finished fruit may only be a few years away.
Oilseed processor Bunge has reported an encouraging start to its
second half financial year, after adjustments to its South American
business have allowed the firm to stabilize disrupted business in
the region.
Australia's government will work with industry to reduce trans
fatty acids in Australian food, it announced this week, despite
figures that suggest intake of the fats among the population is
within safe limits.
Asda announced yesterday that its store in Canford Heath Dorset is
set to be the first supermarket to recycle, reuse or compost all of
its waste rather than send it to landfill.
Scientists have reviewed the safety data and case reports of
supposed adverse reactions for noni fruit juice, and reached the
same conclusions as the EU that the fruit poses no safety risk to
consumers.
About 5 per cent of mixed raw vegetable salads in the UK are
contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, according to a national
survey that uncovered two products with levels above the EU's
regulatory limit.
French wine authorities have laid down plans to ban the
controversial use of wood chips in higher quality appellation
controllee wine, after the practice was approved by the European
Commission.
Corn Products International has again reported strong growth, with
its third quarter results reflecting a continued good performance
from its North American business.
Leading kids' entertainment brand Nickelodeon has made another move
towards promoting fresh produce to children, announcing this month
that its popular cartoon characters will feature on kid-friendly
packs of fruit.
The stagnant US market for fruit products is expected to continue
to decline marginally, despite industry efforts to spice up the
category through ingredient and packaging innovation, according to
a new report by Packaged Facts.
Government researchers are helping to dramatically reduce
Salmonella on pigfarms, part of a bid by the US agriculture
department to prevent the pathogen from showing up at processing
plants.
A new fat replacer from hydrocolloid firm Gum Technology has been
designed specifically to interact with the milk proteins present in
dairy goods, and claims to cut fat by up to 10 percent in
milk-based products.
A handful of almonds, a rich source of flavonoid antioxidants,
vitamin E and magnesium, may enhance the feeling of fullness in
people and aid weight management, suggests a new study.
Except for the sheep in the uplands of Cumbria, Scotland and Wales,
radioactivity levels in UKfoods are below EU guidance levels,
according to an annual study by the country's food safetyregulator.
Maltodextrin and whey protein isolates can form complexes with
"exceptional emulsification properties", and could offer
industry an alternative to gum arabic, particularly for soft drink
applications.
