A number of convenience meal products will now be able to carry a
'lean' nutritional claim, after the US Food and Drug Administration
expanded the use of the term.
US based ingredients company Savoury Systems International (SSI)
has expanded its range of salt replacers - helping bakers appeal to
the growing number of consumers seeking to cut salt from their
diet.
Innovation in fruit products has topped Datamonitor's list of most
original new product introductions last year, revealing an emerging
attempt to promote fruit consumption through fun.
US president George W Bush and commission president Jose Manuel
Barroso have reaffirmed their commitment to breaking the deadlock
in the Doha round of WTO trade talks.
Carrefour's end of year results reveals mixed messages for the
French retailer, with like for like sales dropping by 4.9 per cent
in the fourth quarter.
As a youngster I was brought up on a healthy diet of tuna fish
sandwiches and Disney - making my new year's resolution for 2007
the toughest yet. That's right, I'm giving up tuna and who knows,
even cod.
FoodandDrinkEurope.com takes a look at what we can expect to see on
supermarket shelves this year as food retailers race to keep ahead
of growing trends.
Replacing fat with orange fibre to improve the nutritional quality
of the banger does not affect the sensorial nature of the product,
Spanish researchers have reported.
A new round of court hearings against two processors, and the
possible consideration of chargesagainst a third, indicates that
the UK regulator is taking a tougher approach to breaches of
foodsafety law.
The US food and beverage industry last week launched a new
initiative to support the government's dietary guidelines, while at
the same time promoting products that meet certain nutrition
criteria.
The European Commission has used its latest Monitoring Agri-trade
Policy (MAP) report to assess the current debate on the potential
impact of agricultural trade liberalisation in the context of the
Doha Development Agenda.
An independent evaluation of front of pack nutritional labelling in
the UK could help break the deadlock over which labelling system is
most effective.
Encapsulating fats and fat-soluble ingredients with chitosan to
protect them during processing does not affect their availability
in the body, says new research that highlights the vast potential
of this technique.
The stability of emulsions can be enhanced by complexing the
protein albumin with green tea extracts, boosting the shelf-life
and nutritional content, researchers have reported.
A biocompatible radio-frequency identification (RFID) ink would
allowprocessors to track individual cuts of meat or vegetables,
allowing them to make speedy recalls during food contamination
outbreaks.
Irish firm Kerry Ingredients has responded to the growth of
organics in the United States by expanding its organic ingredient
product range across the board, the firm announced yesterday.
Corn Products International today announced that it is to acquire
the food business of SPI Polyols, as well as the remaining 50
percent of SPI's Brazilian joint venture.
Guava and miso are amongst the major new flavors expected to take
off this year, according to a new trend program launched by
Givaudan, which aims to provide an annual forecast for global
flavor preferences.
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has issued positive
scientific opinions on another batch of 10 packaging substances,
part of an EU-wide effort to prevent the chemicals from
contaminating foods.
A new research project into strawberry wilt disease could have
important repercussions for a fruit that remains the most popular
flavour in numerous food and drink categories.
The pleasure of eating, and the desire to stop, is not affected by
bodyweight, says a new study that could help in the search for a
solution to the obesity epidemic.
British food retailer Marks and Spencer looks to be back on track
after reporting third quarter like for like sales up 5.6 per cent
today, boosted by online sales.
Fermentation of dairy with a mix of lactic acid bacteria and a
Streptococcus strain could selectively reduce the protein
responsible for cows milk allergy, researchers have reported.
Cargill is seeking EU approval for its sweetener Xtend Sucromalt,
which it claims can bring slow energy release and low glycaemic
response to a wider range of applications.
The Slovakian Antimonopoly Office has put the breaks on a deal
between Carrefour and Tesco, saying that it would give the British
supermarket a monopoly over the market.
Food industry and consumer groups are poles apart over the question
of mandatory nutrition labelling with government opinion somewhere
between the two.
Nutrition studies of beverages funded solely by industry are four
to eight times more likely to report favourable conclusions for the
sponsors than studies with no industry funding, say researchers
from the US.
The battle of wills between the UK food watchdog and industry
heavyweights over nutrition labelling threatens to destabilise the
balance of power between industry and government.
Lycopene, microencapsulated in gum arabic-sucrose capsules, slowed
the degradation of vitamins A and D3 in skimmed milk by 45 per
cent, says new research.