The use of low and no calorie sweeteners in the food industry is rising rapidly. However one product area that has always relied on the use of sweeteners is in the formulation of sports drinks, says Professor John Brewer.
AAK is taking its rationalisation to a new stage in Q2 2011 as it repositions away from commodities towards higher value-lower volume specialty food ingredients.
Dietary exposure to a range of chemicals that can migrate from packaging into food is low and poses no risk to human health, according to research from government food safety experts in Australasia.
The newly-acquired Cognis business had a positive effect on BASF’s Q1 Performance Products results, as the integration is on-track for completion by the end of 2011.
UK food and drink manufacturers are under-represented in the European Economic Recovery Plan, says the Food and Drink Federation (FDF), which is aiming to promote the sector more at EU level in the coming year.
Ivory Coast’s cocoa trade has been normalised, but uncertainly remains about the mid-crop, and and all eyes are now on the weather for the main crop, to be harvested this autumn, notes commodities specialist Rabobank it its latest review.
Reflecting the continuing industry trend toward outsourcing, Barry Callebaut said a new supply deal it has agreed with Hershey will put its annual deliveries beyond the current 80,000 metric tonnes.
April saw sharp rises in grain prices due to exchange rates and oil prices, with the future curve to be determined by how much production increases and ability to replenish reserves.
Categorising nano-based materials into hazard bands is the core of a new risk assessment technique put forward by French authorities as regulatory bodies continue to explore ways to manage possible threats from the ground-breaking technology.
The European Food Safety Authority has begun rolling out its re-organisation programme to enable it better to cope with its increasing workload, but according to a consultant EFSA’s structures for assessing dossiers mirror legislation.
Leatherhead Food Research has developed a new online platform of demographic opinions, which can be used to test product concepts against preferences in the marketplace.
In their current form new EU food labelling proposals would make regulatory requirements for the dairy industry more complex and burdensome, claims the European Dairy Association (EDA).
Research suggesting a low salt diet may increase the risks of cardiovascular disease has questioned current drives to reduce salt intakes, however experts from the UK and US have been quick to dismiss the study as ‘flawed’.
The International Stevia Council has launched a new, independent proficiency testing programme (PTP) for stevia products, which is intended as a benchmark to ensure analytical methods used to determine composition and purity yield accurate results.
Scientists at the USDA have found that modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) provides consumers with the best protection against the food safety threat of E. coli in shredded lettuce.
A method of producing nano-capsules for drug delivery may have potential to create food-grade nano-encapsulations of ingredients for the food industry, according to new research.
A free trade agreement between the EU and Japan that eliminates tariffs and non-tariff barriers for EU food and drink products would enable European manufacturers better to cater to a high potential market, the CIAA tells policy makers.
A consortium of flavour firms seeking to raise awareness of the sector and encourage a new generation of researchers has renewed its bursary scheme for Phd students, and is hoping for applications from right across the EU.
The addition of antioxidants to oils may control the formation of trans-fats during the processing and heating of edible oils, according to new research.
DSM has tendered its 4.95 per cent stake in Danish ingredients firm Danisco, after buyer DuPont raised its offer to DKK700 on Friday following discussions with major shareholders.
Ivory Coast cocoa exports are unlikely to resume by this week, said Mintel, in response to reports that the country will start shipping the commodity from the beginning of May.
Swedish proposals to phase out bisphenol A (BPA) in epoxy can linings are based on political expedience and groundless fears rather than sound science, said the North American Metal Packaging Alliance (NAMPA).
Areas of the brain that interpret our sense of taste may also provide a representation of oral textures such as how fat feels in the mouth, according to new review.
The board of the Swiss company developing production of steviol glycosides by fermentation has proposed two new members, both with a background in food ingredients.
Novozymes saw double-digit growth for its food and beverage enzymes business in the first three months of the year, helping the Danish firm towards solid results and maintained ambitions for the full year.
The Institute of Food Research (IFR) has teamed up with Italian and Greek scientists to develop a tool for predicting Salmonella levels at different stages of the pork supply chain.
Cargill’s takeover of Schwartauer KVB has been cleared by the European Commission, giving the US giant the green light to phase in the operations of the German semi-finished cocoa supplier.
The United States lists sodium on nutrition labels while salt is more common in the European Union. Salt and sodium are not the same, and a standardized term would only cause confusion.
DuPont has increased its bid for Danish ingredients firm Danisco by 5.3 per cent to DKK700 per share, and has set a final deadline of May 13 for 80 per cent of shares to be tendered.
