All news articles for October 2011

Croda gains gold IFFO ‘responsible production’ standard

Croda gains gold IFFO ‘responsible production’ standard

Ingredients supplier Croda has gained a ‘gold standard’ for responsible production methods from the International Fishmeal and Fish Oil Organisation – and says a full ‘responsible sourcing’ standard is in its sights in 2012.

Chr. Hansen hails new cheese culture club members

Chr. Hansen hails new cheese culture club members

By Ben Bouckley

Danish food ingredients specialist Chr. Hansen is poised to launch a new range of cheese cultures that it claims will radically extend the shelf-life taste profile of products such as feta.

Juna aims to cause Andean stir in UK juice sector

Juna aims to cause Andean stir in UK juice sector

By Ben Bouckley

Juice startup Juna claims that it will shake-up the UK juice market following the recent launch of a new all-natural nectar range made mango, lulo, guanabana and mora fruits.

Fonterra fears NZ $20m daily milk loss due to massive gas leak

Fonterra fears NZ $20m daily milk loss due to massive gas leak

By Ben Bouckley

Fonterra says it fears it will lose around NZ $20m of milk a day after it was forced to close 15 of its 17 processing sites on North Island, following a break in a gas pipeline on Monday that led to operator Vector requesting that businesses do not use...

Potency of Stevia sweetener in spotlight

Study shows stevia-derived rebiana has greater potency when cold

By Jane Byrne

Stevia plant derived Rebiana is significantly more potent in cold water, finds a US based team who flag up their findings as critical for developers of low-calorie products to get the right sweetness level when replacing sugar with the natural sweetener.

Arla have been given the green-light for new £150M plant

Arla Foods to create 700 jobs with new £150M dairy project

By Dan Colombini

Some 700 new jobs are set to be created in the sector after communities secretary Eric Pickles confirmed that he would not call-in Danish dairy cooperative Arla Foods’ application to build a new £150M dairy in Buckinghamshire.

ACC savages BPA study linking chemical to poor child behaviour

ACC savages BPA study linking chemical to poor child behaviour

By Ben Bouckley

The American Chemistry Council (ACC) has launched a withering attack on the design of a new study suggesting that gestational exposure to food packaging compound bisphenol-A (BPA) before birth could lead to emotional difficulties in children.

Danish fat tax raises 'considerable concerns': EDA

Danish fat tax raises 'considerable concerns': EDA

By Ben Bouckley

The European Dairy Association (EDA) has hit out at Denmark's recently introduced tax on foods containing saturated fats, which it said raised 'considerable concerns' regarding its social and economic impact on the nation's population.

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