All news articles for July 2012

UK Flavour Association outlines aims

UK Flavour Association outlines aims

By Rod Addy

The UK Flavour Association has outlined its core aims following its launch in London, saying it will be a crucial voice for its members on quality control, technical and regulatory issues.

Jean Hénaff pâtés target carbon footprint

Jean Hénaff pâtés target carbon footprint

By Rod Addy

Jean Hénaff, France’s leading pork meat processor, has been hailed because its pork pâtés entail lower carbon footprints than international benchmarks.

Polish campaign to drive domestic consumption

Polish campaign to drive domestic consumption

By Arabella Mileham

Poland is embarking on a major new campaign to promote beef to the domestic market in an attempt to boost the quality end of the market and reverse the spiralling decline in consumption.

Sharp rise in UK food and drink acquisitions

Sharp rise in UK food and drink acquisitions

By Rod Addy

2012 has seen a “remarkable” rise in merger and acquisition activity involving the UK food and drink industry, with much of it taking place in the past two months, according to industry commentators.

EU opposes ractopamine limit

EU opposes ractopamine limit

By Kitty So

The European Union (EU) is opposing a decision to create an international limit on the use of ractopamine, a fattening agent for pigs and cattle, arguing that the substance should not be used at all because of potential health risks to humans.

UEAPME and EHPM fear EFSA proposals

Trade groups fear EFSA fee proposals

By Rod Addy

Trade groups fear administration fees for services proposed by the European Food Standards Agency (EFSA) could hit small to medium-sized food manufacturers and supplement firms hard.

EFSA review reconfirms no safety concerns over food from cloned animals

EFSA review reconfirms no safety concerns over food from cloned animals

By Rory Harrington

Foods derived from cloned animals or their offspring show no signs of being any different or posing safety concerns compared to products from conventional sources, said the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) in its latest review that echoed previous...

DSM Food Specialities invests €20m in spray drying

DSM invests €20m in spray drying

By Rod Addy

Global ingredients firm DSM has pumped €20m into its Delft factory in the Netherlands, on top of a separate €100m investment in research and development in the region.

$3m earmarked for global centre of FMD research

$3m earmarked for global centre of FMD research

By Nicholas Robinson

A leading UK animal health laboratory is to receive a $3m funding boost to become the centre of global expertise on research, surveillance and diagnostics of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD).

Ben & Jerry’s backs animal welfare initiative

Ben & Jerry’s backs dairy cow welfare initiative

By Rod Addy

Ben & Jerry’s has teamed up with Compassion in World Farming (CIWF) and the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) to campaign for better treatment of Europe’s dairy cows.

Wacker bioengineers gamma-cyclodextrins from foods such as potatoes

Wacker wins EU approval for novel ingredient

By Rod Addy

Wacker has won approval from the European Commission for the use of gamma-cyclodextrins, ring-shaped sugar molecules, as a clean label novel food ingredient.

Russia and India top poultry production rise

Russia and India top poultry production rise

By Vladislav Vorotnikov

Russia and India were the most rapidly developing countries in terms of production of poultry meat in 2011, according to estimates from leading Russian analytical agency Agroru.

Caravan Ingredients launches cracker enzyme technology

Dispatches from IFT 2012 Las Vegas

Caravan Ingredients launches cracker enzyme technology

By Rod Addy

US firm Caravan Ingredients showcased cracker enzyme technology that delivers greater throughput and less wastage for firms making the snack at the Institute of Food Technologists 2012 Annual Meeting & Expo, Las Vegas.

DD Williamson's organic annatto is derived from annatto seeds

Dispatches from IFT 2012 Las Vegas

DD Williamson: EU potential for US organic ingredients

By Rod Addy

DD Williamson looks set to benefit substantially from regulatory changes on both sides of the Atlantic, including the harmonisation of organic standards, the company claims.

Nutrient profiling debate reignites

Nutrient profiling debate reignites

By Rod Addy

DG Sanco has reignited the nutrient profiling debate by initiating a consultation with other parts of the European Commission to test support for it to set nutrient profiles under health claims legislation.

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