Labelling issues on the cards again for manufacturers as the UK's
food safety agency this week launches a consultation on the use of
alternative phrases to 'may contain' on food labels.
With serendipitous coincidence, in the same week that the European
Food Safety Authority delivers its hotly awaited first opinion on a
GMO, bureaucrats and stakeholders have gathered in Brussels under
the aegis of the Commission to...
US- and Australia-based biotech firm Novogen has been granted a US
patent covering health supplements based on the use of soy
isoflavones in tablet or capsule form.
If traceability is at the heart of new food labelling rules in
Europe then the life blood keeping it beating must be risk
management. On the eve of the first ever risk assessment on
genetically modified organisms delivered by Europe's...
In the wake of terrorist attacks in the US on September 11, 2001
Europe's manufacturing industries have taken a knock but figures
released this week reveal that the food industry is managing the
course, registering a 'light...
The US Agricultural Research Service (ARS) has developed a new
dough formulation to eradicate the musty, 'beany' aftertaste of
some soy-based breads; a problem that has eluded food technologists
since the 1970s.
A disappointment for the food industry the US government last week
predicted a cut in the forecast for soybean production to the
lowest level in nearly 30 years. Although up slightly on 2002
figures, the area for harvest is expected...
The impact of higher commodity prices on ingredients manufacturers
continues to impact margins. In October figures show that soybean
prices peaked at their highest levels in six years.
ADM Natural Health and Nutrition has expanded its Novasoy soy
isoflavone further, with launch of the product in a directly
compressible form to make processing easier.
The milk industry churns over new findings in the US that claims a
simple supplement can dramatically boost the content of unsaturated
fatty acids in cows' milk
The rolling out of third quarter results today continues with a
slip in earnings for US agri-giant Bunge on the back of weaker
profits sorely felt in the agribusiness division.
Soy Fantastico, a vitamin- and mineral-rich soy beverage
specifically targeted at the Hispanic consumer, will be introduced
at the Expo Comida Latina trade show next week.
More than half the women participating in a trial in New Zealand
stopped taking HRT after last year's Women's Health study, report
researchers this week. Are natural supplements filling the gap?
Ingredients firm Acatris has introduced a new product which has the
potential to surpass the rapidly growing sales of its Soylife soy
isoflavones, according to its president.
Freshly formed Bunge-Dupont soy ingredient joint venture, The Solae
Company, is to plunge into flavors and to work on the taste of soy
protein through a new collaboration with flavor scientists at the
Linguagen corporation.
US soybean processor ADM is launching its organic whole soybean
powder NutriSoy on the European market at next month's Food
Ingredients Europe. The product has been nominated for the 'most
innovative ingredient' award.
ADM, a leading supplier of health ingredients, will exhibit a range
of products derived from natural sources at the forthcoming Health
Ingredients Europe exhibition in Paris from 17-19 September 2002.
Newly-formed Acatris is planning a major assault on the UK market
and has predicted that Britain will be among the top three growth
markets for its health ingredients.
Acatris, the Dutch health ingredients company, has called for
greater harmonisation of the methods used to test soy isoflavones
to help consumers avoid "the proverbial problem of comparing
apples to oranges rather than apples...
Dutch company Acatris, formed recently following a merger between
four Royal Schouten businesses, established its new name with the
launch of a lignan product at last week's VitaFoods trade fair in
Geneva, Switzerland.
Archer Daniels Midland, the giant US agricultural products
processor, has extended its international alliance with
Nutraceutix, a manufacturer of controlled delivery technology for
the pharmaceutical industry.
US-based ADM Specialty Ingredients is restructuring its sales and
marketing organisation "to better serve customer needs for
comprehensive and innovative food ingredients".
Archer Daniels Midland has been awarded its fifth and sixth patents
for the use of concentrated isoflavones in combination with other
plant-derived phytochemicals.
Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has been awarded three US patents for
the use of concentrated isoflavones combined with other
phytochemicals to treat blood-related diseases, cancer and
menopausal symptoms.
A major study of the effects of hormone replacement therapy has
been halted after scientists discovered a major risk of ovarian
cancer - but there are plenty of natural alternatives to help women
deal with the menopause.
Acatris, the Dutch ingredients group, has just published research
which it claims shows that its SoyLife product provides much more
than soy protein and isoflavones.
Agribusiness giant Archer Daniels Midland Co. said on Tuesday it is
paying an extra 20 cents per bushel for soybeans that have not been
genetically modified and are delivered to its processing facility
in Decatur, Illinois.
Functional foods and ingredients will be given a greater focus at
global agriculture company Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), the
company announced on Monday.
ADM announced the restructuring of its Food and BioProducts
Divisions to strengthen the company's global focus on its core food
and feed operations, as well as its functional foods and
ingredients.
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