Selenium under the spotlight
The US Agricultural Research Service is launching a study to investigate the potential benefits of fortifying breads, pastas, and other flour-based foods with the trace element selenium.
Archives for March 21, 2002
More foods banned over artificial sweetener
Hong Kong has ordered more popular Japanese snacks to be pulled from supermarket shelves after they were found to contain an unapproved sweetener which some studies have linked to cancer and other health problems.
Cargill constructs new soy protein plant
US agribusiness giant Cargill announced this week that it is to open a new soy protein isolate plant in Ohio, US. The plant, destined to make a wide array of soy protein products, is set for completion in the autumn of 2002.
FDA revises nutrition labelling for fruit and veg
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to amend the voluntary nutrition labelling regulations by updating the names and the nutrition labelling values for the 20 most frequently consumed raw fruits, vegetables, and fish in the United...
Food regulator finalises infant formula review
Controversy will always surround infant formulas. Only this week a prominent British MP, Lord Nazir Ahmed, was criticised by baby milk campaigners over plans to take a paid post advising food giant Nestlé. Nestle, for some time now, has been at the...
Chew your way to intelligence
Chewing on gum could improve cognitive performance, claim scientists recently from the University of Northumbria in the UK, reports Reading Scientific Services.
New methods for cereal testing
Improved methods for wheat and flour quality evaluation will enable millers and bakers to more effectively assess quality, functionality and fitness for particular end uses. According to a recent report from the Campden and Chorleywood Food Research...