Archives for March 7, 2003

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EFSA - losing credibility?

The new European Food Safety Authority is still without a home and under the menace of a reduced budget. A decision on the location is urgently needed otherwise credibility is at risk, claims Lasse Skovby Rasmusson, vice president of food ingredients...

Bio direction for minty-tasting coatings

The food industry could shortly be using a new, bio-based approach to manufacturing mannitol - the minty-tasting sugar alcohol used as a powdery coating on chewing gum, confectionery and pills - as scientists report on new method to replace the...

Unity to combat food safety

On the same day that we report on the slow installation of the European Food Safety Authority - suffering from a lack of unity at a European level - the UK Food and Drink Federation (FDF) gives a clear sign that it believes unity to be the best way to...

Celsis supplies Nestlé with testing solution

Celsis International has said that Nestle's global R&D site in Konolfingen has invested in the new Celsis CellScan system for testing its milk and cream based products after its evaluation of available ATP based testing systems.