Co-op launches 100% degradable wrapping
The Co-op is launching the UK's first ever 100 per cent degradable plastic bread wrappers after a survey suggested six out of 10 retailers should use only degradable or bio-degradable materials.
Archives for August 4, 2004
George Weston seeks profits in premium products
Hurt by rising operating costs and a shift in consumer taste against traditional white flour based products, Canadian food giant George Weston has embarked on a search for better margins in premium bakery products.
Delhaize to divest loss-makers after solid Q2 returns
Belgian international food retailer Delhaize Group is set to continue its policy of divesting loss-making ventures following favourable second quarter results published today.
More work needed on probiotics' benefits
Researchers from Tufts University, Boston, US have concluded from a review of recent literature that further studies need to be carried out to substantiate the link between the ingestion of probiotics and gastrointestinal health.
Brewing counteracts low carb knock for Novozymes
Slight growth for Danish enzymes giant Novozymes in the first half of the year with Europe providing steady returns but US market knocked by the popular low carbohydrate diet that has hit the baking industry.
EU additive panel opinion on BADGE
Long running assessment of materials in contact with food continues with the additive panel at Europe's food watchdog concluding that BADGE, and its chlorohydrins, do not raise concern for carcinogenicity and genotoxicity.
Food database extends knowledge on potential carcinogens
Extending food scientists' understanding of potential carcinogens in food products and allowing food makers to quantify dietary exposure to these compounds, a group of researchers in Spain have compiled an extensive database of harmful compounds...