EC blocks 'illegal' GM rice imports from US
The EC adopted a decision this week requiring imports of long grain rice from the USA to be certified as free from the unauthorised GMO LL Rice 601.
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Cargill food ingredients lag strong overall results
Leading US ingredient firm Cargill last week reported strong fiscal year earnings, although the performance of the firm's food ingredients business lagged the year-ago level.
Quest develops 'flexible' approach to snack flavours
Quest has developed what it calls its '3-D approach' to snack flavour development in order to offer customers greater flexibility and identify key trends earlier.
Freshness dating could harm more than it helps, study
Food companies may have more to lose than to gain by placing freshness dating on their refrigerated products, says a new study, which reveals that consumer taste perception is influenced by how fresh they believe a product to be.
Wrigley patents metallic gum
The world's foremost chewing gum producer, the Wm Wrigley Jr Company, is set to make inroads into the growing functional confectionery market with a new gum to combat bad breath.
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Soft drinks firms settle in benzene lawsuit
Two soft drink firms accused of using ingredients that could mix to form a cancer-causing chemical in drinks plan to sign a settlement with lawyers today, agreeing to change formulas and offer refunds.
Danisco withdraws enzyme product from market
Danisco division Genencor has voluntarily decided to withdraw its Spezyme Ethyl product from the market following a patent infringement ruling in a Delaware US court.