Nestle explains logic of shareholder-community focus
Corporate responsibility is not just about writing cheques for charity or mitigating impacts, says Nestle boss. It’s about creating value for communities and stakeholders in the long term.
Archives for March 5, 2010
EFSA gives positive opinion for sucrose esters of fatty acids
The European Food Safety Authority has issued a positive safety opinion on sucrose esters produced by reacting sucrose and vinyl esters of fatty acids, which could open up new possibilities for improving the solubility of flavourings in drinks.
Green tea marinades may improve health profile of beef
Marinating beef in green tea-containing product may reduce the levels of potentially cancer-promoting compounds, according to a study from Portugal.
New global monitoring tool identifies food safety offenders
A new monitoring tool presented at a recent EFSA conference has named China, Iran, Turkey, the United Sates and Spain as the top five offenders in food contamination between 2003 and 2008.
Symrise concentrates umami in new flavour
Symrise has developed a highly concentrated umami flavour which it will market as a replacer for monosodium glutamate (MSG) in Europe, once approval is granted.
Consumers suspicious of nanotech, irradiation and cloning
New technologies such as nanotech, animal cloning and irradiation trigger feelings of “unease, uncertainty, and sometimes outright negativity” among consumers, said a new report from the UK.
Agreements and JV’s help Anlit strengthen European operations
Key agreements and partnerships are helping Israeli child nutrition specialists Anlit expand into the growing health and wellness for children in the EU.
Food marketers could read minds, say researchers
Brain scans could allow food marketers to learn about a product’s appeal – or lack thereof – while it is still at the design stage, according to analysis published in Nature Review Neuroscience.
Bemis completes Alcan buy
Bemis announced it has completed the US$1.2bn takeover of Alcan Packaging Food Americas after agreeing to divest two of the company’s flexible packing operations.
New flavors aim to extend coconut water’s appeal
Virginia Dare has released a range of natural flavors for coconut water, which has been steadily gaining interest over the past couple of years, saying that they could boost its popularity still further.
Large-scale recall looms due to salmonella-tainted flavor enhancer
A large-scale product recall is likely following discovery of salmonella in hydrolyzed vegetable protein (HVP), a flavor enhancer ubiquitous in processed foods, the FDA has said.