Coca-Cola snaps up first Bonsucro certified sugarcane
The first products using sustainable sugarcane under a new certification scheme are about to hit the market after the initial batch was purchased by The Coca-Cola Company’s bottling system.
Archives for June 21, 2011
EFSA finds no health concern over bakery toxin zearalenone, TDI set
There is no health risk arising from European consumers' intake levels of the mycotoxin zearalenone, said the EU risk assessor, in an evaluation of dietary exposure to the contaminant associated with grain and bakery products.
Cloned meats divide consumers in EU and US
European consumers are less accepting of cloned animal products than their American counterparts, according to new research from Kansas State University, USA.
Labelling rules for "quality” foods to be streamlined
Dark chocolate and salt are among the foods covered by draft new rules that aim to speed up quality labelling of agricultural products in the EU.
Green tea extract shines as antioxidant in active packaging
Green tea extract (GTE) can be successfully added to ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH) films to produce antioxidant active packaging, new research has found.
Departed Danisco CEO: “I am proud of my legacy”
If Tom Knutzen is reading this, he shouldn’t be.
Study questions methods for understanding consumer preference
Commonly used statistical methods for separating and understanding consumers preferences may not be working as well as believed, according to a new study.