New cultures remove cheese bitterness, Chr Hansen
Chr Hansen is launching a new culture range which it says can remove bitterness in cheese.
Archives for July 17, 2011
Food companies’ supply chains “at risk” from new GMO feed rules
Food manufacturers face extra costs and the potential risk of GMOs entering the food chain as new GMO rules for imported feed come into force on Friday, warns Cert ID Europe.
Are meaningless ‘commodity health claims’ flooding European shelves?
European food makers are beginning to utilise positive article 13, general function health claim opinions issued by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), precipitating a flood of potentially meaningless claims, according to one industry observer.
Onion ‘waste’ may provide source of food ingredients: Study
Waste products from industrially processed onions may have potential uses as food sources of food ingredients including dietary fibre, and phenolic ingredients such as quercetin, according to new research.
Kerry Group in exclusive talks to acquire Cargill flavours
Kerry Group has confirmed it is in exclusive talks to buy the flavours arm of US food giant Cargill, which “may, or may not result in the sale of the business.”
Prevention not inactivation key to tackling foodborne viruses - EFSA
The battle against foodborne viruses should focus on prevention of contamination during production rather than measures to eliminate them from tainted food, said the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).