Two US processors fined for safety violations
Two US food firms are facing fines of between $71,500 (€50,500) and $85,800 (€60,600) for safety violations by the Department of Labour's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
Archives for July 20, 2011
Seaweed ingredients may improve quality and safety of foods: Review
Natural seaweed extracts could not only offer health benefits to consumers, but also improve the quality and safety of food products, according to a new review.
Provexis and DSM forge peptide-diabetes partnership
Provexis and DSM Nutritional Products have teamed up for the second time to research, develop and bring to market a non-dairy protein peptide with glycaemic response potential.
Coffee prices to remain high, Euromonitor
A delay in global harvests will contribute to lingering high coffee prices as the market struggles to bounce back from soaring costs earlier this year, according to Euromonitor.
Shoppers mistakenly believe sea salt contains less sodium
Many consumers still mistakenly believe that sea salt contains less sodium than table salt, although its primary allure remains its all-natural, unprocessed image, according to one leading supplier.
Healthy eating habits making Chinese youth overweight
Overweight Chinese youth have a greater intake of vegetables, and a lower intake of sweets and fast food than did those who were not overweight, recent research suggests.
Campbell Soup: We are still committed to reducing sodium
Campbell Soup has reiterated its commitment to sodium reduction following its high-profile move to add some salt back into its Select Harvest soup range.
PepsiCo and Coca-Cola’s profit aided by growth in emerging markets
Emerging markets were key to growth for beverage giants PepsiCo and Coca-Cola in the second quarter of 2011.
Researchers produce non-dairy ice cream using lupin protein
A non-dairy ice cream made from purely plant-based ingredients, including lupin proteins, has been developed for the market by a team of German researchers.
Nestlé boosts its distribution of disease-resistant cocoa trees
Nestlé said it has increased its donations of disease-resistant cocoa trees to farmers in Ivory Coast in a bid to boost the quality of the beans that are produced in the country.
GM salmon boss attacks senators for ‘misinformed paranoia’
The boss of a Massachusetts-based firm attempting to commercialize genetically engineered farmed salmon has accused a small group of senators opposing the move of “willfully ignoring science-based research” and spreading “misinformed paranoia”.
Indian government institute gets funding for food testing lab
Food testing in India got a boost last week when a key government-owned research institute received a grant to set up a new state-of-the-art food laboratory.
Overseas funds to boost local Indian food processing industry
The food processing industry in India will be forced to adopt new technologies and improve their productivity if the foreign direct investment into multi-brand retail is allowed.