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Cash-strapped consumers demanding value mean that cheese producers need to reinvent themselves in order to 'produce more for less', according to Chr. Hansen's managing director of cheese cultures, Søren Herskind, while private label growth in Europe...
Listex P100 manufacturer Micreos's aim for worldwide approval seems a step closer after it received the green light from European authorities for use of the Listeria-combatting agent with raw fish.
DuPont Nutrition and Health claims that its new cheese starter culture will ‘boost capacity without increasing milk consumption’, by saving protein commonly lost in whey waste when producers use other cultures.
Dutch ingredients firm Solanic has achieved self-affirmed generally recognised as safe status (SA GRAS) in the US for its natural potato protein isolates and claims the protein can help manufacturers achieve better quality gluten free bread.
A high intake of salt during pregnancy could lead to alterations of heart structures in offspring, according to new research in rats.
The percentage of animal by-products not complying with EU standards on antibiotic residues has been stable for the past three years, reaching 0.33% in 2010, the European Commission has revealed.
The UK food sector remains ‘undecided’ about non-GMO soy lecithin compared to the level of demand that exists in other European markets said CERT ID as Thew Arnott becomes the first UK supplier to get ProTerra backing on sustainable sourcing of the...
An outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in Egypt, which has killed an estimated 4,658 animals, with a further 40,222 suspected cases, is threatening food security in North Africa and the Middle East, the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture...