Improved allergen detection in chocolate with extra step, say researchers
Nut traces can be better detected in dark chocolate and biscuits by adding a clean-up step, say Italian researchers.
Archives for November 22, 2012
FSA warns Sunland US salmonella outbreak could reach UK
The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) has warned consumers not to eat certain peanut butter-based products imported from the US due to the ongoing salmonella outbreak traced to manufacturer Sunland.
Tate & Lyle: New stevia sweetener can cut cola sugar levels by 50%
Tate & Lyle tells BeverageDaily.com that its new stevia ingredient, Tasteva, can be used to halve sucrose levels in cola drinks without a bitter aftertaste, and does not use masking agents.
Harmonising food safety regs could make 'huge difference' to food wastage
Zero and very low tolerance of certain food additives and ingredients can lead to enormous - and entirely unnecessary - food wastage, according to Aleksandra Martinovic, Montenegro ambassador of the Global Harmonization Initiative (GHI).
Special edition: Free-from foods
Consumers equate ‘free-from’ with health: EUFIC
‘Free-from’ has become synonymous with healthy food for a large number of consumers – but how that affects shopping habits remains uncertain, according to EUFIC’s Dr Sophie Hieke.
Preventing malnutrition will save money as well as lives, says the UN
Investment in battling malnutrition on a global scale will help save and improve millions of lives, but will also save billions of euros in lost potential GDP for countries where malnutrition is a problem, according to the United Nations World Food...
Avebe profits soar by 60%
Starch firm Avebe has pulled in €32.1m in net profit for 2011/2012, up 60% on the previous year.