Argentine government under fire from beef producers
Argentina’s beef producers have claimed their government’s new trade complaint against the US over allegedly illegal American beef import controls is a spurious political smokescreen.
Archives for December 12, 2012
Safety data for stevia extracts is ‘robust’: Cargill/Coke-funded study
All stevia glycosides are safe with respect to their genotoxic/carcinogenic potential, says a new review that seeks to silence doubts once and for all about the ingredient’s potential in food and beverage products.
EC study: Do retailers’ own brands reduce consumer choice and industry innovation?
The European Commission (EC) has said it intends to conduct a study on whether expanded use of private label food and beverage products has restricted consumer choice and industry innovation.
Barry Callebaut to acquire largest cocoa supplier in Asia
Barry Callebaut is set to acquire the cocoa ingredients division of Petra Foods in a $950 million (€730m) deal that will see the firm ‘significantly strengthen its position in cocoa processing'.
‘Considerable’ lowering of trans-fat levels in Spanish bakery products
The level of trans-fats in Spanish bakery products has been ‘considerably’ lowered to levels that are well within those regarded as safe. As a result it is now important to update food composition databases to accurately estimate human intakes, say...
Unilever takes top spot on climate responsibility scorecard
Unilever has topped the Climate Counts scorecard for the second year running, as the corporate climate responsibility watchdog unveils a new ‘soaring’ tier in its scoring to reflect the nearly doubled average score since 2007.
Neogen upgrades salmonella test
Neogen Corporation has upgraded its rapid lateral flow test for Salmonella Enteritidis targeting faster results for the poultry industry.
Government praises food manufacturers’ environmental record
The environment secretary Owen Paterson has praised the environmental record of food and drink manufacturers.