IMS Symposium
Meat quality influenced by animal welfare
Animal welfare, including at the slaughterhouse, can have an impact on meat quality, delegates at a conference have heard.
Archives for September 30, 2013
DuPont pathogenic E.coli test adopted by USDA-FSIS
DuPont’s system to detect pathogenic E.coli has been adopted by the US Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS).
Unilever warns of emerging market slowdown
Unilever has warned of a slowdown in emerging markets, in a surprise market update that saw its share price tumble in early trading on Tuesday.
Hopping Mad: Playboy persists in PlayBev legal pursuit over energy drink
Playboy still alleges that CirTran and PlayBev are 'illegitimately conducting’ the Playboy energy drink business and unlawfully making money off the brand, as legal action continues in the state of Illinois.
OCA to Warren-Udall: Voluntary GMO labeling helps biotech industry, not consumers
The Organic Consumers Association (OCA) announced that it opposes federally mandated voluntary GMO labeling in favor of states’ rights to enforce mandatory GMO labeling, arguing that voluntary labeling could end state GMO laws and legitimate...
Free range prices prompt Oz watchdog to question claims
New South Wales’ fair trading department has been asked to investigate potentially misleading free-range egg claims after consumer watchdog Choice found that consumers are paying double the price of cage eggs for what is says products that are unlikely...
Chinese firm announces joint venture in Ukraine
Chinese company Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC) has entered into a joint venture with Ukrainian firm KSG Agro to implement a large-scale project for the production of pork and feed crops.
Food safety impacted by US government shutdown
Almost half of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) employees have been furloughed after the federal government failed to agree a budget deal by the midnight deadline.
New-generation snacks boom: Think pulses, beans, rice and seaweed…
The traditional snacks category has veered off course with pulses, beans and veg being favored over potato and corn. But what does this mean for old favorites?
European Parliament rejects carbohydrate health claim
The European Parliament has vetoed a health claim linking carbohydrate consumption to normal brain function after objections that it could promote sugar consumption.
Mondelēz extends sustainable cocoa pledge to Indonesia
Mondelēz International is expanding its sustainable cocoa farming initiative, pledging to include Indonesia in its ten year, $400m commitment.
Obesity has replaced undernutrition as a weighty issue in Thailand
While Thailand has successfully controlled its problems with undernutrition over recent decades, the country is now facing an outbreak of overnutrition.
Cargill cultivates carrageenan supply chain
Cargill says it is diversifying its carrageenans portfolio in both location and species to combat the associated supply risks of the texturing ingredient derived from seaweed.
Safeway hit with false advertising lawsuit over using synthetic ingredients in ‘100% natural’ products
Safeway has been hit with a proposed class action lawsuit alleging it misled consumers by describing its Open Nature Multi-Grain and Homestyle waffles as ‘100% natural’ because they contained the chemical additive sodium acid pyrophosphate (SAPP).
Japanese supplier markets immune ingredient consisting of dead gut bacterial cells
A new Japanese product is capitalizing on recent research that shows that the dead cells of probiotic organisms can be effective in stimulating the immune system. The company, House Wellness Foods, uses the word “immunobiotics” to refer to its approach...
Chocolate shape affects flavour perception: Study
The shape of chocolate can affect flavour and texture perception, according to a study published in the journal LWT – Food Science and Technology.
Stevia innovation: PepsiCo tackles Reb-D solubility challenge
A patent application filed by PepsiCo describes methods of enhancing the solubility of steviol glycoside Reb-D such that it can be used in higher amounts in beverages and beverage concentrates, overcoming a key formulation challenge.
Why do we like cold food & drink? Oral cooling satiates, Unilever researchers say
Ever wondered why an ice-cold glass of water seems so much more thirst-quenching than a room-temperature one, or why an ice cream cone always hits the spot on a warm day?