EU and US try to resolve beef hormone dispute
The European Union (EU) and the US are attempting to bury the hatchet over their long-running World Trade Organisation (WTO) dispute on hormone-treated beef.
Archives for October 21, 2013
‘Remarkable’ results suggest environment affects Diageo whisky taste by up to 20%
Smell, taste and flavor assessments of Diageo whisky The Singleton changed by up to 20% when people sampled it in different ‘multisensory’ rooms, say Oxford University researchers.
UK government looks to extend bTB badger cull
Only 708 badgers were removed following a pilot cull carried out in the south-west England, despite the UK government planning to kill more than twice as many.
Citrus fibre improves nutritional quality of meatballs: Study
The addition of citrus fibre to meatballs improves nutritional quality of the food without affecting taste, according to new research.
Carlsberg breaks ground on Burma's 'first international brewery'
Carlsberg’s CEO says his firm remains well-positioned for future growth after breaking ground on Burma's 'first ever' international brewery and starting construction on another facility in China.
Maori gout evidence suggests lesser link to lush lifestyle
A New Zealand researcher has further dispelled the notion that gout is a Western lifestyle disease brought about by diet and affluence by discovering that early Maori settlers also suffered from the condition.
Special edition: Brain boosting ingredients
Vitamin E: The ‘overlooked’ nutrient and its brain health benefits
With over 90% of Americans not consuming the RDA for vitamin E, and most people eating less than half of the RDA, there exists a significant opportunity to educate consumers on the benefits of this ‘overlooked’ nutrient, including for brain health.
Bread’s riches to rags story: The villainous white loaf and heroic whole grain
The bread sector has experienced a riches to rags story and is now in a state of decline with white bread demonized but industry has hope in whole grains, says ConAgra Mills.
Panel of experts proposes monograph system to regulate probiotics claims in US
A paper written by a group coordinated out of the University of Maryland proposes significant changes to the way probiotics are regulated, including using a monograph system similar to what regulators use in Canada to govern the use of the organisms.
AHPA requests 'common sense' change to way FDA issues GMP inspection reports
A petition by American Herbal Products Association to the Food and Drug Administration on GMP inspections is an attempt to facilitate communication between the agency and industry, said AHPA president Michael McGuffin.
Indian dairy is set to double while ice cream goes through cold snap
The Indian dairy industry - already the world's biggest for milk - is predicted to double in size by 2020, if new figures are to be believed.
Special Edition: Brain-boosting ingredients
Global brain health market pushing $2bn mark as Asia and supplements shine
Sales of brain health boosting food supplements like omega-3s, the B vitamin group, vitamin C and phosphatidylserine are driving the category toward sales of €2bn globally, even as brain-boosting foods and beverages have endured a flat period.
Corporate altruism: Oxymoron or get-real solution?
Writing up an article on Kellogg’s World Food Day initiative yesterday, that age old question seemed to buzz through: is there really such a thing as a selfless good deed? And what about, dare we ask, on a corporate level?
Quark, Frumoo added-value dairy innovations ‘just the start’: First Milk
First Milk intends to further diversify its growing dairy product portfolio in an attempt to meet the evolving demands of British consumers, who it claims are “clamoring for more” added-value dairy developments.
EC drive to reduce red tape could reverse positive policies, warn NGOs
The European Commission’s strategy to reduce regulatory red tape risks reversing important environmental policies, according to a group of leading European NGOs.
Former USDA executive Robert Post, PhD, joins FoodMinds
Let’s Move!: ‘A unique situation that had not been constructed before, to bring a lot of food companies together’
The Let’s Move! Campaign established a unique environment for collaboration and partnership to bring a lot of food companies together, says Robert Post, former USDA executive and new CSO for FoodMinds.
EU-Canada free trade agreement ‘unacceptable’
The signing of a trade agreement establishing tariff-free European access to the Canadian dairy market has been welcomed by the European Dairy Association but roundly condemned by Canadian dairy stakeholders, who branded the deal “unacceptable” and...
ABP on horsemeat: 'We are among those who suffered'
An investigation into the horsemeat scandal today revealed the identity of suppliers of contaminated meat to ABP, which was found to have horsemeat in its burgers.
Customs Union faces new meat trade dispute
Kazakhstan might ban the import of Russian and Belarusian poultry to protect domestic producers from unfair competition, the country’s Deputy Minister of Agriculture Gulmira Isaeva has warned.
What’s the public health effect of a health claim for fructose?
The EU recently approved a health claim for fructose – but the EFSA opinion also included a health warning. So could the positive health claim lead to negative health outcomes?
Benecol arrives in the Philippines
Raisio’s Benecol partner, Kalbe International, has launched Benecol smoothies on the Philippine market.