Unilever R&D searches out new ways to quantify thickeners in foods
A new strategy to identify and quantify the levels of polysaccharide used to structure food has been developed by a group of Dutch researchers led by industry giant Unilever.
Archives for November 6, 2014
Juncker accused of leading ‘big business push for deregulation’
Anti-lobbying campaigners have accused new European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker of putting the environment, consumers and workers at small companies at risk with a red-tape-cutting agenda.
Arla Foods donates 15 tonnes of Putin cheese to Danish food bank
Arla Foods has donated 15 tonnes of cheese produced for the Russian market to a food bank in the Danish capital Copenhagen.
China to send inspection team to Ireland
Ireland’s beef industry has moved one step closer to gaining a share of the Chinese market, by securing an agreement for a formal inspection team to visit the country in December.
Water challenges could restrict business growth, major companies predict
More than four-fifths of food and consumer goods companies say that water poses a fundamental risk to their business, according to a new report from CDP.
Dispatches from Lab Innovations 2014
Campden BRI sets out ‘good, bad and ugly’ in microbiology
Novel processing and reformulation can cause potential problems in terms of microbiological risk, according to Campden BRI.
French trade dispute dents Mondelēz Q3 earnings
Mondelēz International third-quarter earnings fell 11% compared to last year due to disputes with French retailers over wholesale pricing changes and 'soft' developed market demand.
Danish pig farmers start testing their own herds as MRSA risk grows
More Danish pig farmers are testing their own herds after an analysis of pig herd screening tests, ordered by the ministry of food, agriculture and fisheries, found that swine-related ‘methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus’ (MRSA), is nearing...
Food industry faces increased social media risk
Food companies face increased risks from social media because they still do not have developed policies for tools such as Twitter and Facebook, according to the law firm Roythornes.