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Healthy images could be used to rouse people from junk food obsession
Billboards pointing out healthy food options could be enough to pull people out of their junk-food obsession, early Australian research suggests.
Archives for February 2, 2017
K+G Wetter upgrades factory unit
Meat processing machinery designer K+G Wetter has upgraded the grinding booths at its Germany factory in Biedenkopf, a move that should aid food safety.
Shareholders vote to save struggling Duc
Shareholders at French poultry giant Duc have voted, in an extraordinary general assembly, to increase their share capital and complete the company’s takeover by Plukon Food Group.
Ferrero to modernize French factory in $42m project
Ferrero France has announced plans to upgrade its plant in Villers-Ecalles in a project to be completed by 2021.
Age does not determine eating capability but can affect flavour perception, say researchers
Flavour perception, but not necessarily texture, weakens with age and new product developers need to take this into account, according to researchers at the Optifel conference in Paris.
Audit confirms quality of EU protected origin products
Consumers are guaranteed a reasonable level of assurance regarding the quality of protected origin products, such as Parmesan cheese, according to a recent report by the European Commission.
Welsh and New Zealand sheep industries to discuss trade
Representatives from the New Zealand sheepmeat industry will meet with the Welsh red meat levy board today, Thursday 2 February 2017, to discuss the future of trade relations.
EFSA raises locust bean gum questions for specialised infant products
EFSA has called for further studies into the safety of locust bean gum for specialised infant and baby nutrition products, as it also opens a consultation into infant formulae from protein hydrolysates.
Spanish supplier Indukern talks growth strategy for 2017
Indukern is intent on expanding in 2017 with ingredient launches from its recent research and development (R&D) laboratory in Barcelona and the latest acquisition of Mexican firm Cytecsa.