A Quorn Foods official has defended his company's meat-free foods,
following an attack by lobby group Center for Science in the Public
Interest, according to a report by SupermarketNews.
In the latest scandal to hit Japan's food industry, supermarket
operator Tokyu Store Chain said on Tuesday that it had been
involved in selling beef intentionally mislabelled as a more
expensive variety.
We reported on Monday that the UK supermarket chain the
Co-Operative Group has condemned the misleading labelling of foods
claiming that foodmanufacturers are "hoodwinking" consumers. Today
the UK Food and Drink Federation,...
The UK restaurant sector's financial performance is, on average,
better than that of the rest of the hospitality industry and
restaurateurs are confident about the future, writes a new report
released this week.
In the competitive world of food retail and food production the
quality of a food product is of uppermost importance. Scientists in
the US claim to have come up with a novel alternative to the human
taster for apples - a robot.
This week we reported on new research that suggests the dairy
ingredient casein could be used in the packaging and coating of
foods. Today we learn that food scientists at the University of
Arkansas have created an edible film that...
A scientist at the US Agricultural Research Service has received a
patent for her method to turn a milk protein into water-resistant
films that could be used to coat or package foods.
Workers in the US food industry were reminded last week about some
of the safety hazards that exist in food production when an
industrial food processing machine that was cutting cabbage spun
out of control, crushing one man to death,...
Claims that the US Food & Drug Administration was unduly
influenced by the US food industry when drawing up its guidelines
on fish consumption and mercury have been refuted by the National
Food Processors Association (NFPA).
The Australian food industry is over-serviced and the number of
customers per food outlet is too low, according to a new report
from BIS Shrapnel's, writes IndustrySearch.com.
The controversial herbal ingredient kava, kava is once again in the
news when the UK Food Standards Agency this week announced that it
is seeking views on draft regulations that would result in the
removal from sale of food products...
Clover Corp DHA oil to be added to bread produced by Australia's
George Weston Foods, a partnership which could be extended to
markets around the world.
Omega-3 DHA, developed by Clover Corp, is to be added to a new
bread called Tip Top Up produced by food company George Weston
Foods, a subsidiary of Associated British Foods, IndustrySearch.com
reports.
The news this week that two California environmental groups are to
sue the nation's top sellers of French fries over acrylamide
warnings could be a harbinger of difficult times for the food
industry.
Ongoing challenges facing the food industry include the development
of new technologies dedicated to on-line sensors in food. Recent
European funded research rose to the challenge.
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has asked the European
Commission to carry out a 'root-and-branch examination' of the
sources and use of collagen fibre in prepared foods, especially in
chicken, reports the Irish...
Danish food ingredient giant Danisco this week reported a solid
profit of DKK 940 million (€126.4m) in preliminary results for the
year ending 30 April 2002.
Acquisitions in the ingredients and sweeteners sector boosted
sales...
Food, health and consumer associations welcomed international
discussions this week at the World Health Organisation (WHO) in
Geneva following the first-ever report that acrylamide - a
potentially cancer causing chemical, is likely...
Croda Healthcare, a division of UK speciality chemicals company
Croda Oleochemicals, this week launched a new range of fish-derived
gelatins for pharmaceutical and edible applications.
Further confirmation that today's hectic, time-pressured, consumer
has even less time to prepare a meal and actually sit down to eat
it comes in the form of a new publication from the UK's Institute
of Grocery Distribution...
With the number of consumers allergic to nuts increasing on an
annual basis in the Western world, the food industry has for some
time been striding towards improving the labelling of all suspected
nut allergens in food products. But...
The European Parliament this week showed strong support for the
first reading of the Commission's proposal for an amendment to the
food labelling Directive (2000/13/EC OJ L 109, 6.5.200 (1)), and
proposed additional amendments...
The Canadian food manufacturing industry has welcomed the
recommendations made in a report from the Standing Committee on
Agriculture and Agri-Food on labelling of genetically modified
(GM)foods.
Sales of soyfoods in the US grew by 16.8 per cent in 2001 to reach
$3.2 billion, making it one of the fastest-growing categories in
the US food industry, according to a recent study.
A wide range of dietary supplements sold in the UK have been
irradiated in breach of food regulations, a Food Standards Agency
survey has found. As a consequence companies with affected products
have been told to remove them from...
Food manufacturers are failing food hygiene inspections often
because they don't know where to turn for practical solutions,
according to research carried out by UK safety specialist Seton
today.
A new report presented to the US Congress has claimed that the EU
and other countries which have imposed bans on GM products because
of public health concerns are acting irrationally.
A third of Welsh consumers question the accuracy of food labels,
and more than a quarter find labels difficult to understand,
according to a survey by the UK Food Standards Agency.
Spherix has begun legal proceedings against its licensee MD Foods
claiming that the Danish company has taken an unreasonably long
time to bring foods containing its sweetener tagatose to market.
Genetically modified foods pose no greater health risk than
conventional foods, but the US government should scrutinise more
closely the safety of new biotech products, the investigative arm
of Congress has said.
US nutritional marine oil company Neptune Technologies &
Bioressources has formed a partnership with NASA as part of a
project to develop food products and food processing technologies
for space and commercial applications.
With 25 years of engineering and development work under his belt
Jim Schak has become such an authority on food drying technology
that he lectures on the subject at university. Here he discusses
the latest trend towards two-stage...
A Bill put before the US Congress which would improve ingredient
labelling and help protect consumers who suffer from food allergies
has been welcomed by US consumer protection groups.
Crustless bread, tubular snacks and single-serve drinks -
convenience is driving innovation in the food industry, finds a
report on recent US product launches.
Food authorities and health organisations responding to the release
of unpublished research which links frequently consumed
carbohydrate foods to a cancer-causing chemical, are seeking to
reassure consumers.
Last week's US Senate resolution to declare this week, 21-28 April,
2002, National Biotechnology Week, has been welcomed by The
Alliance for Better Foods. The organisation said that the
unanimously passed Senate Resolution 243...
With new EU legislation for traceability due in 2005, Britain's
Food Standards Agency has carried out a preliminary study on the
current systems in place in the food chain. Different sectors show
varying levels of concern for...
US plant protein extraction company Burcon NutraScience Corporation
has filed a patent application to cover ten functional properties
of canola protein isolate. The company hopes that the patent will
make canola protein isolate a...
Over 1,000 food industry professionals gathered together in
Washington, USA this week for the Fourth Annual Food Safety Summit,
the largest event in the US for food safety.
In light of terrorist events on September 11 it comes as...
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) last week published the
first comprehensive report on food labelling in Ireland.For the
FSAI, the function of food labelling is to inform purchasers of the
properties, ingredients, nature...
A report into distance selling has made a number of recommendations
aimed at ensuring people can feel as confident in the safety,
labelling and quality of food when they purchase food 'at a
distance' as when they buy it...
Food manufacturers are frequently failing food hygiene inspections
because they do not know where to turn to for practical solutions,
warned safety and hygiene specialist Seton this week.The UK-based
company carried out research with...
Singapore authorities have ordered supermarkets to remove a number
of Japanese food products containing stevioside, a sugar substitute
banned in the city state, industry sources said on Monday, reports
the Japan Times.
The Bush administration, apparently concerned about the nation's
food supply, is looking at making a single federal agency
responsible for keeping deadly toxins out of everything from beef
to broccoli
