The new biotechnology, or gene-splicing, applied to agriculture and
food, has a difficult road to hoe, and the international
organisation, Codex Alimentarius Commission, is not helping the
issue, criticises Dr. Henry Miller in a recent...
"Premium foods are the latest attempt by supermarkets to tempt
consumers," such were the vociferous words of the UK Consumer
Association (CA) this week.
The European Commission has unveiled a sweeping reform of food
safety legislation, giving itself more powers to take emergency
steps in crises such as the dioxin poisoning scare.
A consumer group has found evidence of high levels of
disease-causing salmonella in raw turkey products from five US
plants, including those owned by ConAgra Foods and Cargill.
Scientists are using water under very high pressure - starting at
about 37,000 pounds per square inch - to kill germs that may damage
food or cause illness.
In his budget proposal for fiscal year 2003, President Bush will
include $131 million (€152m) in new spending to protect the
nation's food supply from animal and plant pests and diseases,
strengthen food safety programs and support...
A UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) study published this week confirms
that scientific testing methods are now able to identify very small
amounts of GM in ingredients in some foods.
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) this week published the
first national report, aimed at the food industry, on the exposure
of Irish consumers to food additives in their diet.
Food manufacturer and supplier Singapore Food Industries (SFI)
announced a full-year profit of $14.82million (EUR17.2million) last
year, a 19 per cent increase from 2000, reported the Straits Times
in Singapore.
The chairman of Anglo-Dutch food company Unilever has called on the
new European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) to take the lead in the
matter of food safety and to simplify the licensing of novel foods,
in order to encourage innovation.
Dutch food ingredients company DSM announced this week that it is
set to build a new applications development laboratory for Food
Specialties and Bakery Ingredients in Delft, Netherlands.
A new web-based, content-driven product development tool for food
retail organisations and food manufacturers was launched recently
by food industry software vendor QSA.
Concerns about the growing incidence of food poisoning in the UK
have led to calls for much tighter controls of firms which handle
food, according to a report from the BBC.
Food manufacturers are being warned that they need to spend money
on tracing where ingredients come from before the commercial
release of genetically modified foods is allowed.
Greenpeace Canada lambasted the country's largest grocery chain and
Health Minister Allan Rock on Monday for failing to support
mandatory labelling of genetically engineered (GE) foods.
China has succeeded in providing enough food for most of its
populaion of 1.3 billion, but food safety has emerged as a new
national concern, an article in Outlook Weekly said, China Daily
reports.
As the food industry takes a look at itself this week during the
massive Anuga Food show in Cologne, Germany, our compatriots in the
Southern Hemisphere launch Austrade, a round of Global Food
Seminars.
Danisco's research centre in Brabrand, Denmark was the meeting
point on September 10-11 for a group of international researchers
focusing on Asian eating habits and the latest food trends.
Spherix Incorporated, the technology innovation firm. reports on
discussions with FDA officials concerning tagatose, the company's
new low-calorie sweetener.
Flavour company Quest International announced this week that its
purposefully build TrendAntenna, a TrendModel to map movements and
trends, has been effective in spotting consumer eating habits.
Consumer and interest groups criticised the Thai Food and Drug
Administration's draft regulations on the labelling of food
products containing genetically modified organisms for benefiting
manufacturers over consumers.
Sargento Foods Inc. of Plymouth said on Friday that the U.S. Food
and Drug Administration(FDA) has informed the company that it made
an error in the laboratory finding that led to Sargento issuing a
voluntary cheese recall on July...
Ukraine's food industry has experienced double-digit growth in the
past couple of years, but food quality, safety and controls are
still not close to international standards.
Plain language is the key to future food allergen labelling. This
was the resounding message from American food manufacturers
speaking at the Food and Drug Administration meeting this week.
Sandwich makers using bread baked with herbs and spices can provide
their customers with a stronger fresher flavour by using loaves
made with encapsulated extracts, according to UK company TasteTech.
The US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) is currently reviewing
a food-contact notification for use of irradiation with ethylene
vinyl alcohol, a substance used in plastic packaging films.
Japan Cellfoods announced on July 11 that it has developed a new
method of processing soybeans that preserves their nutritional
value while eliminating the unpleasant taste and smell often
associated with soybeans
According to a Malaysian health official, Malaysia has ordered soy
sauce and seasoning products from several countries off food
shelves for fear that they cause cancer
According to the Korean Food & Drug Administration (KFDA), five
South Korean companies used banned Starlink corn to make edible
corn starch and they...
On the third day of the Institute of Food Technologists 2001 Annual
Meeting in New Orleans the IFT reported that attendance figures
were up from last...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned companies that put
herbal additives in food and drinks that their products could be
illegal because the ingredients...
A third of all Scottish consumers question the accuracy of food
labels and more than a quarter find labels difficult to understand,
according to Food...
Several standing committees of the International Dairy Federation
(IDF) met in May to continue progress on finalising standards for
cheese and other...
The Directorate General Health and Consumer Protection (SANCO D4)
of the European Commission issued a discussion paper this week
which aims to present...
Two American start-up foodservice industry Internet sites, eFS
Network and Maverick Xchange, announced on May 22nd they will merge
to form a business-to-business...
IMAC, Inc. (International Media And Cultures), the American
producer of starter cultures for the dairy industry, is launching a
new line of patent pending...
The debate over labelling foods for genetically modified organisms
(GMO) might help consumers decide if they want to purchase those
products, but what...
As a result of the food crises menacing Europe the year 2000 was
undeniably a difficult one for the French food industry. However
the industry "resisted...
From May 1, a new regulation will prohibit all imports of raw and
processed food, subject to any type of genetic modification in Sri
Lanka. The Food Advisory...
In the US this week the National Food Processors Association (NFPA)
released an industry "Code of Practice" for managing food
allergens. Coincidence or...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued a letter to
the food industry restating the requirements of the Federal Food,
Drug, andCosmetic...
The Health and Welfare Ministry in Japan confirmed on Wednesday
that U.S.-grown genetically modified corn banned for consumption in
Japan has been mixed...
The most radical shake up for 25 years of the European Union's food
hygienerules was announced by Ireland's Commissioner last July. By
Raymond O'Rourke.
A scientific advisory panel to the US Environmental Protection
Agency has found that there is a "medium likelihood" that the
genetically-engineered StarLink...
