The food research organization is currently evaluating how its bio-purification process could benefit from the newly-acquired lactic acid production facility formerly owned by Givaudan company Vika B. V.
ChickP Protein Ltd says its patented chickpea isolate delivers both on functionality and flavor when used in the production of spreadable and hard plant-based cheese, paving the way for cheese analogs free of gums and stabilizers.
Researchers at ETH Zurich, an international university for technology and the natural sciences, have come up an alternative method to produce lactic acid, as demand for biodegradable plastic packaging from PLA (polylactic acid) grows.
The EU has authorised the use of lactic acid for decontamination of bovine carcasses from this month, based on a European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) opinion in 2011.
In a bid to capitalise on growing industry demand for mineral fortifiers, Brussels-based Galactic is doubling its production capacity of lactate esters and calcium lactate.
UK food safety authorities have backed a European Commission (EC) proposal to authorise the use of lactic acid as a decontamination treatment in beef production.
Purac is promoting its lactic acid products as a means of curbing E. coli after EFSA gave a positive opinion on using lactic acid treatment to decontaminate beef.
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has backed lactic acid as a decontaminant in beef processing and said there were no safety concerns as long as its use complied with current food additive regulations.
Galactic has developed a new powder form of lactic acid for use in bakery products and mixes, which can avoid the need for liquid lactic acid to be added to the dough.
Purac is launching a new natural preservative for fruit and juice-based beverages, which is said to counter the spore-forming spoiler Alicyclobacillus.
Purac has added a new ingredient to its food safety portfolio, for refrigerated foods, and plans to build its offering of non-lactate and lactic acid products.
Lactic acid supplier Purac has announced a price increase of between 0.10 to 0.15 Euros per kilo, as the company seeks to pass of some of the expense from rising raw material costs.
Beverage companies have a new tool to deal with the potential off-flavours associated with stevia sweeteners, as Purac is launching a new lactic acid ingredient.
CSM has reported an improvement in its financials for Q2 thanks to close cost control and efficiency drives; volume growth is still hit by the recession.
Dutch bakery supplies business CSM has announced that it will cut 200 jobs from its workforce across Germany, France and the US in the next two months in response to plummeting sales and falling consumer confidence.
CSM is counting the returns from its restructuring programme, with an increase in sales for the first half of 2008 and strong performance from its Purac business.
Purac has officially opened its new lactic acid factory in
Thailand, where it hopes to build on lactic acid growth in Asia as
well as cutting production costs.
After recording disappointing margins last month, CSM subsidiary
Purac announced yesterday it will switch lactic acid production
from Europe to Thailand, the US and Brazil.
Fungal species of Rhizopus could offer a valuable alternative
source for lactic acid production, with significant advantages over
bacterial production, says a new review from Australia.
Scientists have devised a means of preventing contamination of
commercially baked bread - helping manufacturers to minimise the
loss caused by spoilage and halt the common problem of 'ropey
bread'.
CSM's decision to close a production facility in the US is the
latest in a series of initiatives designed to consolidate the Dutch
group's market position.
Potato waste could offer the food industry a cheap, renewable and
as yet underutilised source of chitin and lactic acid, according to
a university scientist.
Leading Dutch lactic acid supplier is believed to be in discussions
to expand its presence in the East with plans to build an acid
plant in Thailand that uses sugar as a raw material.
Job losses at leading lactic acid supplier Purac are on the cards
as the firm's owner, bakery ingredients supplier CSM, continues its
restructuring programme to strengthen core activities.
Major lactic acid supplier Purac to pass price rises onto the
market, as the Dutch firm announces increases between five and ten
per cent across a range of lactic acid and lactate products.
An oregano and cranberry concoction could be a potent
anti-microbial agent for food processors under constant pressure to
reduce the risk of foodborne diseases in the ever-expanding food
production chain.
In response to market demand natural lactic acid, lactate and
gluconate supplier Purac wlll ramp up production of its sodium
lactate powder, unveiling a new production facility in Spain.
Dutch food ingredients and confectionery multinational CSM
continues its strategy to expand worldwide activities in the food
and pharmaceutical markets with the recent announcement that it has
completed the acquisition of the gluconic...
An acidified calcium sulphate solution called Safe2O has been shown
to significantly reduce the amount of Listeria monocytogenes on hot
dogs and prevented regrowth of the pathogen over a 12-week period.
A further sign that food ingredients companies are continuing to
move steadily into the Chinese market came recently with the
announcement from Belgian lactic acid manufacturer , Galactic, that
it has signed a joint venture agreement...
Decontamination with 1 per cent and 2 per cent buffered lactic acid
does not appreciably affect the spread of pathogen E.coli in beef
tissue, Belgian scientists report this week.
