An investigation into the cause of an industrial accident at a DSM plant in Italy that killed three workers eight months ago remains ongoing, the company said.
The European Parliament has urged Brussels to come up with new measures on animal cloning as a “matter of urgency” to secure consumers rights after a failure to reach an agreement on the issue six weeks ago derailed the entire novel foods regulation.
France’s Nutrionix as closed a €4m deal with investors Seventure Partners, SHAM and Business Angels, which will help it tap growth potential in salt reduction.
Beta-glucan could be used to partially replace salt while retaining taste and texture in high pressure processing of chicken breast meat, according to a new study in Food Chemistry.
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has issued practical guidance for the risk assessment of nanomaterials in packaging and food but cautioned that current knowledge gaps in testing techniques means the document is a work in progress rather than...
Double-digit growth in the beverage, savory and confectionery sectors helped International Flavors & Fragrances to achieve revenue of $714m in the first quarter of this year; nine per cent up on the same period of last year.
Use of high intensity sweeteners is growing around the globe, but different sweeteners are more popular in different markets. Mintel’s David Jago explains the subtleties of all things sweet.
Chr Hansen is launching a new yeast for making fruitier wines that can be added directly as a frozen product rather than having to be rehydrated first.
Private equity group Blackstone is close to acquiring the stake owned by investors Growth Capital Partners in Tangerine Confectionery, the largest British manufacturer of sugar confectionery and branded popcorn, claim media reports.
Bio Springer has announced moderate price increases for its yeast extracts due to the rising price of sugar, which reached a 30-year high earlier this year.
The UK Food Standards Agency is canvassing views on the use of chia seeds after a novel foods application from the Chia Company to market them in baked goods, breakfast cereals, and fruit, nut and seed mixes.
Lower weight at birth and breathing problems among infants are negative effects linked to foetal exposure to bisphenol A (BPA), according to two new studies.
Following a UK release, bakery ingredients supplier Bakels said it is launching its new emulsifier free ‘clean label’ bread improver range on the wider European market.
Alpro, the leading European soy player its chief says has “sustainability in its DNA”, has become the first European food company to sign up to the World Wildlife Fund’s Climate Savers programme.
Elliott International has increased its Danisco shareholding to 10.01 per cent and has not yet given any indication of tender plans, despite the Friday deadline for 80 per cent of shares to be tendered in order for the deal to go through.
Soaring sugar prices have inspired Tate & Lyle to develop new beverage prototypes under its Optimize platform, which replace as much as 45 per cent of the sugar with blend of sweeteners but without impairing taste.
Recent calls from Members of European Parliament (MEPs) for warning labels on products containing artificial sweeteners are 'totally unnecessary', according to Professor Andrew Renwick.
EFSA’s panel on additives and nutrient sources (ANS) has concluded that the ADI of natural red-orange colour lutein may be extended to extracts of Tagetes erecta with at least 60 per cent total carotenoids as esters, after the examination of new data...
A free on-line tool allows packaging designers, producers and food manufacturers to simulate the oxygen transmission rate (OTR) for a range of plastics and gauge the likely shelf life for target products, said Norner.
Global dairy prices were down 2.4 per cent from March after seven months of steady growth, according to the latest figures from the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).
Corporate nutritionist Kate Cook has attacked the government’s Responsibility Deal for a “one-dimensional approach” to calorie labelling on food that risks damaging sales of foods such as salmon and endangering public health.
The use of low and no calorie sweeteners in the food industry is rising rapidly. However one product area that has always relied on the use of sweeteners is in the formulation of sports drinks, says Professor John Brewer.
AAK is taking its rationalisation to a new stage in Q2 2011 as it repositions away from commodities towards higher value-lower volume specialty food ingredients.
Dietary exposure to a range of chemicals that can migrate from packaging into food is low and poses no risk to human health, according to research from government food safety experts in Australasia.
The newly-acquired Cognis business had a positive effect on BASF’s Q1 Performance Products results, as the integration is on-track for completion by the end of 2011.
UK food and drink manufacturers are under-represented in the European Economic Recovery Plan, says the Food and Drink Federation (FDF), which is aiming to promote the sector more at EU level in the coming year.
Ivory Coast’s cocoa trade has been normalised, but uncertainly remains about the mid-crop, and and all eyes are now on the weather for the main crop, to be harvested this autumn, notes commodities specialist Rabobank it its latest review.
Reflecting the continuing industry trend toward outsourcing, Barry Callebaut said a new supply deal it has agreed with Hershey will put its annual deliveries beyond the current 80,000 metric tonnes.
April saw sharp rises in grain prices due to exchange rates and oil prices, with the future curve to be determined by how much production increases and ability to replenish reserves.
Categorising nano-based materials into hazard bands is the core of a new risk assessment technique put forward by French authorities as regulatory bodies continue to explore ways to manage possible threats from the ground-breaking technology.
The European Food Safety Authority has begun rolling out its re-organisation programme to enable it better to cope with its increasing workload, but according to a consultant EFSA’s structures for assessing dossiers mirror legislation.
Leatherhead Food Research has developed a new online platform of demographic opinions, which can be used to test product concepts against preferences in the marketplace.
In their current form new EU food labelling proposals would make regulatory requirements for the dairy industry more complex and burdensome, claims the European Dairy Association (EDA).
Research suggesting a low salt diet may increase the risks of cardiovascular disease has questioned current drives to reduce salt intakes, however experts from the UK and US have been quick to dismiss the study as ‘flawed’.
The International Stevia Council has launched a new, independent proficiency testing programme (PTP) for stevia products, which is intended as a benchmark to ensure analytical methods used to determine composition and purity yield accurate results.
Scientists at the USDA have found that modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) provides consumers with the best protection against the food safety threat of E. coli in shredded lettuce.
A method of producing nano-capsules for drug delivery may have potential to create food-grade nano-encapsulations of ingredients for the food industry, according to new research.
A free trade agreement between the EU and Japan that eliminates tariffs and non-tariff barriers for EU food and drink products would enable European manufacturers better to cater to a high potential market, the CIAA tells policy makers.
A consortium of flavour firms seeking to raise awareness of the sector and encourage a new generation of researchers has renewed its bursary scheme for Phd students, and is hoping for applications from right across the EU.
The addition of antioxidants to oils may control the formation of trans-fats during the processing and heating of edible oils, according to new research.
DSM has tendered its 4.95 per cent stake in Danish ingredients firm Danisco, after buyer DuPont raised its offer to DKK700 on Friday following discussions with major shareholders.
Ivory Coast cocoa exports are unlikely to resume by this week, said Mintel, in response to reports that the country will start shipping the commodity from the beginning of May.
Swedish proposals to phase out bisphenol A (BPA) in epoxy can linings are based on political expedience and groundless fears rather than sound science, said the North American Metal Packaging Alliance (NAMPA).
Areas of the brain that interpret our sense of taste may also provide a representation of oral textures such as how fat feels in the mouth, according to new review.
The board of the Swiss company developing production of steviol glycosides by fermentation has proposed two new members, both with a background in food ingredients.
Novozymes saw double-digit growth for its food and beverage enzymes business in the first three months of the year, helping the Danish firm towards solid results and maintained ambitions for the full year.
