The Institute of Food Research (IFR) has teamed up with Italian and Greek scientists to develop a tool for predicting Salmonella levels at different stages of the pork supply chain.
Cargill’s takeover of Schwartauer KVB has been cleared by the European Commission, giving the US giant the green light to phase in the operations of the German semi-finished cocoa supplier.
The United States lists sodium on nutrition labels while salt is more common in the European Union. Salt and sodium are not the same, and a standardized term would only cause confusion.
DuPont has increased its bid for Danish ingredients firm Danisco by 5.3 per cent to DKK700 per share, and has set a final deadline of May 13 for 80 per cent of shares to be tendered.
United Biscuits’ (UB) is aiming to increase the number of its suppliers signed up to the Supplier Ethical Data Exchange (Sedex) system to 80 per cent by the end of 2011, the firm said in its recent sustainability report.
Belgian supplier Puratos says its undisclosed acquisition this week of 17-year-old Latvian fruit fillings firm, Pure Food, is about expansion into the central and eastern European and Nordic regions – and the supermarket channel - but its artisanal customer...
Premium Ingredients has launched two new products for UHT chocolate milk, created to stabilise cocoa particles, avoid sedimentation and improve mouthfeel.
French flavour firm Mane has entered into a joint venture in Jeddah to tap the growth potential of Middle Eastern food manufacturers – said to the first global flavour company to set up shop in Saudi Arabia.
A new ‘clean label’ dough hydrator, used in conjunction with standard dough conditioner, provides savings on raw material inputs and boosts bread quality, reports French supplier Limagrain Céréales Ingrédients (LCI).
A review of the scientific literature does support the potential of non-nutritive sweeteners to aid weight loss, says a consultant and author of a published meta-analysis.
The addition of maltodextrins to high-calorie food products may reduce fat content by up to 50 per cent, without altering important characteristics like firmness, say researchers.
Danisco has announced the latest in a string of capacity upgrades at its cellulose gum facility in China, in response to increasing demand from the food and oral care industries.
French supplier Roquette says recent positive health claim opinions from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) linking sugar replacers with dental health, are applicable to soluble fibres.
LycoRed is launching a new water-soluble beta-carotene colour, which can be used as a natural colour to generate the same orange and yellow hues as out-of-favour Southampton colours Quinoline Yellow and Sunset Yellow.
Premier Foods has today announced that its chief executive, Robert Schofield will be retiring once a successor has been appointed and no later than April 28 2012.
Country of Origin Labelling (COOL) discussions exposed ignorance among Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) about the food manufacturing and supply chain, said Nick Stuart, Biscuit, Cake, Chocolate and Confectionery (BCCC) sector group chairman.
Heat stabilised collagen fibre may be a natural alternative to synthetic emulsifiers for use in acidic food and drink formulations, such as confectionary and soda’s , according to new research.
Dutch bakery ingredients supplier CSM said it expects to further recover increased input costs through price hikes in the coming months, as it announces a dip in first-quarter profits.
To effectively cope with the innovation demands from accelerating development of science and technology, academia and the food industry must work together, according to a new review.
Barry Callebaut, in a bid to meet its strategic need to diversify its cocoa origin and boost the viability of cocoa production in Malaysia, has announced a new research programme.
Gaining a better understanding of the colloidal systems used for drug delivery mechanisms may help food scientists to develop more efficient food colloids systems, according to Unilever scientists.
Simply changing the name of a product is enough to alter the perceptions of a food’s healthfulness and taste, and so change its consumption, according to new research.
Companies and individuals “face harsh punishment” – including a raft financial penalties - if found to be adding illegal non-edible materials to food, said China.
Rapidly rising food and oil prices threaten to reverse economic growth and push millions into extreme poverty, warns a report from the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
A new fragrance confectionery that claims to leave the consumer smelling like roses is one of the most innovative products to hit the shelves recently, according to a Datamonitor analyst.
Replacing more traditional solid ‘plastic’ shortenings with a liquid version made from oils and emulsifiers may increase the structural quality and shelf life of bakery products whilst reducing the need for hydrogenated fats, suggests new research.
A recently launched integrated odour scavenging system cuts product shrink, helps eliminates off smells and cuts packaging weight and costs compared to some comparable technologies, said Sealed Air Cryovac.
Higher fruit content is a big draw for consumers of sweet spreads in the UK, as they are still looking for nutritional value and fewer additives, according to a new report from Mintel.
An industry initiative to cut levels of acrylamide in food continues to have a limited impact, with lower quantities found in just three of the 22 food groups evaluated, according to the latest results of an ongoing European monitoring project.
Over two-thirds of the dietary information printed in national UK newspapers do not have sound scientific backing, according to a new study that raises concerns that misinformation is leading to public misconceptions about food.
Consumers remain concerned over the use of nanomaterials in the food industry but appear less anxious about employing the technology in packaging than ingredient formulation, a UK report has said.
Rosemary extracts can now be used as antioxidants in organic food in the EU provided they are from organically-grown rosemary and ethanol is used for the extraction, following an amendment to the annex of the 2008 organic regulation.
A year on from the formation of Oenobrands, a joint venture between DSM and Anchor Yeast, we went down to their offices in Montpellier, France, to find out about its first crop of wine yeasts and enzymes.
The European Parliament’s Environment committee is pushing for a warning label on products containing aspartame stating that they may not be suitable for pregnant women – despite opinions from EFSA and the French food safety ANSES that scientific evidence...
Apple-based edible films containing carvacrol and cinnamaldehyde were each found to restrict the growth of the increasingly multidrug resistant Campylobacter jejuni strains on fresh chicken, said new research.
A decision on whether to adopt recommendations leading to the phasing out of bisphenol A-containing epoxy can linings is likely to be made within 12 months, Sweden has said.
Manufacturers risk new nanotechnology-based food products being rejected in a similar way to genetically modified (GM) foods, unless they start engaging with consumers over their perceptions of the risks involved, a new Food Standards Agency (FSA) commissioned...
Algal flour may provide a one-step solution to the challenges of fat-reduction in foods, with low-fat cookies, crackers, and salad dressings possible new arrivals on supermarket shelves, according to Solazyme-Roquette Nutritionals.
‘I Can’t Believe it’s Not Butter!’ When it comes to transparency you can’t get much clearer than Unilever’s famous exclamation-turned-margarine-brand. But new labelling rules to prevent one food masquerading as another should distinguish between intent...
The downward trend in sugar prices is likely to continue, but this recent correction in the market may be undermined by tight global supplies, a factor also likely to curb the fall in cocoa prices, according to Rabobank.
Eight of the top 12 soy drink consuming countries are Asian with Hong Kong residents consuming the most at 17 litres per year each, according to TetraPak data.
Another milestone has been achieved in the UTZ certified sustainable cocoa programme, with the first-ever shipment of cocoa beans from Ghana that meets that standard’s economic, environmental and social criteria.
Industry federation the CIAA has branded MEP’s desire for mandatory labelling of trans fats on food and beverage products as ‘a step too far’, supporting the council view that trans fats info should be voluntary.
The UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has rejected media reports that it plans to scrap Best-before labels in a bid to cut the 8.3m tonnes of food thrown away by households each year.
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