Updated EU rules on aflatoxin contamination crack down on repeat
offenders such as Egypt, China, Iran and Turkey, and will affect
imports of supplies such as peanuts, pistachios, and dried fruit.
Soya beverage makers are using more subtle marketing of their key
ingredient and merging with more traditional segments like juice
and dairy in a bid to bring their products into the mainstream,
according to industry experts.
The burgeoning organic chocolate market is taking off thanks to an
increase in ethical consumerism and the willingness of
confectionery makers worldwide to exploit the trend.
Some food manufacturers are not doing enough to prevent the cross
contamination of their products by allergens, according to a survey
by the US food regulator.
The market for nut or wheat-free bakery products could see a slump
within the next decade if research into the eradication of food
allergies is successful.
Healthy ingredients, a must-have for any ingredient supplier these
days, are just as relevant in Asia as western markets, say
companies exhibiting at this week's Fi-Asia in Bangkok.
Another petition has been filed in recent weeks requesting
immediate action to protect popcorn factory workers from the
lung-disease causing butter flavour diacetyl.
Banana prices in the US have seen a significant increase in recent
months, as leading supplier Chiquita attempts to offset losses
after facing tough trading conditions in Europe.
The first product from the collaboration between Kirin Breweries
and Yakult Honsha to develop health and functional foods will hit
the market next month. Called BBcube, it brings together a fibre
from Kirin and a bacteria from Yakult...
A small study into the effects of soluble and insoluble fibre on
blood pressure indicates that individuals with slightly high
cholesterol levels may benefit from including plenty of whole
grains in their diets.
Leading açai berry supplier Sambazon has completed the construction
of a new manufacturing facility in Brazil, a move that is set to
significantly increase the volumes of the berry brought into the
US.
EFSA renewed its mandate of the Stakeholder Consultative Platform
and discussed future strategic priorities at its inaugural new
management board meeting this week.
Food allergies could be consigned to the history books within a
decade if the combination of biotechnology and vaccines work as
planned, Dutch researchers have told the BA Festival of Science in
England.
Another petition has been filed in recent weeks requesting
immediate action to protect popcorn factory workers from the
lung-disease causing butter flavor diacetyl.
The results of the EC's public consultation on promoting healthy
diets and physical activity, published today, suggest that most
stakeholders favour a multi-sector approach to tackling obesity.
The EC's Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health has
now discussed the possible illegal GM contamination of long grain
rice imports from the US.
A pilot program that distributed fresh fruits and vegetables to
children in Mississippi schools has resulted in increased
consumption of these goods, findings that provide guidance towards
a comprehensive approach for improving students'...
A new study proving the efficacy of using beet molasses as a
substratum to produce Xanthonomas and gelling polymers could be of
great interest to the food industry.
A Netherlands-based research company claims a breakthrough in
developing a more efficient way to produce the microorganisms used
in industrial food production.
The oversimplification of the 'energy-in/energy out' equation is
generating a fundamental public misunderstanding of the challenges
of obesity, claims one scientist.
People who regularly eat cured meats are 71 per cent more likely to
have symptoms of lung disease than people who never eat this type
of meat, says a new study from the US.
Most consumers prefer an energy-based approach to nutrition
information on food labels, according to new research conducted by
the European Food Information Council (EUFIC).
Agro giant Bayer Crop Sciences has petitioned the US Department of
Agriculture to approve a genetically modified rice variety that has
been at the heart of a recent contamination scandal.
Grape seed and pine bark extracts as additives in cooked meats
performed better than the synthetic preservatives in oxidation and
microbial effects, results that could be readily acceptable to
consumers seeking ready-to-eat meat products...
The Ireland-based Kerry Group says difficulties in raising prices
to recover the increased cost of energy slowed its growth during
the first six months of the year.
Natural food group SunOpta is to quadruple its sales of the açai
berry in North America, revealing that the Brazilian berry is the
most popular fruit ingredient with its customers.
With obesity continuing to grab the headlines, a joint
US-Portuguese study of what affects the motivation to feed is said
to contribute to a better understanding of how the brain responds
to food stimuli.
Spices and seasonings are slowy gaining popularity in the US, as
once pernickety consumers are warming to the increased ethnic
diversity of foods and flavors, reveals a new report.
Europeans are more clued up than their American counterparts when
it comes to the benefits of dark chocolate, according to a US
company educating the market through their range of functional
health-boosting cocoa products.
The recent failure of the WTO trade talks could have serious
implications for our culture of obesity, and is an issue that must
be dealt with urgently, claims a scientist.
Novozymes has taken the top position in Dow Jones Sustainability
Group Index's biotech category, while DSM tops the list for the
Chemical Industry sector.
US scientists have discovered heat tolerant barley enzymes, which
could make malting more efficient for beer, and also provide
benefits for the production of bakery goods and breakfast cereals.
Reducing the variety of snack foods available to consumers could
reduce the pleasure associated with them, cut consumption, and help
fight obesity, suggests a study.
Despite the reluctance of many EU food and packaging companies to
invest more in research and development, some have taken up the
challenge of keeping the bloc on the leading edge of innovation.
Children should be protected from exploitative marketing techniques
used on the Internet, according to a new report from the
International Obesity Task Force.
Eskimo Pie Corporation, a subsidiary of CoolBrands International,
is to sell its dairy ingredients division to a leading manufacturer
of specialty flavors for the ice cream industry, it emerged last
week.
The sale of Bulgarian pig meat could soon be prohibited unless the
government can prove it is successfully tackling increased
outbreaks of Classical Swine fever (CSF) in the country, according
to a new USDA report.