The FDA's imminent amendment of its color additive regulations to
provide for the safe use of LycoMato tomato lycopene extract is
good news for the company behind the product.
Chicken consumption in the UK could suffer a temporary setback
after a BBC report indicates chicken are highly contaminated with
antibiotic resistant E. coli bacteria.
The UK has moved a step closer to relaxing its rules on bovine
spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), potentially opening up a larger
supply of beef for food processors in the UK and throughout Europe.
Australia's food watchdog has abandoned its 'information on
request' approach to the country of origin labelling of food,
proposing instead a package of measures to provide consumers with
tighter information.
In among the hollers about obesity and the concerns over nutrition,
food companies now need to work hard to ensure they clinch public
trust, as a matter of insurance. This means more than compliance on
traceability and labeling. This...
With sales growth up and operating profit down in the second
quarter, Belgian supermarket and food group Delhaize serves up
another sign to processors that their western European market is in
direstraits.
With up to 76 per cent of UK chickens testing positive for
Campylobacter, processors and their suppliers will soon be facing a
food safety crackdown from the country's regulator.
Although sales channels for organic foods continue to broaden, the
European market is still dominated by fruit and vegetables. But it
is increased shelf space for organic exotic and tropical fruits
that is expected to provide the...
Swiss-based global fragrance and flavours giant Givaudan says that
a down-turn in its performance for the first six months of the year
was buouyed by a stronger showing from it international fragrance
operations.
The latest survey of the global private label market reveals a €100
billion industry that is increasingly seen as a sign of good
quality, good value food products. But it is Europe, and in
particular the UK, where acceptance and the...
The Sugar Association wants the FDA to introduce more aggressive
labeling regulations that would split out the different sugars and
sweeteners on the nutritional facts panel, just as the labeling of
trans fats will be mandatory from...
A survey of European consumers about peanuts sourced from across
the globe reveals a distinct preference for the quality and flavour
of US-produced nuts.
A group of international scientists has sequenced the complete rice
genome, something that could be used to improve the quality and
size of crops. The discovery may also be developed to apply to
wheat and barley.
An iron compound, developed to fortify foods in countries with high
rates of deficiency, is seeing interest from multinational food
makers looking to overcome the formulation difficulties experienced
with common forms of the mineral.
Dutch biotech company Pharming said today that it has been granted
a Japanese patent on its recombinant human lactoferrin (rhLF), an
ingredient being targeted at nutraceutical and food makers.
Parmalat has sued banks JPMorgan Chase and Unicredito Italiano for
€4.4 billion for their roles in the sale of Parmalat bonds issued
from 1997 through 2001.
Degussa has blamed raw material cost increases for
lower-than-expected earnings in the second-quarter, despite
claiming that the business has"performed satisfactorily".
The UK's food standards agency will meet next week to discuss a new
BSE testing system trialled earlier this year as part of a managed
transition towards replacing the Over Thirty Months Rule.
Better-tasting and convenient performance foods are attracting
growing numbers of Europeans, many of whom are not sports
professionals, reveals a new report.
British confectionery and soft drinks giant Cadbury Schweppes may
be turning its focus to the confectionery market, if recent
speculation on a decision to sell its European soft drinks business
is fulfilled.
Leatherhead Food International is offering a one-stop shop in
analytical service including genetically modified organisms, thanks
to a strategic collaboration with Genetic ID.
A chemically produced folate, said to be several times more
bioavailable than folic acid and recently approved for food use in
Europe, gives premium supplement makers a chance to differentiate
from the commonly marketed form of the...
A new fibre-based fat substitute that can reduce the fat content of
baked goods by 50 per cent is to be launched in Europe by Swiss
marketing group DKSH.
Water, we save. Energy, we conserve. But food, it seems, we can
waste, junk and bin and no-one cares. Except one crusader, whose
20-year project has proven what should have been obvious in the
first place: our attitude to food is...
Leading kefir company Lifeway Foods has announced that its entire
range of low fat kefir flavors will be sweetened with organic cane
juice as a healthier alternative to high fructose corn syrup
(HFCS).
The Corn Refiners Association has claimed that a recent study
linking fructose in soft drinks with added body fat
"mischaracterizes high fructose corn syrup".
Vietnamese rice exports could soon increase as higher than expected
yields allow the government to lift its export restriction,
according to an Asia Pulse report.
With nano-scale technologies poised to become a strategic platform
for the development of new processes for the food and agriculture
sector, the EU is starting to develop a coordinated research
programme so companies can take advantage...
Nutritional oils maker Martek Biosciences has held off another
challenge to the intellectual property on its key product, the
omega-3 fatty acid DHA, although it is still locked up in further
court cases to protect patent rights.
Soy protein giant Solae is building a manufacturing facility in
China in order to tap into the country's huge potential as a major
consumer of soy protein.
Growing pressure on food manufacturers to cut salt levels has led
to a frantic search for alternatives. Joan Watsabaugh tells
FoodNavigator-USA.com why AlsoSalt could provide the
industry with a viable solution.
Coca-Cola has launched Sugar Free Full Throttle, a clear indication
of both the potential growth of the energy drink market and
increasing concerns over the links between soft drinks and bad
health, writes Anthony Fletcher.
There is evidence to support the putative link between consumption
of milk products and ovarian cancer risk, finds a new meta-analysis
of epidemiological studies, but the case is far from cut and dried.
A team of UK scientists will analyse and demonstrate how
bioinformatics could help food companies improve their products,
from pin-pointing allergy-causing proteins to identifying the cause
of batch spoilage.
PAI's acquisition of Chr Hansen's ingredients business was finally
closed last week, establishing Chr Hansen Holding - and thus the
Chr. Hansen Group - as a purely pharmaceutical company.
Soy protein giant Solae is building a manufacturing facility in
China in order to tap into the country's huge potential as a major
consumer of soy protein.
The European Union is reportedly considering lowering the legal
levels of alkaline phosphates (ALP) in the dairy pasteurisation
process, presenting an opportunity for lab tech firms such as
Advanced Instruments.
With the coming of age for ozone-based sanitizing systems,
CIProcess is introducing a new line of food cleaning equipment to
the UK and Ireland, billing it as a cheaper method to get the job
done.