High protein source lupin flour continues to attract attention
following new reports that this food ingredient used in pasta and
bread products could provoke severe allergic reactions, reports
Lindsey Partos.
Health ingredients manufacturer Fenchem says its newly certified
range of non-GMO products will lead the way in building confidence
in Chinese manufacturers, reports Dominique Patton.
Reflecting ongoing pressure on food makers to slice the salt out of
their food formulations, breakfast cereals leader Kellogg has
launched a new version of its flagship corn flake product with 25
per cent less salt.
A team of US and Japanese researchers have declared that milk and
meat from cloned cattle are likely to be safe for human
consumption, although stressed that research in this area was still
very much in its infancy, Tom Armitage reports.
Understanding the most extreme conditions for food products will
bring gains for product formulation, particularly functional foods,
on Earth, says Arla Food Ingredients, the firm that has developed a
new yoghurt for consumption by...
With €173.5 million in lost earnings due to acute gastroenteritis,
a new report from the Irish food agency highlights the need for a
food safety system to cover the whole island of Ireland, writes
Lindsey Partos.
Trans fat concerns hit Australia with consumer groups calling for
trans fat to be highlighted on food labels after more than a third
of 50 food products tested had levels 'well above what is
considered safe by many experts',...
Tesco has become the first British supermarket to break the £2
billion profit barrier, leaving its rivals for dust and forcing it
to look outside the UK for extra growth opportunities - yet rising
costs may make the coming year more...
Dutch bakery ingredients leader CSM continues to shed activities in
non-core countries, selling off its Swedish subsidiary BakeMark
Sweden to private equity group Accent, Lindsey Partos
reports.
Slicing away at contamination risk in fruit, Scottish scientists
overcome obstacles to design a rapid test for the detection of the
harmful mycotoxin patulin that occurs in naturally occurring
moulds.
Eating beans or lentils at least twice a week may reduce a woman's
risk of developing breast cancer, according to research designed to
investigate the benefits of the plant compounds flavonols,writes
Dominique Patton.
Givaudan, the world's number one fragrance and flavour player, saw
its flavour sales slip by 6.5 per cent for the first quarter, yet
the group reported strong growth across Eastern Europe and Russia,
reinforcing the growing importance...
Danish ingredients giant Chr Hansen, currently on its 'magical
sensory tour' across Eastern Europe, has unveiled new products in
Russia to inspire local manufacturers, Angela Drujinina
reports.
In a new brand partnership tie-up, UK ingredients firm Tate &
Lyle hunts for growth in the competitive breakfast market raising
brand awareness for a new product that contains the company's
flagship golden syrup, reports...
The EFSA has found that only heat treatments used for canning of
low acid foods can ensure the complete destruction of the bacteria
Bacillus cereus, which was found to be especially prevalent in
heated foods such as pasta and rice,...
A fresh round of price cuts from the two biggest UK food retailers
increases the pressure on suppliers' margins and intensifies
competition between own-label and branded producers, forcing them
to find new ways to adapt, writes...
Investigating the risk of food poisoning to the consumer by the
prevalent bacteria Bacillus cereus, European scientific
experts find the majority of reported outbreaks were linked to the
consumption of heat treated foods, with cooked...
Danish brewer Bryggerigruppen has signed a deal to give it two new
breweries with strong local brands, while Russian food scientists
have designed a bread recipe that can be stored for three years and
Dutch retailer Ahold has sold...
Convenience and indulgence in the breakfast market set to bring
gains to ingredients suppliers and their customers: our round up of
new product designs shows how industry is reacting to this
potential market, writes Lindsey Partos.
Givaudan, the world's number one fragrance and flavour player, saw
sales in its flavour division slipping by 6.5 per cent for the
first quarter, impacted by a loss of products and a fall in prices,
writes Lindsey Partos.
Corn Products International said on Wednesday that it expects
first-quarter diluted earnings per share (EPS) to decline 35
percent to 40 percent from the first quarter of 2004.
Prices for cereals still vulnerable to upside risk in 2005/06 as
world crop predictions suggest supplies could fail to meet demand,
resulting in a drawdown of already vulnerable global stocks,
reports Lindsey Partos.
Tasker Capital, a distributor and marketer of a technology designed
to inhibit pathogenic bacteria, says it has received a letter from
the US Department of Health and Human Services of the Food and Drug
Administration confirming that...
French food watchdog recommends slashing trans fat levels in a wide
range of bakery products, including biscuits and cakes, following
findings from a new report released this week, reports Lindsey
Partos.
Japanese amino acid leader Ajinomoto ramps up production of flavour
seasonings for the double-digit Thai market, opening up a new
€200,000 facility with a production capacity of 34,000 tons per
year, writes Lindsey Partos.
Alcohol consumption impacts the quality and quantity of breast
milk, say researchers, exploding age-old claims that a few drinks
can improve their nursing performance.
Irish Consumers are still eating twice as much salt as they should
be and bread is one of the biggest culprits, according to a new
scientific report that recommends a UK-style labelling format and
that food firms spend more money...
Traditional methods used to extract argan oil do not destroy the
physico-chemical characteristics of this speciality vegetable oil
used in North African food formulations.
Japanese company Riken Vitamin has introduced a new range of high
safety Plasticizers, which it says is in response to international
concerns over claims that the material is a recognised carcinogen.
The Wissotzky Tea company is to return to a lucrative Russian
market after an 80-year absence, yet import duties may prevent the
firm making headway without a domestic factory, reports Angela
Drujinina.
An ambitious transport project set to provide a high-speed goods
link across Eastern Europe later this year will form the backbone
of the EU's transport integration plan, making the region a more
attractive base for food producers...
Grain overproduction across Eastern Europe has brought down prices
and still threatens to disrupt European markets after the first
round of EU intervention bargaining brings little relief for the
Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland,...
Democrat Senator Tom Harkin yesterday sent a strong message to the
food industry, saying that it must move swiftly to stop the
advertising aimed at children that was creating a "botched"
generation.
Companies wanting to test their ingredients to see if they are
contaminated by the unapproved genetically modified seed corn -
that was recently announced to have been let into the US food chain
- may be interested in Genetic ID's...
Canada's trans fat task force held its first meeting on Friday to
decide what needs tackling and looked at the risks and benefits of
various alternatives to the much maligned oil.
Fundamental research to provide new leverage for food makers with
Swiss researchers suggesting regular onion consumption may boost
the bones and prevent osteoporosis, reports Lindsey Partos.
The EU's food-linked risk alert system has been bombarded in one
week by the detection of potentially carcinogenic aflatoxins in
nearly 40 food products on sale in the European market, including
the Czech Republic, reports Lindsey...
ICI subsidiary National Starch is the latest ingredients firm to
drive into the soaring Chinese food market, unveiling a new
technical centre adjacent to its recently opened production plant,
writes Lindsey Partos.
Costs will rise for food makers using spice and oil users as
officials in Brussels vote to extend test controls for the illegal
red dye sudan 1, writes Lindsey Partos.
Improving the food industry's understanding of the potentially
deadly food pathogen E coli, scientists in the UK identify the key
event that originally transformed a harmless bacteria into a
transporter of foodborne infection.
Evidence backing the antioxidant powers of natural cocoa could
bring new opportunities for confectionery firms looking to boost
slacking sales in a saturated market, reports Lindsey Partos
.
Suggesting continuing growth for booming sweeteners market,
researchers once again claim soft drinks provide a generous slice
of sugar to a child's diet.
Iconic soft drinks firm Coca-Cola, hit by slowing sales of its
trademark fizzy cola, is set to buy up a leading fruit juice
producer in Russia, handing the firm key access to an important
emerging market, reports Chris Mercer.
High taxes on raw materials and soaring energy costs are severely
hampering progress in Russia's ice cream industry, according to one
industry body which is campaigning for government intervention. Yet
consolidation and tighter...