More than half of all gastrointestinal cancers are estimated to be
related to diet, write European researchers this week. It is
consequently of utmost importance to identify the components in the
diet that may reduce (or induce) colorectal...
World demand for nutraceutical chemicals will grow by 6 per cent
annually to reach $8.6 billion (€8.7bn) in 2006 to feed a $155
billion nutritional products industry, declares a new report from
US market analysts Freedonia Group.
"EU citizens want safe food and a healthy environment from farm
policy", said the European Commission this week in anticipation
of the amendments to the Common Agricultural Policy. The claim
follows the latest Eurobarometer...
EU launches bold WTO initiative to protect products with unique
geographical indications, from Stilton cheese to Basmati
riceProtecting basmati rice and Darjeeling tea.
Food safety experts from the World Health Organisation (WHO) are
meeting in Geneva this week to investigate recent reports that
potato chips, French fries and other carbohydrate-rich foods
contain a cancer-causing substance.
New research from the US has shown that the addition of soybean
phytosterols to lean ground beef can have a significant effect in
reducing cholesterol levels.
Researchers in the US claim to have discovered a possible added
benefit of hormone replacement therapy: saving teeth.
Post-menopausal women who take a daily dose of oestrogen along with
calcium and vitamin D could reduce the risk...
Italian power company Edison is in exclusive talks with
agribusiness and food company Bunge to sell its 55 per cent
interest in French cooking oil company Cereol, the two companies
announced in a separate statements this week.
Australian food giant Goodman Fielder said this week that it is on
track to divest its milling and gelatin assets and is proceeding as
planned with a second tranche share buyback following other asset
sales
Health Canada, the Canadian government department responsible for
keeping an eye on the health of its people, is advising people this
week not to take certain drugs with grapefruit juice.
A team of researchers at the US Department of Agriculture have
found a novel, and quite surprising, role for wasps. A group of
scientists claim this week that parasitic wasps can be used to
detect chemicals, such as those associated...
UK company Oxoid recently announced that its yeast and mould agar
(CM920) has now been specifically formulated for use in the brewing
industry for the detection of both saccharomyces and
non-saccharomyces wild yeasts, which could...
Dutch food and beverage ingredients company DSM has opened a new
production facility in Delft, the Netherlands to produce its
nutritional yeast Engevita.
The health benefits of cranberry juice have occupied scientists for
some time. This week researchers in the US claim that cranberry
juice could prove to be the next weapon in fighting bacteria,
especially those which have become resistant...
Croda Healthcare, a division of UK speciality chemicals company
Croda Oleochemicals, this week launched a new range of fish-derived
gelatins for pharmaceutical and edible applications.
'Sustainable development' are buzz words on the lips of politicians
and industry leaders across the world. A new report from the
Confederation of the Food and Drink Industries (CIAA) suggests that
the food industry is no...
Fresh, organic and convenience food markets could all benefit from
the birth of the first child in a young family, claim market
analysts Datamonitor. According to a new report, the opposing
forces of both increasing time pressure...
In the US this week the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated
a seven-year-old civil lawsuit that alleges Archer Daniels Midland
and its rivals rigged what is today a $2.4 billion (€2.5bn) market
for the corn sweetener high-fructose...
Irish food ingredients company Kerry Group formally introduced its
new flavour division, Mastertaste during a press conference at the
IFT's Annual Meeting and Food Expo in Anaheim, California, this
week.
Fresh tomatoes look set to win the industry debate - ' Fresh or
processed tomatoes - which have more lycopene?' - as researchers in
the US create a tomato which has nearly three-and-a-half times the
usual amount of the carotenoid.
Australian ingredients company Burns Philp on Thursday announced
the closure of a yeast manufacturing plant in South Yarra in
Melbourne, reports Dow Jones.
Cargill confirms the company's belief in recent French starch
acquisition Cerestar, citing an enhanced R&D team and expanded
product line as major advantages.
US company Kerr Concentrates has entered into an agreement to
acquire the fruit and vegetable concentrate business of US flavours
company International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF).
Further confirmation that today's hectic, time-pressured, consumer
has even less time to prepare a meal and actually sit down to eat
it comes in the form of a new publication from the UK's Institute
of Grocery Distribution...
Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM), a leading agricultural
processor and supplier of food ingredients, marked its 100th
anniversary at the IFT Annual Meeting and Food Expo taking place in
Anaheim, California this week.
Contrary to certain 'fad diets' that promote fewer carbohydrates in
favour of more protein and fat, US researchers claim this week that
people who consume a high carbohydrate diet apparently eat fewer
calories per day and...
US food safety technology company Neogen Corporation and DNA
technology company Hamilton Thorne Biosciences this week announced
an agreement to jointly develop 'the next generation' of rapid
bacterial food safety tests.
In an interview with French daily Les Echos on Tuesday,
Franck Riboud, CEO of Groupe Danone, quickly denied accusations
that developments with Coca-Cola were a sign of Danone's defeat in
the US water market.
Researchers in the US suggest that arterial inflammation, provoked
by high fat diets, could be considerably reduced through the
consumption of antioxidant vitamins E and C. Arterial inflammation
can predispose a person to atherosclerosis.
With the number of consumers allergic to nuts increasing on an
annual basis in the Western world, the food industry has for some
time been striding towards improving the labelling of all suspected
nut allergens in food products. But...
The case for the folic acid fortification of foods, or at least for
supplementation with folic acid, received a boost this week with
the publication of new research showing that the positive effects
of folic acid in reducing homocysteine...
Scotland's food and drink industry must grasp every opportunity to
market itself as 'the best in the world', according to Alastair
Salvesen, president of the Royal Highland and Agricultural Society
of Scotland, writes...
Canadian researchers are working to develop milk that contains
higher levels of a "good fat" that they say could fight cancer and
heart disease. Recent studies suggest that CLA - conjugated
linoleic acid - could have major...
All systems are go in the European beverage packaging segment
currently. Over the past few months a series of consolidations and
divestments has redefined the industry, as the largest players
fight for a bigger share of the market,...
In the shadow of Disneyland fun park the Institute of Food
Technologists (IFT) opened the doors to the Annual Meeting and Expo
and looked set to welcome an anticipated crowd of 20,000 this
weekend in Anaheim, California.
To the delight of Greek dairy farmers, and after several years in
court, the European Commission has adopted a proposal for a Council
regulation on the registration of the Greek "Feta" cheese as a
Protected Designation of...
Swiss food group Nestlé this week announced that it has entered
into an agreement to combine Nestlé's US ice cream business with US
ice cream giant Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream.
Long-established brand icons such as Toblerone chocolate and Polo
mints would be considered unacceptably innovative by marketers
looking to launch them today and would be "either strangled at
birth or sent back to the drawing...
A new report from the American Heart Association has called into
question the efficacy of fat replacers such as olestra, at the same
time as highlighting a number of serious side effects relating to
vitamin and mineral absorption.
In a bid to gain new market share and to maximise on the trend
towards natural foods, Swiss nutritional yeast company Atisholz
announced this week that it is to extend its product line to
include yeast extracts based on the torula...
Food manufacturers keen to use the positive image of olive oil will
have to follow strict guidelines laid down by the European
Commission on Thursday. The Commission has adopted new rules that
detail clearer marketing standards for...
The UK snacks sector is coming under increasing pressure from
competing markets with sugar and chocolate confectionery
particularly hard hit by the consumer desire for a healthier
lifestyle, according to a new report from market analysts...
The European Commission has indicated its intention to amend the
food additives framework directive 89/107/EEC more substantially
than originally planned.
