With new EU legislation for traceability due in 2005, Britain's
Food Standards Agency has carried out a preliminary study on the
current systems in place in the food chain. Different sectors show
varying levels of concern for...
Couch potatoes may have been set up for a life of slacking and
snacking in front of television because they were undernourished in
their mothers' wombs, claims new research from New Zealand.
An increasing body of evidence that suggests the health benefits of
fish oil gains further weight with two new studies this week. The
research has found that eating fish a few times a week
significantly cuts the risk of death from...
British farmers accused France of hypocrisy this week over its ban
on British beef, after a European Union report criticised domestic
French measures to control mad cow disease.
Research from the University of Illinois in the US has found that
honey's antioxidant qualities can help preserve meat without
compromising taste, at the same time as slowing the oxidation of
low-density lipoproteins (LDL), a...
In a rare interview , Cargill, the US food group, spoke to Laurent
Flallo from Les Echos, and set out the rationale behind its
recent acquisition, the biggest in the company's 137-year history,
of French starch company Cerestar.
Pesticides developed in the hope that they may be safer than older
chemicals known to cause cancer may be only slightly better,
researchers said on Tuesday.
US plant protein extraction company Burcon NutraScience Corporation
has filed a patent application to cover ten functional properties
of canola protein isolate. The company hopes that the patent will
make canola protein isolate a...
Research into the possible harmful effects that St John's Wort
might have on the body, when taken in combination with traditional
medicine, have always sparked strong reactions from the health
industry. A new study from the Netherlands...
A Kraft Foods division on Tuesday bought an undisclosed stake in a
Chicago-based start-up that aims to improve food service companies'
ability to place and receive electronic orders.
The UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
announced this week that it will release a further £7 million
(€11.4m) to boost BSE and CJD research.
An attempt by a food ingredients billionaire to take over New
Zealand's second biggest dairy company could head into difficulties
if a farmers' collective wins the day, reports local New Zealand
paper The Evening Post.
A further step towards the implementation of the new European Food
Safety Authority (EFSA) took place this week when the European
Commission announced a short list of 30 candidates, from which 14
members of the Management Board of...
The European carotenoids market looks set to reflect the robust
growth of the vitamin supplement market, according to market
analysts Frost & Sullivan. Total European carotenoids market to
grow from $375million (€428m) in 2001...
More than 50 genetic disorders can be successfully treated with
high doses of vitamins, according to a recent article by a
professor at UC Berkley in the US.
Over 1,000 food industry professionals gathered together in
Washington, USA this week for the Fourth Annual Food Safety Summit,
the largest event in the US for food safety.
In light of terrorist events on September 11 it comes as...
German Degussa BioActives, a business unit of Degussa that
specialises in health-promoting ingredients, announced this week
that it is to intensify itsfocus on sports nutrition.
The Russian government is sceptical about lifting a ban on US
poultry imports by an April 10 deadline because the United States
is unlikely to provide enough data by that time, Interfax
reported last Friday.
China is considering a law to regulate the use of biotechnology in
agricultural production to protect people's health and the
environment, state media said on Monday, Reuters reports.
Poland, the largest candidate for entry to the European Union, may
miss out on liberalisation of farm trade between the bloc and
applicant countries unless it changes its policy, an EU official
said last week, reports Reuters.
The US Food and Drug Administration this week announced recalls of
the mini jelly candies (or mini-cup gel candy) because these
products present a choking hazard. These sweets contain the
ingredient "konjac" (also known...
Chocolate could be aggravating the sleep disorder which causes
sufferers to act out violent nightmares, according to scientists in
a recent New Scientist report.
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) last week published the
first comprehensive report on food labelling in Ireland.For the
FSAI, the function of food labelling is to inform purchasers of the
properties, ingredients, nature...
Convinced that the principal growth area for dairy lies in
nutraceuticals and that value-added functional foods will shift
from a premium niche to a mainstream category, Irish dairy giant
Glanbia is investing heavily in technological...
It comes as no surprise to learn that continued reduction of
microbiological hazards in meat, and strict enforcement of BSE
controls, are among the performance targets set for the Meat
Hygiene Service for the 2002/03 financial year,...
On average, Americans consume more than three kilos of peanuts and
peanut products each year. Although the nutty legumes are a good
source of vitamins and fibre, for a small but growing sector of the
population, peanuts can also induce...
French food group Danone declined to comment last week on a report
it was in talks with Cadbury Schweppes and Coca-Cola over
distributing its Evian mineral water in the United States.
Following a series of recalls across the world, European Union food
health officials decided in March to remove a sweet called jelly
mini-cups from European markets
A report into distance selling has made a number of recommendations
aimed at ensuring people can feel as confident in the safety,
labelling and quality of food when they purchase food 'at a
distance' as when they buy it...
An electronic device that tells the supermarket when food has gone
bad could be gracing the shelves in the near future, according to
new research in the US.
The American Association of Cereal Chemists, a group that evolved
out of the need to create standardised methodology for the cereal
grains industry, is to expand to include the growing field of
pulses/legumes.
German chemical company Degussa is to sell its SKW Piesteritz-Group
as part of the company's aim to focus on specialty chemicals. A
Memorandum of Understanding has been signed with Swiss wheat and
fertiliser trading company Ameropa...
There are many ways for consumers to increase their intake of
calcium, a mineral known to help strengthen bone structure and aid
weight loss. But a recent analysis shows that milk, a natural
source of calcium, remains the most cost-effective...
A New Zealand entrepreneur, the main shareholder in Australian food
ingredients firm Burns Philp, announced a takeover bid on Friday
for dairy products company New Zealand Dairy Foods.
China warned the European Union yesterday against destroying meat
and seafood cargoes over health concerns, as the two signed deals
worth more than 30 million euros.
The measurement of dietary fibre will come under the spotlight in
June when scientists meet at a workshop, organised by the American
Association of Cereal Chemists (AACC), in Leuven, Belgium.
The food children eat might play as big a role as books and
computer screens when it comes to causing short-sightedness,
reports UK science journal the New Scientist
US cereal company Kellogg Co. agreed this week to sell its
Bake-Line Products business to Atlantic Baking Group, the privately
held baking group said on Wednesday.
Scientists in the US have recently demonstrated the function of
both a human receptor that responds to sweeteners and a related
human receptor that responds to glutamate, a savoury tasting
molecule found in a variety of meats, cheeses...