Danish ingredients company Danisco this week reported a five per
cent increase in net sales in the company's main business areas -
Ingredients, Sweeteners and Sugar.
EU leaders, after hours of wrangling, were cited as failing to take
a decision on Saturday at their year-end summit on where to locate
a host of new EU agencies, including the European Food Safety
Authority (EFSA).
Prime Minister Tony Blair has urged his French counterpart, Lionel
Jospin, to allow British farmers to resume exports of beef to
France, officials at a two-day European Union summit said on
Saturday.
A plan for the Agriculture Ministry to be the focal point of a new
Food Authority of Thailand has been approved in principle by Prime
Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, Thai newspaper the Bangkok Post
reports this week.
Tortillas made with minced mealworm larvae, which plague stored
wheat products, are excellent sources of protein and essential
fatty acids, a new study finds, reports Nature this week.
Slovakia's fifth case of mad cow disease surfaced on Friday, three
months after the country became the second central European state
to discover the brain-wasting affliction, a state veterinarian
said.
The UK Food Standards Agency advised recently that children should
not eat certain mini cup fruit jelly products that contain Konjac
because of the risk of choking on the sweets.
Austria has announced its first case of BSE.Discovered within the
country's routine testing programme, the case was found in a
middle-sized farm in Gmuend in Lower Austria. The 70-month-old cow
involved was immediately destroyed,...
The Spanish may not have managed to persuade the British to leave
Gibraltar but UK retailer Marks & Spencer Plc finally pulled
out of Madrid on Saturday.
Effective control of the global threat of Foot-and-Mouth Disease
(FMD) requires a concerted international strategy to combat and
control it at the source, including in particular more assistance
to the developing countries where the...
France will make sure that it protects consumers as it decides how
to respond to a ruling by the EU's top court that it is breaking EU
law by banning British beef, farm minister Jean Glavany said on
Friday.
A medical food product containing uncooked cornstarch could help
type 2 diabetics manage their blood glucose levels and decrease the
incidence of nighttime and morning hyperglycemia, new research
suggests.
Neither a price hike nor the added strain of life in the United
States since the terror attacks of Sept 11 have deterred some
chocolate buyers from getting their dose of sweets, say industry
watchers.
Being too fat has become almost as big a health problem as smoking
in the United States, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. David Satcher said
on Thursday, and urged Americans to lose weight.
All commonly used processes in the bovine bone gelatin
manufacturing process that have the potential to remove and/or
inactivate BSE pathogens, are totally effective, according to the
results of a recent TSE validation study.
A natural food additive with 35 times the cooling power of menthol
- but no minty flavour - could be soon bringing a cool tang to a
wide range of products.
Consumer food group H.J. Heinz Co.'s reported this week a rise in
second-quarter earnings of 9.6 per cent on the back of strong sales
of ketchup and frozen foods.
Milk provides more calcium and protein per penny compared to any
other foods served on school lunch menus, according to a new study
published in the Journal of The American Dietetic Association
(JADA), the US National Dairy Council...
A senior U.S. official said on Wednesday it was "urgent" for the
European Union to find a way to end a three-year-old ban on
approvals of new genetically modified crops.
The International Lecithin and Phospholipid Society (ILPS)
announced this week the 8th International Congress on
Phospholipids, to be held in Vienna, Austria on 7-10 September 2002
Italian food group Parmalat said on Tuesday it would spend a
maximum of 100 million euros ($89.13 million) if it bought Danone's
Galbani unit while a financial partner would take a majority stake
in the firm.
Dutch ingredients company DSM embraced new technology this week
when it announced the completion of the first transactions through
its new online store, part of an e-business development plan
launched by the company in August this...
People in Finland hoping to quench their thirst by downing a drink
full of assorted vitamins could get more than they bargained for, a
study published by the country's National Food Agency found on
Wednesday.
In a bid to provide a wide range of dairy products at competitive
prices, food manufacturers in Canada are demanding a freeze on the
price for industrial milk.
Rhodia Silicones, a subsidiary of ingredients company Rhodia,
announced this week Kosher certification for 21 silicone release
coating and emulsion products for direct and indirect use in
processing of Kosher food-grade products.
The Europeans new edifice to food safety and stronger principles
for EU food law moved closer to existence this week when, at a
second reading, the European Parliament (EP) established a clearer
position.
(ANZFA) on Wednesday invited public comment on a number of proposed
changes to the Food Standards Code, including the use of
industrial hemp as a novel food.
People in Scotland view healthy eating as boring and tasteless,
these are the findings or new research carried out by the Food
Standards Agency (FSA) Scotland which investigated why so many
Scots fail to improve their diet.
The U.S. Agriculture Department has announced it will not close
meat processing plants that violate its salmonella safety standard,
The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
Unlike milk, the effect of bone-boosting calcium supplements in
young girls does not last, according to new research revealed this
week by the UK National Osteoporosis Society (NOS).
Scientists at the Ohio State University claim to have developed the
first heart-healthy and tasty soy bread that can legitimately carry
the FDA health claim.
Natural specialty ingredients manufacturer Kemin Foods, has filed a
lawsuit in the US contending that fine chemicals company, Cognis
Corp., continues to make false claims that blur the differences
between lutein esters and the purified...
The U.K. Food Standards Agency (FSA) is considering working with
the food industry to develop guidelines on the labelling and
promotion of foods directed at children.
US natural and organic food company Hain Celestial Group, announced
this week that it has completed its acquisition of Lima NV, a
Belgian natural and organic foods manufacturer and marketer.
Investment group 3i Group plc and the Swedish Industrial
Development Fund are making a first-stage investment totalling SEK
10 m (€1.06 million) in a microwave fast-food enterprise MicVac AB.
Australian food group Goodman Fielder Ltd said on Tuesday it will
look for a strategic partner for its Australian milling and
commercial mixing business.
The prevalence of major depression has increased and the age of
onset has decreased in every decade during the 2000 century in the
western world. Psychiatrists in the United States are looking into
the effect low concentrations of...
Cirrhosis of the liver killed more women in the UK than cervical
cancer in the 2000 with heavy drinking a contributory factor,
according to the annual report from the UK's Chief Medical Officer.
Novis, the company behind FoodNavigator.com, today announced the
launch of a new European portal on health ingredients for the
formulation and marketing of dietary supplements, nutraceuticals
and functional foods
Estonia said on Friday it imposed a five-year ban on imports of
live cattle and beef from neighbouring Finland after tests on a
slaughtered Finnish cow suspected of having mad cow disease proved
positive.
Danish enzyme maker Novozymes A/S has sued the Enzyme Bio-Systems
Ltd. unit of Corn Products International for alleged infringement
of two Novozyme patents.
Grain processor Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) is to increase
its ownership in InTrade and Alfred C. Toepfer International, the
company announced this week.
Canadian consumer confidence, like that in the United States, has
rebounded since the September 11 attacks despite the deteriorating
economy, according to a new consumer sentiment index.
DSM, requested by the French COB (Commission des Opérations de
Bourse) to state its position on press comments about DSM breaking
off its contacts regarding Rhodia, made the following statement on
Thursday.
Coca-Cola is poised to add nutrients to a new line of bottled
water, to be called Dasani Nutriwater, taking on arch-rival
PepsiCo's own enhanced Aquifina.