Archives for June 18, 2002

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DNA tool to target food safety

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.

IFF continues to divest

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).

Pasta beats flab and slams fads

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 are less likely to be obese...

Food safety equipment development

In the US, Neogen Corporation and Hamilton Thorne Biosciences are to jointly develop the next generation of rapid bacterial food safety tests.

ADM ploughs through the 100-year barrier

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.

Danone denies defeat in US water market

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.

Family meal time victim of today's hectic society

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 (IGD).