Illegal flavouring agents prompt food recall
Five Japanese companies have said they will recall a wide range of food products which were made using banned flavouring agents acetaldehyde, propionaldehyde and castor oil.
Archives for June 3, 2003
Bone health study focuses on SoyLife
A new study of the effects of soy isoflavone supplementation on women's bone health will feature SoyLife, the soy ingredient manufactured by Acatris.
Sensus given green light
Netherlands-based Sensus has received safety approval for its Frutafit inulin fibre, said to promote gut health, from the US Food and Drug Administration.
Boehringer Ingelheim spices up the market
Trade in spices is nothing new. After all, since the 15th century ships laden with the smells of the Orient have navigated their way to European shores. But Europe's penchant for ethnic foods is taking on an insatiable upward curve. German company...
Scientists appointed to Europe's new food safety body
The baton has been passed - and not too soon either. The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has, at last, appointed the body of scientists charged with the responsibility of scientific assessment of food safety issues in Europe, previously the work...
UK government launches GM debate
Although privately the debate on whether genetically modified foods should be present in our food chain has been roaring behind closed, and sometimes open, doors, yesterday the UK government officially announced the launch of the GM Nation debate.
Baking ingredients expand in the East
CSM, the parent of bakery ingredients company BakeMark International, has boosted its fats capabilities for the Eastern European market with the purchase of Unilever's Hungarian bakery ingredients business. The new addition will be rolled into...