Strategy to make UK poultry safer
The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) has published for consultation its strategy to tackle the problem of Campylobacter in UK-produced chicken.
Archives for June 17, 2003
New speciality fats range from Loders
Taste, texture, and stability in confectionery fillings can all be achieved with a new range of filling fats from Loders Croklaan, the Dutch-based company recently spun-off by Anglo-Dutch giant Unilever.
Degussa unveils the mysteries of PS
The intricacies of phosphatidylserine (PS) are explained in a new website for the food and health industry launched by Degussa BioActives, the nutritional ingredient business unit of Degussa.
BASF suspends lysine production
BASF Fine Chemicals division said this week that it will temporarily suspend lysine production at its Gunsan, Korea plant due to essential maintenance work. The lysine plant will be shutdown at the beginning of August for up to 3 weeks.
An alternative to GM food?
Low-saturated fat foods, enhanced flavours, foods without allergens - all this is possible without any tampering of DNA material. US company Anawah has received several million dollars to support their work that combines molecular biology and...
Dosing right
Mettler Toledo, providers of safety and compliance systems for food and beverage processing, has supplied Italian pasta and bakery producer Barilla with a dosing, sanitising and weighing system for one of its primary production facilities.
Givaudan continues to buy back shares
Swiss supplier of fragrance ingredients Givaudan has decided to start a new share buy back programme of up to 800,000 registered shares - representing 10 per cent of the share capital, announced the board of directors this week.
Stollwerck squeeze-out on hold
The world's top cocoa processor, Swiss-based Barry Callebaut, said on Tuesday that it had suspended efforts to take full control of chocolate maker Stollwerck after minority shareholders in the German firm filed a lawsuit against a proposed squeeze-out.