ABF yeast pace continues into 2005
Asian and South American yeast markets perform strongly, offsetting weaker markets in the US, London-based Associated British Foods reports today.
Archives for February 28, 2005
R&D spending inches up in EU
The latest figures on research and development (R&D) expenditure from Europe's statistic's gathering body Eurostat show that overall investment is now nudging the two per cent mark.
Consumer group wants salt to become food additive
Consumer group CSPI said last week that it is filing a lawsuit to demand that the FDA reclassifies salt from GRAS to food additive.
Gellan gum lauched to improve soy suspension
CP Kelco, now part of the JM Huber Corporation, has launched Kelocogel HS-B gellan gum - a competitively priced alternative to improve the suspension of soy, cocoa and minerals in soy-based beverages.
Sudan: top scientists remind UK food industry on rules
Lessons will have to be drawn. So concludes an emergency meeting of scientists in Brussels last week to assess the fall out after the arrival of the illegal food colour sudan 1 in over 450 processed food brands on the UK market, reports Lindsey Partos.
Fairtrade Foundation appeals to generous Brits as sales top £140 million
Sales of food and drink products carrying the Fairtrade mark in the UK reached £140 million in 2004, more than 50 per cent more than in the year before, but this year's Fairtrade Fortnight will seek to push this figure higher still by highlighting the...