Archives for March 7, 2005

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Sudan 1 recall spreads to China

Vulnerabilities in the food chain through globalisation evident as the sudan 1 food recall, that has racked the UK food industry in recent weeks, spread to China with reports that international food maker Heinz has called back chilli sauces and chilli...

Crisps and coffee highest acrylamide levels, warns UN

A global risk analysis of nearly 7000 food items finds French fries, potato crisps and coffee recording the highest contamination levels of the carcinogen acrylamide, warns UN committee, but confirm that recent studies by food industry show processing...

Senomyx's MSG flavor replacement receives GRAS

Four savory enhancers produced by food technologists Senomyx were awarded FEMA GRAS last week. The flavor enhancers are aimed at companies wanting to reduce the amount of monosodium glutamate added to their foods.

FDA looks into WHO's acrylamide report

The FDA has said it will review the report published last week by the WHO, which confirmed that high levels of the carcinogen acrylamide are still being found in 7000 food items, particularly French fries, potato crisps and coffee, write Lindsey...

China steps up food safety licensing

Producers of 28 different foodstuffs will be required by the Chinese government to apply for production licences as part of the Beijing government's ongoing measures to improve food quality and safety, writes Chris Jones.

Europe's food agency clears first GM sweetcorn for cultivation

Current divisions in Europe over biotech food ingredients strengthened last week after the Union's food watchdog paves the way for the cultivation of a GM maize after the first ever risk assessment for the cultivation of a GM crop,reports Lindsey Partos.

Foss extends near infrared technology

Foss has launched four new analysing solutions for food production applications, each harnessing the company's NIR-based technology aimed at providing more accurate feed-back for various processing techniques.