Smoked meats: food makers to watch carcinogen PAH levels
Nearly a third of smoked meats may not meet targets set by Brussels for incoming rules on the levels of potentially carcinogenic PAH compounds.
Archives for March 10, 2005
Ishida launches weigher for sticky foods
Ishida Europe is about to unveil a range of multihead weighers specially designed for wet or sticky foods and claimed to be the fastest and most accurate available, Simon Pitman reports.
Sudan 1 recall peaked?
The UK food watchdog has extended the already massive recall of food products contaminated by the harmful, and illegal, red food dye sudan 1: but the tailing off of figures suggests the recall may have reached its peak, reports Lindsey Partos.
Friesland Foods expands Indonesian ingredients business
Friesland Foods, the Dutch dairy group, is to expand its ingredients operations in Indonesia through the acquisition of a number of assets from a local rival - a move that will allow the group to grow its business there at a fraction of the current...
Europe delays vote on GM sweetcorn, again
EU environment experts opt to delay a vote on the entry of a GM sweetcorn into the European food chain, revealing ongoing divisions between member states over biotech food ingredients,writes Lindsey Partos.
Innovation and focus lift Kellogg above General Mills
Cereal and snack producer Kellogg will have the edge over arch-rival General Mills over the next few years as superior innovations in the premium health sector and a more focused product portfolio drive the firm forward, writes Chris Mercer.
Cheese salt slashing campaign approved amid heightened obesity fears
Several leading figures in the UK dairy sector have had an industry-wide plan to lower salt levels in cheese approved by the Food Standards Agency (FSA), but is this simply a token gesture to appease healthy food campaigners, Tom Armitage investigates.