Fruit and vegetable consumption to reduce brain damage
Eating plenty of spinach and blueberries may considerably limit brain damage from strokes and other neurological disorders, say US neuroscientists.
Archives for April 12, 2005
DSM sheds bakery ingredients to focus on high margin core activities
In a €197.5 million deal food and pharma group DSM sheds low growth bakery ingredients operations to private equity firm Gilde, freeing up the Dutch firm to increase its focus, and opportunities, on high margin, health promoting ingredients, reports...
Chinese firm offers IP-certified sterols, natural vitamin E
Health ingredients manufacturer Fenchem says its newly certified range of non-GMO products will lead the way in building confidence in Chinese manufacturers, reports Dominique Patton.
Lupin flour and allergic reactions, case building continues
High protein source lupin flour continues to attract attention following new reports that this food ingredient used in pasta and bread products could provoke severe allergic reactions, reports Lindsey Partos.
Kellogg's cuts salt in new product design for corn flakes
Reflecting ongoing pressure on food makers to slice the salt out of their food formulations, breakfast cereals leader Kellogg has launched a new version of its flagship corn flake product with 25 per cent less salt.
Cloned beef, dairy cattle produce receives safety endorsement
A team of US and Japanese researchers have declared that milk and meat from cloned cattle are likely to be safe for human consumption, although stressed that research in this area was still very much in its infancy, Tom Armitage reports.
Meat-rich diet impacts health of unborn baby?
A new study will test the impact of an Atkins-type high-meat, low-carbohydrate diet in late pregnancy on a mother's offspring.
Space travel pushes the boundaries of food science, says Arla
Understanding the most extreme conditions for food products will bring gains for product formulation, particularly functional foods, on Earth, says Arla Food Ingredients, the firm that has developed a new yoghurt for consumption by NASA's astronauts,...
Eire and Northern Ireland link up to tackle food pathogens
With €173.5 million in lost earnings due to acute gastroenteritis, a new report from the Irish food agency highlights the need for a food safety system to cover the whole island of Ireland, writes Lindsey Partos.