Archives for November 5, 2007

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Danish green-light gives Preventase the run of EU

By  Jess Halliday

DSM Food Specialities has received approval for Danish food safety authorities for the use of its Preventase, meaning that the acrylamide-reducing enzyme can now be used in food products throughout the EU and the US.

Deadline looms for decision on Austrian maize ban

By  Laura Crowley

The decision on whether to force Austria to lift its national ban on genetically modified maize now lies in the hands of the European Commission, after EU environment ministers failed to agree at last week's Council meeting.

New natural HI sweetener could rival aspartame, sucralose

By  Lorraine Heller

A new plant-derived high intensity sweetener is set to hit the market worldwide, emerging as what could be the first natural sweetener to rival artificial counterparts such as aspartame and sucralose.