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Quality retained with trans free bakery shortening, says study

By Jane Byrne

Interesterified trans free bakery shortenings (IETFS) can be used effectively to replace hydrogenated shortening (HS) and still give better spread ratio, lesser hardness and higher sensory acceptability for baked products such as biscuits, claims new...

Ash cloud halts certain food imports

By Lorraine Heller

The grounding of airplanes throughout much of Europe has put the brakes on imports of some fruit and vegetable products, although trade groups and supermarkets are downplaying the impact of the Icelandic volcano on food stocks.