Evira prepares for food risk focus
Finland’s Evira is preparing for its Finnish Food Conference on 4 May, which will address issues of food risk assessment, risk management and risk communication.
Archives for April 27, 2010
MEPs vote to veto ‘meat glue’ additive approval
The EU Environment committee is taking steps to block the planned approval of bovine and porcine thrombin as an additive to bind together meat morsels into one piece, on the grounds that it could mislead consumers.
New pea protein process aims to grow market
Roquette has optimised the production process for its Nutralys pea protein to enable higher levels to be used without affecting taste. It expects the breakthrough to bring considerable new market opportunities.
Call for EC to intervene to end volatility in cereal prices
EU farmer representatives are urging the European Commission to intervene to stabilise cereal prices and reduce volatility in the market.
Phosphate-ageing study dismissed by industry
A study linking phosphate to premature ageing has been dismissed by a leading trade association as having no relevance to foods and soft drinks.