Archives for August 19, 2010

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Special edition: Meat substitutes

Bring back the meat: How flavours can boost product quality

By Jess Halliday

Meat flavours can be give an intense meaty note to products made with meat substitutes and instant foods, as well as provide a more authentic and intense taste in meat-containing products, says Symrise director.

Cargill gets palm oil sustainability certification

By Lorraine Heller

A Cargill palm oil plantation in Indonesia has received a sustainability mark, after the smallholder scheme obtained an RSPO (Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil) certification.

Provision Trade Federation sets DEFRA date to discuss COOL

By Ben Bouckley

The Provision Trade Federation (PTF) and other trade organisations representing the meat industry, which oppose compulsory EU extensions of country of origin labelling (COOL), will meet DEFRA in mid-September to discuss voluntary alternatives.