Wet and dry food metal detection system a ‘breakthrough’ – Mettler-Toledo
A new metal contaminant detection system will offer food processors maximum sensitivity, production line efficiency and an overall cost saving, according to its developer.
Archives for January 6, 2012
External influences likely to keep sugar prices high, says USDA
World sugar prices are likely to stay high in 2012 due to external factors such as government policies, oil prices and instability in the Eurozone, according to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).
‘Undervalued’ lactose doesn’t deserve bad dairy rap, study
The role milk sugar lactose and its derivatives play in the human diet is often ‘misunderstood, underestimated and undervalued’, according to a new paper in the International Dairy Journal (IDJ).
Starch intake may raise breast cancer recurrence risk: Study
High consumption of starchy foods may be linked with an increased risk of breast cancer tumours returning in women who have already had breast, according to a new study.
Europeans do not achieve fruit and vegetable consumption recommendations: EUFIC
The majority of European consumers do not attain the fruit and vegetable intake levels recommended by the Wold Health Organisation, according to the European Food Information Council (EUFIC).
Consumers need advice update on potential killer toxoplasmosis, ACMSF
The UK Food Standards Agency’s (FSA) Advisory Committee of the Microbiological Safety of Food (ACMSF) is seeking stakeholder views on its draft report relating to toxoplasma in the food chain.