DuPont targets shelf life of parbaked bread
DuPont Nutrition & Health has launched a collection of ingredient solutions to keep parbaked bread fresher for longer.
Archives for July 4, 2012
Crisps, breakfast cereals next for Novozyme acrylamide reduction
Novozymes aims to extend work on its Acrylaway solution to cut acrylamide in food into other food categories, having tackled areas such as crackers, biscuits, coffee and, most recently, French fries.
Perfluorinated chemicals voluntarily withdrawn due to safety concerns - FDA
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced five perfluorinated chemicals used as greaseproofing agents have been voluntarily removed by their manufacturers.
Codex regulation ‘bolts the door’ on infant milk melamine contamination
The Codex Alimentarius Commission has set new maximum limits for melamine in liquid infant milk in an effort to ‘bolt-up’ regulations and prevent a repeat of the 2008 Chinese scandal caused by the chemical.
$3m earmarked for global centre of FMD research
A leading UK animal health laboratory is to receive a $3m funding boost to become the centre of global expertise on research, surveillance and diagnostics of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD).
Tighter regulations are needed to fight growing waistlines, warns critic
Increased regulation of the food industry is needed to protect ‘the public good’ and help win the global battle against obesity, according to one obesity policy expert.
DSM invests €20m in spray drying
Global ingredients firm DSM has pumped €20m into its Delft factory in the Netherlands, on top of a separate €100m investment in research and development in the region.
Pressure groups intensify campaign to derail GM guidance
Pressure groups Friends of the Earth (FoE) and GM Freeze have stepped up their campaign to derail EU safety guidelines for introducing genetically modified (GM) animals into Europe.