Danish co-op sold to joint venture
The European Commission has approved the takeover of a new Danish meat supply co-operative Daka by Germany-based SARIA Bio-Industries and Denmark-based Danish Crown.
Archives for July 15, 2012
UK scientists take on €8.2m grant for GM corn development
A €8.2m ($10m) grant has been given to researchers at the John Innes Center in the UK to develop GM varieties of corn that are able to absorb nitrogen from the atmosphere, thus eliminating the use of fertilisers.
Norway admits responsibility over insufficient food contact material controls
The Norwegian Food Safety Authority (NFSA) has admitted responsibility for its incompliance with European Economic Area (EEA) legislation on food contact material controls.
Poultry protein isolates an effective substitute in turkey bologna, finds study
Substituting soy protein isolates and meat protein with poultry protein isolates in turkey bologna can avoid the use of nonmeat ingredients and reduce production costs without impacting quality, according to a study.
Guar replacers target beverages, mayo, ketchup
Manufacturers of fruit beverages, mayonnaise and ketchup have access to a new range of guar gum replacers just launched by Premium Ingredients.
‘Alarming’ food tax trend: No unhealthy foods only unhealthy diets, says CAOBISCO
The Association of Chocolate, Biscuit and Confectionery Industries (CAOBISCO) has called for a halt to ‘discriminatory’ food taxes in its latest annual report and argues that there is no such thing as unhealthy foods, only unhealthy diets.
Food companies are desperate to get off the guar gum rollercoaster, says hydrocolloids expert
Guar gum prices have taken a rollercoaster ride over the past couple of years - and at IFT in Las Vegas, hydrocolloid expert Dennis Seisun said all bets were on regarding their future direction.