Ornua to merge cheese businesses
Irish dairy co-operative Ornua will merge two of its UK-based businesses, Meadow Cheese and The Cheese Warehouse, in January 2016 in a bid to boost its market position, it has revealed.
Archives for October 28, 2015
Cargill continues to expand markets for erythritol with flavor applications
Cargill’s new positioning of its erythritol as a flavor opens up new avenues for the ingredient which up to now has mostly been pigeonholed as a bulk sweetener, the company says.
Is RSPO certification becoming irrelevant?
Companies are increasingly demanding certified palm oil using criteria that are stricter than current RSPO standards – does the mean the RSPO certification is in danger of becoming irrelevant?
Microbiologics partners with Charles River Laboratories on environmental isolates
Microbiologics has partnered with Charles River Laboratories to boost environmental isolate preservation.
Allergen control and microbiological testing guidance for meat industry
Guidance documents on allergen control in meat plants and selecting a microbiological testing lab have been created by a US university and an industry association.
In the firing line: Can cutting sugar benefit health ‘within 10 days’?
New research suggests obese children can rapidly improve markers of metabolic health by reducing sugar but not calories; however experts have issued caution over the quality of the study.
European Parliament votes down draft GM proposal
The European Parliament has rejected the European Commission’s current proposals to allow individual countries to restrict or ban the sale and use of already approved genetically modified food and feed.
Plant-based meat that matches steak for texture: 'The technology is unique in the world'
Using a unique manufacturing process, Dutch food technologists have developed a plant-based protein that can match the texture of steak and is the most sustainable of all meat alternatives, they say.
Botanical health claims & nutrient profiles make Commission’s list of 2016 priorities
Botanical health claims and nutrient profiles will be looked at as one of the European Commission’s key 23 initiatives next year.