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Sidel claims world’s lightest hot-fill PET bottle

20-Nov-2009 - The French company said its two new 0.5L containers weigh less than 19g – a weight saving of around 25 per cent on a typical hot-fill container of this size. It added that technological advances had

WTO to investigate EU ban on US poultry

20-Nov-2009 - The organisation’s Dispute Settlement Body will launch a probe into the matter that has seen arbitrator- after making a request to the EC in 2002 to lift the ban. “After a delay of over six years

India reveals new food processing blueprint

20-Nov-2009 - and international market potential for processed food products”, said a statement from the ministry. Waste per cent to 26 per cent. In a written answer to the lower house of the Indian Parliament, the Lok

US food safety bill enters final lap

19-Nov-2009 - A US Senate committee unanimously approved the food safety bill yesterday in a move that will send the landmark legislation to the full floor for a final vote. ... A US Senate committee unanimously approved the food safety bill yesterday in a move that will send the landmark legislation to the full floor for a final vote. ... and amending The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act at a Senate hearing. The process – known as marking up – saw Obama’s healthcare reforms. The panel also omitted a clause that would charge food firms $500 a year

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India to establish food standards authority

19-Nov-2009 - but is going to set up a new body to scrutinise food standards. ... but is going to set up a new body to scrutinise food standards. ... was not proposing to introduce a new measure in place of the 2006 Food Safety and Standard Act. But Sahai said

Scientist defends study linking phthalates to feminising boys

19-Nov-2009 - more feminine play habits has defended the report after a chemical industry body disputed its ... more feminine play habits has defended the report after a chemical industry body disputed its ... ) after publication of a paper in the International Journal of Andrology linking prenatal phthalate – although girls were unaffected. The findings were reached after mothers completed a questionnaire

Bill to ban bisphenol A introduced in US

18-Nov-2009 - Bill to ban bisphenol A introduced in US ... New legislation that would impose a nationwide ban on bisphenol A (BPA) in all food packaging ... New legislation that would impose a nationwide ban on bisphenol A (BPA) in all food packaging ... was introducing the proposal in the wake of a report by the Consumer Union which said it had found higher than previously thought levels of BPA in a range of canned food. “This Consumer Reports’ study adds ... sippy, bisphenol, polycarbonate, Food and Drug Administration

Coca-Cola packaging redesign spearheads global strategy

18-Nov-2009 - Coca-Cola is to create a single global packaging design for its key juice brands as part of a bid ... Coca-Cola is to create a single global packaging design for its key juice brands as part of a bid ... The world’s leading drinks manufacturer said the homogeneous packing design would act as a “new Maid, Del Valle, Andina and Cappy, under a single, iconic brand identity." He added

US dairy industry plea to boost raw milk regulation

18-Nov-2009 - Raw milk products pose a “significant food safety hazard” and facilities that make them should ... Raw milk products pose a “significant food safety hazard” and facilities that make them should ... . In a letter to two senior members the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions , the dairy groups called for a measure obliging all facilities producing raw or unpasteurised milk products

Bisphenol A link to male sexual dysfunction challenged

17-Nov-2009 - Bisphenol A link to male sexual dysfunction challenged ... A new study linking high-level workplace exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) to male sexual dysfunction ... A new study linking high-level workplace exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) to male sexual dysfunction ... exposure “This study of occupational exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) among male factory workers Reproduction, the study, “Occupational Exposure to Bisphenol–A (BPA) and the Risk of Self–Reported Male Sexual ... bisphenol, China, American Chemistry Council

Kraft’s Cadbury bid could foretell M&A boom

20-Nov-2009 - Kraft’s Cadbury bid could foretell M&A boom ... Kraft’s pursuit of Cadbury could mark the start of a surge in M&A activity for the sector as consumers’ focus on value supports a stable outlook for food manufacturers during 2010, Fitch Ratings has ... Kraft’s pursuit of Cadbury could mark the start of a surge in M&A activity for the sector as consumers’ focus on value supports a stable outlook for food manufacturers during 2010, Fitch Ratings has ... and its growth in developing markets, may be just the beginning of an M&A boom for the sector likely to eat at home, but this in turn has had a negative impact on manufacturers’ food service ... M&A, Fitch Ratings, Kraft, Cadbury

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Resistant starch may cut food intakes: Study

20-Nov-2009 - over a 24-hour period by about 10 per cent, says a new study. ... over a 24-hour period by about 10 per cent, says a new study. ... the insulin response after a meal. “Resistant starch appears to impact hunger and food consumption over and gums, which may delay emptying of the stomach or slow glucose absorption over a few hours. Its effects

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Yeast ingredient shows promise for reducing airborne allergies

20-Nov-2009 - Supplementation with a yeast fermentate may improve allergy symptoms like runny nose, according ... Supplementation with a yeast fermentate may improve allergy symptoms like runny nose, according ... A daily supplement of Embria's EpiCor yeast fermentate also reduced the length of time people suffered from nasal congestion by 12.5 fewer days, according to the results of a study published

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Whey protein open doors to low-fat fried chicken

20-Nov-2009 - into the finished product by up to 30 per cent, says a new study. ... into the finished product by up to 30 per cent, says a new study. ... Using a denatured whey protein isolate, Ann Dragich and John Krochta from the University of California, Davis report that the fat uptake in fried chicken slices could be significantly reduced – a

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Bayerische Milchindustrie installs Oystar wrapping machine

20-Nov-2009 - German dairy firm Bayerische Milchindustrie has installed a new Multipack 800 from Oystar to pack ... German dairy firm Bayerische Milchindustrie has installed a new Multipack 800 from Oystar to pack ... The new wrapping machine packs the butter products in three different sizes at a rate of 250

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IADSA meeting to clarify Brazilian regulatory demands

20-Nov-2009 - The International Alliance of Dietary/Food Supplement Associations (IADSA) is hosting a workshop ... The International Alliance of Dietary/Food Supplement Associations (IADSA) is hosting a workshop

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Congress event defends supplements against athlete attack

20-Nov-2009 - The state-of-play in the sports nutrition market has come under discussion by a Congress working ... The state-of-play in the sports nutrition market has come under discussion by a Congress working ... . “There is a great deal of misinformation that gets circulated in the press and by athletes and this is a supplements rarely worked as a defense against doping. “In the vast majority of cases, when an athlete

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EFSA expands on article 13.1 health claim methods

20-Nov-2009 - , EFSA offered hope for a more a inclusive scientific approach. "For studies in groups (e .g. subjects with a disease) other than the target group (e.g. general population) for a claim EFSA considers

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WTO to rule on origin labeling row

20-Nov-2009 - producers have said that the rules have produced a glut on local markets, thereby depressing prices . The US blocked Canada’s first request, on October 23, for a WTO panel to be established. However, its

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Consumer group targets Ocean Spray cranberry ingredient

20-Nov-2009 - dried cranberries are sold to food manufacturers as a lower cost alternative to its regular version director Sally Greenberg said in a letter to the FDA: “NCL believes that the term ‘sweetened dried

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