Breaking News on Food Processing & Packaging

WTO to investigate EU ban on US poultry

20-Nov-2009 - Brussels impose restrictions on US poultry imports treated with the four anti-bacterial chemicals chlorine Safety Authority (EFSA) in 2008 that said the banned chemicals could be used to clean chicken carcasses

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 ... pregnancy. The research concluded that boys exposed to these chemicals exhibited less-masculine behaviour on their children’s play habits. Phthlates are endocrine disrupting chemicals and have been banned in toys

Bill to ban bisphenol A introduced in US

18-Nov-2009 - The New York politician this week unveiled the BPA-Free Kids Act that would outlaw the chemical of Americans,” said Schumer. “We need to keep this dangerous chemical out of the food chain.” BPA is used

Bisphenol A link to male sexual dysfunction challenged

17-Nov-2009 - person whose exposure to the chemical was much lower than those studied. Lower consumer toxicity for workers’.” BPA is a chemical used in food packaging such as polycarbonate baby bottles

Male impotence risk from bisphenol A exposure - Study

13-Nov-2009 - status, a history of chronic diseases and exposure to other chemicals, and employment history, found

Industry backs bisphenol A safety in can linings

04-Nov-2009 - on the chemical. ... on the chemical. ... “measurable levels of BPA”. The levels of chemical detected ranged from 0.3 parts per billion (ppb) to 191ppb

Significant bisphenol A levels in canned food - Study

03-Nov-2009 - levels of the chemical were detected in some samples of green beans and soups, added the CU in humans and disrupted reproductive development in animals. The chemical is commonly found in drinking

New valve delivers quicker filling and dispensing

03-Nov-2009 - products including liquid egg, milk and creams as well as detergents and chemicals. Convenient to use

New method to inhibit E. coli in sprouts

02-Nov-2009 - without the use of destructive chemicals or harmful heat is attractive to processors, along

Canada’s first organic preservative and disinfectant

30-Oct-2009 - .” And it can replace potentially harmful chemicals used in the production and processing of foods benefit, claims Biosecur Lab. “Since many traditional synthetic chemical contain substances ... Biosecur, disinfectant, chemical-free

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French safety agency perplexed over 'metallic' pine nut

17-Nov-2009 - analyses of the pinenuts have failed to detect contaminants or chemical residues. "The hypothesis

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GMP Herbal Products recalls slimming pill

16-Nov-2009 - consumers, according to the FDA. Tests also uncovered phenolphthalein, a solution used in chemical

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EFSA lowers ADI for three Southampton colours

13-Nov-2009 - to attribute the observed effect to any of the chemicals in particular. However the European Commission

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Demand for nutraceutical ingredients to reach $21.8bn by 2013

12-Nov-2009 - nutraceutical ingredients) based on its extensive fine chemicals industry and aggressive pursuit of export

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Low-fat better for mood than low-carb: Study

10-Nov-2009 - to social chemical reasons remain unclear.

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Danisco says UHT fouling fixed with new enzyme

06-Nov-2009 - . The company said the enzyme significantly reduces a processor’s need to use cleaning chemicals and dairies can naturally present in milk and is more effective than any chemical in terms of limiting the ability of milk

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Carotenoid-rich broccoli could lead to better extracts

06-Nov-2009 - of the active plant chemicals glucosinolates. These are metabolised by the body into isothiocyanates, which

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Acid-sensitive gum may fill you up for longer, cut snacking

05-Nov-2009 - Researchers from School of Chemical Engineering at the University of Birmingham, UK report , to our knowledge, the only study that actually approaches this idea from a chemical engineering

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Lychee extract may trim waist fat: Study

04-Nov-2009 - Information University, Sapporo Bio-S, and Amino Up Chemical Company in Japan in the Journal of Functional Chemical, has developed a production process that involves oligomerization, which shortens polyphenol

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Action groups slam Siddiqui nomination

04-Nov-2009 - and the World Trade Organization continuing to push failed chemical-intensive and biotech solutions. We believe

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