Breaking News on Food Processing & Packaging

US meat industry failing on E.coli testing - Senator

21-Oct-2009 - of trimmings from many parts, including fat that lies near the surface of possibly contaminated hide.

No concern over fluorinated chemical levels in food - FSA

20-Oct-2009 - and three of liver. PFOS and PFOA tend to bind to certain proteins rather than to bioconcentrate in fat

Meat processors performing worst in sustainability stakes

19-Oct-2009 - manufacturing industry. This compared to just 0.6L/ kg for flour and cereals, 1.6L/kg for oils and fats, 2.4l cent. In contrast, some 90 per cent of oils and fats were recycled, with the fruit and vegetable sector

Tetra Pak launches 'unique' hermetic direct driven dairy separator

19-Oct-2009 - into the separator bowl from the bottom through the new eDrive, which ensures that the size of fat globules and particles is maintained. This ensures greater efficiencies in the separability of fat and impurities

Dispatches from IBA

New dough laminator brings industrial scale benefits at lower price

08-Oct-2009 - to the larger models.” Multiple folding stations and an automated fat-adding facility means the Laminator

Milk finger-printing detects contaminants to lift safety standards

18-Sep-2009 - , intended to increase milk’s fat content, water, to lift its volume, or even the mixing of different samples

News in brief

Huhtamaki sells South African operation

03-Aug-2009 - . The unit employs 55 people and has an annual turnover of €5m. The facility serves the local edible fats

Ice-cream testing made simple with near infrared analyser

17-Jul-2009 - and turning the machine on, with results for both total solids and fats available within a minute, said

EFSA reviews guidance on transport of edible fats and oils

16-Jun-2009 - EFSA reviews guidance on transport of edible fats and oils ... oils and fats and made two recommendations for change. ... oils and fats and made two recommendations for change. ... need to be maintained, as well as widening the scope of allergens not permitted in fats and oils . Context and timeline Five criteria regarding the transport of edible oils and fats was drawn up ... EFSA, allergens, fats, edible oils

Nanoscience to boost food safety, quality and shelf life

08-Jun-2009 - and dispensing proteins and fat into an acqueous phase where they later become building blocks for a myriad

Whey protein open doors to low-fat fried chicken

20-Nov-2009 - Whey protein open doors to low-fat fried chicken ... Including whey proteins in the batter for fried chicken may reduce the uptake of fat ... Including whey proteins in the batter for fried chicken may reduce the uptake of fat ... of California, Davis report that the fat uptake in fried chicken slices could be significantly reduced – a result that offers possibilities to the reduced-fat food sector. Writing in the Journal of Food ... reduced fat, whey protein isolate, fried foods

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Award winners expect long-term rewards

20-Nov-2009 - starch-based co-texturiser for saving costs, improving shelf-life and reducing fat in cakes Starch, said fat reduction and health was the major driver. The development process involved intensive

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French sweet tooth holds sugar opportunities

17-Nov-2009 - consumers eat fewer calories, drink less alcohol, and fewer fats but, paradoxically, this same category

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Selenium supplements linked to high cholesterol

17-Nov-2009 - the relationship between plasma selenium concentrations (levels of selenium in the blood) with blood lipids (fats

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Nutrition of lunchbox foods attacked

16-Nov-2009 - Consumer watchdog Which? is campaigning for strict rules on the sugar, salt and fat content ... Consumer watchdog Which? is campaigning for strict rules on the sugar, salt and fat content ... Which? salt, fat, sugar

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Sterols do not affect antioxidant defences: Study

16-Nov-2009 - of fat-soluble vitamins. According to results of a new randomised parallel trial from Valencia, Spain . “The phytosterol-mediated decrease in fat-soluble antioxidants does not lead to a global impairment

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Prevention is the best medicine for health care reform: Survey

16-Nov-2009 - reformulation to reduce trans fats, saturated fats, sodium and sugar, but also on encouraging increased physical

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Monsanto asks regulators to approve trans-fat free soy

13-Nov-2009 - Monsanto asks regulators to approve trans-fat free soy ... traits, intended to provide heat stable, trans-fat free cooking oils. ... traits, intended to provide heat stable, trans-fat free cooking oils. ... Food manufacturers have been under increasing pressure to eliminate trans fats from foods, after of HDL (‘good’) cholesterol, thereby clogging arteries and causing heart disease. Trans fat ... Monsanto, trans fat, soybean oil

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White bean derived supplement may lower GI of bread

13-Nov-2009 - or with a form of Phase 2 in seven different sessions at the testing facility. “Although fat may affect

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Gut microflora and obesity: Study highlights potential for pre-, probiotics

12-Nov-2009 - , dramatic, and reproducible fashion after switching from a plant polysaccharide-rich, low-fat diet to a high-fat ), and fed them a high-fat, high-sugar, Western-style diet, they recorded a rapid change in the population

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