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Organic beef prices too low to support growth, cut food miles

US dairy linked to listeria deaths

Health, safety and food origin main issues for UK policy

Sprayer launched for chocolate enrobement

Hundred dollar oil to hit soft drink makers hard

 
   
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Change in diet can clear the air and ease flatulence

Vitamin D2 just as good as D3?

Healthy gum drives growth trends

Plant sugar study could lead to more CO2 intake

 
 

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Organic beef prices too low to support growth, cut food miles
Prices paid to Britain's organic beef producers are too low, claims organic certifier the Soil Association, hampering growth of local food production and leading to higher food miles... Read


US dairy linked to listeria deaths
Four cases of listeria contamination in the US are increasingly thought to have come from a Massachusetts dairy although officials say they still have not found a source of the bacteria at the processing plant... Read


Health, safety and food origin main issues for UK policy
The UK government has set in motion a review of food policy and strategies with the publication of an analytical study on current and emerging food trends... Read


Sprayer launched for chocolate enrobement
A new pressure spray system, that uses precise temperature settings, gives confectioners better control when coating products with chocolate and other viscous liquids, the manufacturer claims... Read


Hundred dollar oil to hit soft drink makers hard
As petrol prices temporarily rose above the dreaded $100 per barrel mark for the first time this week, beverage manufacturers have revealed their concerns over the possible cost implications for their operations... Read


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Change in diet can clear the air and ease flatulence
Baked beans have long been named the culprit for causing flatulence, but researchers have now come up with a long list of foods likely to egg on gassiness... Read


Vitamin D2 just as good as D3?
Challenging the view that vitamin D3 is more potent than D2, researchers from Boston University have reported that both forms are equally effective at maintaining 25-hydroxyvitamin D status... Read


Healthy gum drives growth trends
Opportunities are rife for the manufacturers of functional and sugar-free gums, as consumer analysts predict that these items will far outstrip chocolate and sugar confectionery in terms of value growth... Read


Plant sugar study could lead to more CO2 intake
Scientists in the US have shed light on how sugars are transferred from a plant's leaves to other parts of its structure, findings that could enable genetic engineering in the future to help plants cope with climate... Read

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Time for antioxidants v2.0

'Antioxidants' crop up every where, from beverage cans to cereal packets. But industry must wake up to over use of the antioxidant tag before the term loses meaning for consumers. Read



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CCL enters Russian label market through joint venture
Canadian packaging and label firm CCL Industries is expanding into Russia and neighbouring markets through a new company jointly owned by Russian entrepreneur Ilgar Mamedov... Read


Eco-friendly boxes could see polystyrene phased out
Re-usable, plastic boxes could replace polystyrene boxes for transporting fish and other foods, offering suppliers significant environmental and product quality advantages... Read


Industry prepares to fight junk food ad watershed
As phase two of the UK's new rules on TV advertising of unhealthy foods targeted at children came into effect this week, the food industry is preparing to lock horns with campaigners over a 9pm watershed... Read


Cognis announces natural carotenoid price increases
Cognis Nutrition & Health has announced the first price increase in three years for its Betatene natural mixed carotenoids, as the company offsets escalating production costs... Read


Cargill, Coca-Cola prepare to bring stevia to global markets
Coca-Cola and Cargill will move to introduce their stevia sweetener product in countries where the ingredient is already approved, the firms have confirmed... Read

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