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Green group calls for halt on nanotechnology

Healthier products rely less on commodity ingredients

TNA brings distribution and filler innovations to Interpack

Eureka status for rapid food pathogen test

Milk prices slowing EU dairy herd decline

 
   
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French supermarket withdraws confectionery from checkouts

New Zealand launches NZ$1bn fund to boost food, farming sectors

EFSA OKs two out of three vitamin E forms

Acquisitions sweeten Glisten profit

 
 

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Green group calls for halt on nanotechnology
Environmental group Friends of the Earth (FOE) has called for a moratorium on the use of nanotechnology in the food chain, claiming insufficient research has been carried out into its effect on human health and... Read


Healthier products rely less on commodity ingredients
Canny formulation of structured emulsions like spreads, dressings and mayonnaise can enable manufacturers to meet two objectives: delivering healthier products and reducing high-cost commodities, according to a... Read


TNA brings distribution and filler innovations to Interpack
Two innovative new packaging machines from TNA are set to make their debut at Interpack next month: a transfer and distribution system and an automatic inserter... Read


Eureka status for rapid food pathogen test
An ultra-rapid multiplex food pathogen test being developed for meat producers by RnA Assays and UK-based Alaska Food Diagnostics has been awarded EUREKA status... Read


Milk prices slowing EU dairy herd decline
The current high prices for raw dairy milk being paid by processors and consumers is encouraging Europe's dairy farmers to better meet growing demand for the product, according to a new report... Read


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French supermarket withdraws confectionery from checkouts
French supermarket Leclerc has announced that it plans to withdraw thirteen makes of confectionery from counters near the checkouts, in a move aimed at tackling the growing problem of child obesity... Read


New Zealand launches NZ$1bn fund to boost food, farming sectors
New Zealand is to set up a NZ$1 billion (€520m) fund to boost the competitiveness of its food industry and farming sector... Read


EFSA OKs two out of three vitamin E forms
The European Food Safety Authority has given the thumbs up to the use of mixed tocopherols and tocotrienol tocopherol as vitamin E sources in food supplements... Read


Acquisitions sweeten Glisten profit
Confectionery and snack manufacturer Glisten yesterday posted record profit for the first half of the year, attributed by the company to successful acquisitions in the UK market. ... Read

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Warning signs: reconsidering shock tactics

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Introduction of cloned animals concerns interest groups
The US Center for Food Safety (CFS) has issued a statement supporting legislation being introduced at federal and state level to protect consumers against an unregulated introduction of cloned animals, their off-spring... Read


FSA consults with industry on Chinese GM rice rules
UK-based processors are being consulted over plans by the country's Food Standards Agency for mandatory testing of Chinese rice imports over fears of contamination from unapproved Genetically Modified Organisms... Read


Foreign food workers to face 'unfair' tax
New taxation laws in the UK will leave foreign workers with an unfair tax bill and their employers with a 'nightmare' of financial paperwork, according to one of the country's trade associations... Read


Danisco strengthens presence in India's budding markets
Ingredients company Danisco is responding to growing markets in India with the opening of two new manufacturing units focusing on functional systems and enzymes. ... Read


Pectin, whey encapsulate vitamins for beverage
Encapsulating water-soluble ingredients in a whey protein-pectin complex could extend their use in acidic beverages, suggests new research from Canada... Read

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