USDA insists inconclusive BSE test 'no cause for alarm'
An inconclusive BSE test has been recorded in the US, but the government is insisting that there is no cause for alarm.
Archives for November 22, 2004
Hydrocolloids' prices continue to climb
Food makers can expect to see the price of hydrocolloids continue to move upwards as suppliers, knocked by squeezed commodity supplies coupled with higher energy and transport costs, pass rises onto the market.
Bank bolsters Azerbaijan's dairy productivity
Azerbaijan's largest dairy company is set to double its production capacity after securing outside funding worth nearly €4.4 million to help the firm hold off competition from imports and safeguard domestic farmers' incomes, reports Chris Mercer.
Way forward for E.coli control in fermented sausages
New techniques to minimise the risk of harmful food pathogen E. coli in fermented dry sausages could be on the way as scientists find acidic conditions encountered during the digestive process may not be enough to inactivate some harmful bacteria in...
ISP price hike for food-grade hydrocolloids
Food makers can expect to see the price of hydrocolloids continue to move upwards as suppliers, knocked by squeezed commodity supplies coupled with higher energy and transport costs, pass rises onto the market.
Fortification increasing in drinks, dairy next?
Fortification is a growing trend in soft drinks and the dairy sector, and played a role in 8 per cent of all new food and drink products introduced last year, according to David Jago, director of Mintel's Global New Products Database.
Fair trade coffee sales grow in the US
The last two years have seen a significant increase in businesses using fair trade coffee, but Philippa Nuttall asks whether the US is really serious about ethical food ingredients.
Job cuts at Symrise to up competitiveness
Job cuts and production consolidation for the number four flavours group Symrise as the equity fund-owned firm says nearly 600 jobs will go by the end of 2006.
First potato-based starch launched
Colorado company Penford Food Ingredients has recently introduced what it believes to be the first potato-based starch.
Price boost for soy on BSE fears
Soy suppliers could see a boost to sales if fears of a second case of BSE in the US lead to a full ban on meat and bone meal.
New way to control E.coli in fermented sausages
New techniques to minimise the risk of harmful food pathogen E. coli in fermented dry sausages could be on the way as scientists find acidic conditions encountered during the digestive process may not be enough to inactivate some harmful bacteria say...