Food industry still wary after 'Cheeseburger Bill' victory
This week's passage of the so-called Cheeseburger Bill looks like a straightforward victory for food makers, but the industry should still be wary over the possibility of future litigation.
Archives for October 20, 2005
Value-added food and beverage exports from NZ on the rise
The proportion of value-added food and beverage products exported from New Zealand has continued to rise steadily against commodity products, with the value-added sector enjoying growth of nearly 10 per cent in the past five years.
Acrylamide risk less with EU almonds than US version, new study
European almonds pose less of an acrylamide risk than their US counterparts, finds a new study to interest confectioners.
Senomyx taps flavor potential with sweet taste patent
A patent covering the use of the human sweet taste receptor to screen for compounds could give Senomyx a significant edge in the race to identify new sweet flavor ingredients.
Wild to open its first food ingredients plant in Middle East
Natural flavours firm Wild taps into growing demand for processed foods in Middle East and India, breaking ground on its first Middle Eastern manufacturing plant to improve one-stop supply service to the region.
Food safety sensor research aimed at small companies
Mice and rats may get a break in being used as testers for toxins at shellfish processing plants under an EU-wide project.
Brussels calls for maximum level comments on chemical contaminant in soy sauce
European Commission calls for comments ahead of April Codex meeting on proposed maximum levels of the potentially carcinogenic chemical contaminant 3-MCPD in hydrolysed vegetable protein and soy sauces.
Florida citrus faces slow, uncertain recovery
An upbeat forecast for Florida's 2005-06 citrus crop is good news, but it still leaves the industry a long way from fully recovering from devastating disease and natural disaster.
Further niacin price rises could be on the way
Millers and supplement makers could see prices for niacin, or vitamin B3, increasing further next year if energy prices continue to rise, says a leading supplier.