Parmalat backs Bondi to recoup the billions
Parmalat's administrator has weathered the storm to become the troubled Italian dairy firm's new chief executive.
Archives for November 9, 2005
Palsgaard targets expansion of emulsifiers market
Danish firm Palsgaard aims to reinforce its position in the specialist emulsifiers and stabilisers market by increasing its distilled monoglycerides production by 14,300 tons a year.
FDA targets lettuce industry with E. coli guidance
The FDA has issued a letter of guidance to the California lettuce industry in an attempt to stem the continuing human disease outbreaks linked to the consumption of fresh produce.
EU tackles bird flu epidemic at source
The threat of an avian bird flu pandemic has to be tackled not only within the EU, but by helping countries most at risk.
New pathogen testing targets speedier results
Strategic Diagnostics (SDI) has filed a patent application to protect its new enrichment media technology, capable of singling out harmful pathogens among billions of other bacteria.
SunOpta to distribute antioxidant-rich Brazilian berry
Natural foods group SunOpta said today that it will distribute organic acai pulp produced by California-based Sambazon Acai to food and beverage manufacturers across North America.
How Atkins works - possible mechanism discovered
French scientists have reached a possible explanation for the weight loss effect of high-protein diets like Atkins.
Eggs: washed or unwashed?
A report by the EU's food regulator not only indicates that it is moving to recommend that table eggs be washed in the bloc, but also provides insight to the different methods and equipment food plants use to handle procedure.
Galactic announces lactic acid price increases
Lactic acid giant Galactic is the latest ingredients firm to announced substantial price increases on the back of rocketing energy costs.
Frutarom olive leaf extract lowers blood pressure
A standardized olive leaf extract produced by Frutarom lowered blood pressure in people with mild hypertension, reported the company's researchers at a conference last month.
Most consumers would consider cloned meat, says study
With the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) poised to release a risk assessment that is expected to declare food products derived from cloned animals safe for the food supply, a new study has found that these products would be accepted by the...