UK-French co-operation targets crop improvements
Three projects drawing on the expertise of researchers in both the UK and France could translate into practical improvements in crop and agronomic science.
Archives for September 24, 2006
UK support for sugar reform revealed
The UK's food and farming minister has revealed how almost £500 million of additional support for sugar reform will be incorporated within the Single Payment Scheme (SPS) over the next seven years.
Veal definition to restrict use of term
In a bid to prevent the traditional definition of veal from being expanded to include olderanimals, the European Commission wants to lay down the law on what meats can use the description.
FMC to increase prices on back of market pressures
FMC Biopolymer will again increase prices for its food ingredients on the back of high energy and raw material costs, and the company says it expects prices to continue rising.
More coordinated efforts needed to prevent kids' obesity, IOM report
Reducing portion sizes and spreading information on healthy eating are just some of the initiatives that the food industry needs to take in order to help prevent childhood obesity, according to a new report by the Institute of Medicine (IOM).
Rosemary packaging extends meat shelf life
Spanish researchers have found a way to keep meat looking pink and fresh on the shelf, withoutthe use of carbon monoxide.
Weekly comment
When vegetables become victims
The demonisation of spinach following last week's E.coli outbreak could give salad-dodgers the excuse they have been looking for to skimp on their recommended five to nine portions of fruit and veg a day. Without communication and a united front from...
Cargill launches new textured soy protein
Cargill is launching a new soy protein in order to consolidate its position in the growing soy and meat-free market.
Small xanthan gum amounts boost gelling of proteins
Canadian researchers are looking into the effects of gelling of whey protein isolates with xanthan gum in concentrations well below that usually reported, and have already filed for a patent on the technique.
More support for inulin, oligofructose for bone health
Scientists from Brazil have reported that supplementing the diet with the soluble dietary fibres, inulin and oligofructose, boosted calcium absorption in rats by about 40 per cent, results that add to an ever growing body of science linking the...