Rebuilding market share after GE rice backlash
Strides have been made by the US rice industry to regain market share after genetically engineered traits were found to have mixed with conventional rice supplies, disrupting trade.
Archives for December 10, 2008
Successor named as Monsanto VP retires
Monsanto Company has announced that its vice president and treasurer, Robert Paley, 60, will retire from the company.
Symrise expands in Asia with new spray drying plant
Symrise today inaugurated a new pilot plant for flavour encapsulation at its Singapore facility, which the company says is one more step in its expansion in the region.
Device could provide temperature detection at low cost
A new thermal imaging camera enables cost effective measuring of the critical control temperature of food products such as liquids, baked goods and confectionery, claims the developer.
Saharan wind whips up cocoa supply fears
Troubles for West African cocoa supplies look set to continue following reports that the harmattan, a harsh, crop-damaging wind, has begun to sweep in from the Sahara.
Nut allergy fears becoming hysterical: BMJ
Fears over the dangers of peanut allergy, a potentially deadly allergy for certain people, are becoming sensationalist and hysterical, according to a Harvard professor.
Irish pork safe to eat, says EFSA
The levels of dioxins found in some Irish pork would not necessarily lead to adverse health effects following consumption, claims the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).
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Irish pork: Bringing home the bacon on food safety
The Irish pork crisis has consumers staring at the prospect of an empty table at Christmas, and industry doing sums on how much the so-called ‘biggest meat crisis since BSE’ is going to cost. It’s no wonder new questions are being asked of food safety...
Cannibal pricing strategies dent quality
The perceived quality of a product can suffer from frequent price promotions which can have a "cannibalization" effect on future sales, researchers have shown.
FDA aims to improve safety of food imports
Improving the safety of imported food is one of the aims behind a new initiative from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
How FIAP will affect the food industry
Danisco's director of regulatory affairs explains what the newly adopted legislation on food additives and enzymes means for industry, and the question marks that remain.
Soybean genome data released
The soybean genome is to be made widely available to the research community after the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute said it has released a complete draft assembly of the genetic code.