Coconut oil extract with nisin combats food bugs: Study
A study from China sheds new light on a coconut oil extract’s potential as a food preservative, but high fat or low starch content may reduce its action.
Archives for September 3, 2009
Consumers stay loyal to organic food
US shoppers are staying loyal to organic food even though the majority admit to having changed their cooking and eating habits because of the state of the economy.
Action on acrylamide: Interactive timeline
As the US, Canada and the EU are all revising their stance on suspected carcinogen acrylamide, we track the developments in research and legislation since 2002 with our exclusive interactive timeline.
Better quality Balkan foods since accession
Increased imports and competition in food trade has pushed up quality in Central European and Balkan countries since EU enlargement, says a new study.
Chocolate sales follow suppliers to Eastern Europe, says report
Supported by supplier migration, Eastern Europe has gained ground in the global chocolate market as health concerns eat into the Western European share, according to new research.
Sigg apologises over bisphenol A revelations
A furious consumer backlash has prompted Sigg to issue a public apology over revelations that the liner of its metals bottles made before summer 2008 contain bisphenol A (BPA).
Low-fat chocolate breakthrough could replace fat with water
Innovative emulsions containing up to 60 per cent water may reduce the fat content of chocolate and offer low-fat formulations, suggests new research from the UK.
Egg experts join forces to develop new technologies
DSM Food Specialties and Sanovo Engineering have formed a new joint venture which they say will bring leading edge technologies to the egg processing industry.
Nearly a third of Americans ‘very or extremely’ worried about food safety
As a high profile food safety bill awaits consideration in the Senate, a new survey shows the number of Americans who are very or extremely concerned about food safety has remained constant since late 2007 – at about a third.
Americans don’t know they’re unhealthy, says Mintel
Americans have an unrealistic perception of their health and are particularly unaware of their weight problems, according to a new survey from Mintel.
Processed cheese growth keeps cheddar volumes steady
The volume of cheddar sold globally remains steady thanks the growing popularity of cheddar-based processed cheeses in emerging markets, according to a new market report.