US dairy industry plea to boost raw milk regulation
Raw milk products pose a “significant food safety hazard” and facilities that make them should be covered by the new food safety bill, said the two largest US dairy trade bodies.
Archives for November 18, 2009
Dispatches from ADICT by SIAL Paris
Food innovation success demands consumer perception of benefits
Innovation can differentiate, generate new markets and create value in a competitive marketplace but to clinch the sale the consumer must clearly understand the benefits of a new product design
Committee grills Nestle and Kellogg on salt reduction
Representatives of Nestle and Kellogg defended their actions on salt reduction this week in front of a skeptical committee of Canadian MPs.
PureCircle raises $67.18m for stevia investment
Sweetener company PureCircle has raised $67.18m through share placing to invest in the development of its natural sweetener products made from stevia leaves.
Dispatches from FIE
Formulation, not masking agents, holds key to stevia flavour acceptance
Clever formulation of food products may be the best way of masking the flavour profile of stevia, and not masking agents, according to the science VP of a major stevia player.
Bill to ban bisphenol A introduced in US
New legislation that would impose a nationwide ban on bisphenol A (BPA) in all food packaging products used by children has been proposed by US Senator Charles Schumer.
Hershey and Ferrero could bid for Cadbury
Hershey and Ferrero are reported to be considering a joint bid for Cadbury that could put the brakes on a hostile takeover by Kraft.