Archives for January 20, 2010

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Burcon files for GRAS for canola extracts

By Shane Starling

Canadian functional protein developer, Burcon NutraScience Corporation, has taken another step to commercializing its canola protein extracts by filing for GRAS (generally recognized as safe) with the Food and Drug Administration.

Elanco to launch food safety business

By Rory Harrington

Elanco has announced plans to launch a food safety division focused on the meat and poultry sectors in response to heightened concerns over foodborne pathogens.

Danes unite to mine infant formula prebiotics

By Guy Montague-Jones and Shane Starling

Danisco and Arla are taking part in a €2.5m+ business/academia research project to isolate and develop some of the oligosaccharides naturally present in human breast milk for use in infant formulas.

City Food Lecture 2010

Political will needed to feed 9 billion by 2050

By Jess Halliday in London

If our planet is to feed a projected population of 9 million by 2050, political will and judgement is needed to manage a confluence of factors that are impacting production, the UK’s former chief scientist has said.

There’s more to healthy eating than reformulation

By Jess Halliday in London

Pressure to improve the healthy profile of foods focuses too much on the micro and not enough on macro factors that are affecting consumers eating habits, according to food business leaders.

FSA survey finds support for one per cent milk

By Guy Montague-Jones

A Food Standards Agency (FSA) survey has found that the overwhelming majority of UK consumers consider one per cent milk to be an acceptable alternative to semi skimmed.

GLG launches lower cost stevia sweeteners

By Guy Montague-Jones

GLG Life Tech is preparing to capitalize on the market potential of natural sweeteners with a new range of lower cost stevia-based ingredients.

How the food industry can prepare for new government

A UK general election is looming in this year, and the food indusrty will be affected by the changing political agenda. Public debt will come under the microscope, and the culling of quangos could mean a refocus for the FSA under a Conservative...