Dairy Crest slashes stake in Wexford Creamery
Dairy Crest has sold the bulk of its stake in Irish milk, cheese and cream maker Wexford Creamery to help pay off debts and reduce its exposure to “volatile commodity markets”.
Archives for June 13, 2010
Food industry needs to be pre-emptive to boost image: IFST chief
The food industry must move from the back foot to the front in order to pre-empt future potential scandals and maintain consumer confidence in food, says the IFST’s new chief executive.
Plastics industry denounces calls to restrict bisphenol A use
A call by the German environment agency for industry and consumers to find bisphenol A (BPA) alternatives on safety fears is unjustified and should be ignored, said a European plastics body.
No change in food policy after Belgian elections, says Fevia
Food policy in Belgium is unlikely to be impacted by a shifting political focus, says the country’s food industry association after yesterday’s elections.
UK targets campylobacter as chief food safety foe
Campylobacter in raw chicken is the biggest food safety challenge facing the UK today, said the Food Standards Agency (FSA) as it admitted the cost and burden of foodborne illnesses was too high.
Buhler buys flour improvement business in China
The Buhler Technology Group has acquired a Chinese specialist in flour improvement products to extend the range of services it offers clients in the country.
Black tea may match green for weight benefits: Study
Like green tea, extracts from black tea may also help reduce weight gain and cut body fat levels, says a new study from Japan with rats and mice.
Pyure Brands gets FDA GRAS for private label stevia extracts
Pyure Brands has become the latest stevia supplier to receive a letter of no objection from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that its Reb A stevia extracts are generally recognized as safe (GRAS).
Italian industry opposes national provisions of food labelling
The Italian food industry federation Federalimentare is lobbying for the deletion of chapter VI of the draft food information regulation, on the grounds that it will harm competitiveness and confuse consumers.
World Cup is an own goal for food culture
Sorry guys, the World Cup is not all about football. It’s about food too, and this year’s tournament should kick off a whole new debate about our sporting food culture.
Conflict of interest leads USDA to block certifier of Chinese organics
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has blocked a Chinese branch of a US organic certifier from certifying Chinese organics, the New York Times reports.
New federal policy proposals could damage dairy industry, says IDFA
Newly agreed supply management policy in the dairy sector could hurt industry by encouraging consumption of lower priced non-dairy foods, the International Dairy Foods Association has said.
GLG Life Tech anticipates FDA GRAS for stevia blends by year’s end
Stevia supplier GLG Life Tech has said it expects Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recognition of its proprietary steviol glycoside blends as generally recognized as safe (GRAS) by the end of the year.