Flavour industry unites to attract new research talent
A new scheme offering bursaries and an award to PhD students investigating flavours aims to address the current shortage of flavour experts by encouraging a new generation.
Archives for July 29, 2010
EC approves six GM corn varieties for food and feed
The European Commission authorized six genetically modified (GM) maize varieties for food and feed use on Wednesday after member states failed to return majority decisions for or against on three occasions.
Tainted packaging recall hits Kellogg profits
Kellogg has said the massive recall of breakfast cereal due to tainted packaging was a major factor behind it posting a 15 per cent drop in profits for the second quarter.
FoodNavigator-USA.com goes mobile
From today, you can access FoodNavigator-USA.com from your mobile phone.
New Zealand opens doors to European raw milk products
The EU has welcomed a decision the New Zealand government to open up its domestic market to raw milk products from the EU.
FoodNavigator.com goes mobile
From today, you can access FoodNavigator.com from your mobile phone.
IFT Cares in action in Chicago
After an afternoon volunteering at the Greater Chicago Food Depository, Mike Stones discusses food insecurity in a wealthy city – and IFT’s links to the Feeding America network.
Cargill in deal to supply Unilever with segregated palm oil
Cargill has announced a deal to supply Unilever’s European operations with 10,000 metric tonnes of fully segregated refined RSPO certified palm oil but no dateline was given.
ADHD could be linked to diet: Cohort study
A new study from Australia has suggested that ADHD in adolescents could be linked to Western diets, which tend to be high in total fat, saturated fat, refined sugar and sodium.
Canadian taskforce outlines sodium reduction strategy
Canada’s Sodium Reduction Taskforce has issued its report outlining how it aims to cut Canadian per capita sodium consumption to 2,300mg a day by 2016 – including voluntary targets for industry.