Study highlights potential for omega-3 enrichment of surimi
Addition of omega-3- rich oils, such as flaxseed, algae, menhaden, and krill, may have potential in developing nutritionally enhanced surimi-based products, according to new research.
Archives for May 12, 2011
CSM opens bakery mix facility in China
CSM has opened a new facility for dry bakery mixes and mixes in China, which will allow it to step up capacity to meet demand from Asia and better serve local tastes.
FDA: Foods vs supplement feedback raises ‘complex legal questions’
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says feedback it has received about its December 2009 draft guidance clarifying where a liquid dietary supplement ends and a conventional beverage begins has raised “complex legal questions”.
One-third of global food production goes to waste: FAO
About one-third of the food produced globally for human consumption each year is wasted, according to a new report from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
Caravan produces calorie-cutting ingredient system for English muffins
Caravan Ingredients has developed a new ingredient system that can produce English muffins with as few as 85 calories without impacting volume or eating quality, the company claims.
NutraSweet welcomes Chinese crackdown on food additive counterfeiters
NutraSweet has welcomed a recently announced Chinese crackdown on food additive counterfeiters, amid fears that substandard versions of its patented neotame sweetener are being sold on the Chinese market.
FSANZ approves higher use of steviol glycosides in some products
Australia and New Zealand’s food standards body has approved an application for higher maximum permitted levels of steviol glycosides in ice cream and several beverage categories, which will enable a more acceptable taste profile in finished products.
Palsgaard acquires all shares in Emulsion Holland
Palsgaard has aquired the remaining 50 per cent share of Emulsion Holland and its South African subsidiary as it looks to leverage new technologies for chocolate emulsifiers in the future.
Peanuts in pregnancy may reduce risk of allergy: Study
Maternal intake of peanuts may help protect against peanut allergy in children, according to new research in mice.
NutraCea courts China’s biggest meat manufacturer with stabilized rice bran
Stabilized rice bran (SRB) maker NutraCea has shipped its first products to China and won new business in the Philippines and the US as it strives to return to the black after emerging from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.