DuPont keeps existing food business chief as head of expanded unit
DuPont has appointed the existing head of its Nutrition & Health unit to lead the business as it takes on the task of joining up with Danisco Food Ingredients.
Archives for May 19, 2011
Ulrick & Short launches starches for meat products
UK-based clean label ingredients company Ulrick and Short has developed its Synergie and Eziglaze range of range of functional clean label starches to aid marinade and glaze adhesion for meat products.
Special edition: Prebiotics
Frost & Sullivan: US prebiotics market to double in five years
The US market for prebiotic ingredients is forecast to double in the next five years to more than $220m, according to market researcher Frost & Sullivan.
Localized food production should be a strategy, not a goal, says UCSB professor
The current approach to locally produced food in the United States may not cut greenhouse gas emissions or improve nutrition, a UC Santa Barbara professor has suggested.
European Council defends legal opinion on cloned animals
The European Council has rejected MEP claims that its legal experts believed a ban on food from cloned animals would not contravene international law and spark a global trade war.
Dispatches from Vitafoods Europe 2011
Measure for measure: Cranberry wars rage on
The long-standing dispute within the cranberry industry about the most appropriate way to measure the urinary tract infection (UTI)-battling berry’s active constituents was resolved in France recently when a government body backed a version of the DMAC...
Drought set to boost European cereal and sugar prices
Prolonged drought in northern Europe has already capped yields of cereals and sugar beet and, without significant rainfall over the next two months, could significantly boost prices, warn analysts.
High-protein breakfast may reduce food cravings, study suggests
Eating a high-protein breakfast may increase satiety and reduce food cravings, according to results of a small study published in the journal Obesity.
FDA’s Michael Taylor: Preventive approach ‘may seem obvious’ in hindsight
The Food Safety Modernization Act’s preventive approach to food safety may seem obvious in hindsight – and it is already a food industry norm, FDA’s deputy commissioner for foods said on Thursday.