Add seaweed to food to improve heart health, Danish researchers urge industry
Food manufacturers should add seaweed to help combat cardiovascular disease and related conditions, according to researchers.
Archives for November 25, 2015
‘Think outside the shake’: Protein Pow takes protein home baking to supermarket shelves
UK start-up Protein Pow has secured a host of retail listings including Tesco for its home-baking nutrition powders.
Incredible organic? More studies needed to substantiate health effects
More research is needed to establish the health and nutritional credentials of organic foods, say agricultural MEPs.
F&B segment doing the ‘heavy lifting’ for New Zealand’s economy
The New Zealand Food & Grocery Council has welcomed the release of the government’s latest guide to investing in the country’s food and beverage industry, which details a number of high-value segments that continue to see significant growth.
DDW acquires SVZ International B.V's KleurCraft coloring foods portfolio
Kentucky-based natural colors, caramel colors and burnt sugars expert DDW has acquired the KleurCraft portfolio of coloring foods, custom formulations and related technology from Dutch firm SVZ International B.V.
Costco in E.coli chicken salad scare
Rotisserie chicken salad with E.coli traces has caused the illness of 19 people across seven US states, health officials in Washington have claimed.
A carbon tax on meat is not a complete turn-off to consumers: report
Consumers are more receptive to a carbon tax on meat or the removal of subsidies for livestock farmers than politicians believe, according to new research.
Parabel breaks ground on large scale commercial farm to produce LENTEIN plant protein in Florida
Parabel – a new entrant to the burgeoning plant-based protein market - has signed a lease for 450 acres of land in Fellsmere, Florida, where it plans to build a $10m production facility for its water-lentil-based proteins.
Hershey taps US premium chocolate boom with double-sized gifting brand Kisses Deluxe
Hershey has launched gifting brand Kisses Deluxe in the US ahead of the holiday season to capitalize on the rise of premium chocolate.
US poultry will handle new virus ‘better’
American poultry firms are now better equipped to deal with an outbreak of avian influenza (AI), thanks to improved biosecurity measures, risk management firm Moody says.
FDA sampling to focus on cucumbers and hot peppers in 2016
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will sample and test cucumbers and hot peppers in fiscal year 2016 under a sampling program.
‘Europe needs innovation’: Kerry
Irish dairy giant Kerry has called for more innovation in the dairy sector, saying Europe needs it more than ever to counter a flat macroeconomic environment and dropping milk prices.
E. coli O157 sickens 19 with link to Costco
US agencies are investigating 19 Shiga toxin-producing E. coli O157:H7 (STEC O157:H7) infections linked to rotisserie chicken salad made and sold in Costco Wholesale stores.
This week Down Under
Keen-snacking Aussies still not tucking into healthy potato chips
The number of Australians who snack on potato chips continues to grow, while those who do so are also most likely to wash them down with flavoured soft drinks, market research has found.
India
Mis-stating sodium content is commonplace, claims researcher
The level of sodium stated on a label is likely to be lower than the actual content when analysed in a lab, a researcher has claimed.
Cameron’s Handcrafted Coffee offers single serve filters as alternative to plastic K-Cups
Small batch roaster Cameron’s Handcrafted Coffee believes in drinking coffee from a cup – not brewing from one, which is one of the many reasons its single serve coffee brews in a filter instead of the ubiquitous plastic cup made popular by Keurig.
Eurofins invests in MALDI-TOF to provide same day results
Eurofins Food Testing UK has invested in a method for micro-organism identification which will enable clients to have same-day confirmation of results for pathogens.
Is 'robust and transparent' research possible when industry and scientists collaborate?
The European food industry has published voluntary research principles to ensure robust and transparent science – but questions remain over how they will be put in place and enforced.
Shigella outbreak traced to imported coriander
Fresh coriander was the probable cause of an outbreak of shigellosis which sickened more than 40 people in Sweden.
‘These are conscious meal replacements’: Snacking becoming the norm
There’s a “macrodynamic shift” happening in how we eat as a culture, according to a report from The International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association, and snacking has become a part of daily life.
Coopers launches home-brew range in international styles
Coopers Brewery has launched a range of home-brew beer extracts under the Thomas Cooper label to tap into the fast-growing global trend for craft beer. The ingredients are already online and have begun to land on stockists’ shelves.
China plans cloning factory
China is set to produce an extra one million cows a year… and they will all be clones.
Olive oil may protect against damages of air pollution: EPA study
Dietary supplementation with olive oil may protect blood vessels from the deleterious effects of air pollution, suggests a new study from the US Environment Protection Agency.
Australia
Complementary health red tape review well received by industry
A final report by an independent review panel on how to streamline regulations in Australia’s complementary medicines sector has stressed the importance of cutting red tape.
South Asia Radius
Food Security Act to be in place by March 2016 despite delays
All but one of India’s states and territories will be subject to the new National Food Security Act by March next year.