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Consumers think that current labelling regulation for genetically modified (GM) foods is inadequate, according to a new report from the UK’s Food Standards Agency (FSA). Related news |
Business opportunities in sustainable ingredientsDeveloping a sustainability strategy makes sense for food ingredients companies to ensure security of supply, to leverage brand opportunity in innovations, and to realise returns on investment in agriculture, says an Oxfam expert. New baked goods flavour system is heat stable, says CulinarNew technology can meet the trends for bake stable natural flavours in products such as pasta, snacks, bread, biscuits and pastries, claims the Swedish developer. ConAgra explosion kills fourth personA fourth person has died from injuries sustained from the explosion at a ConAgra food processing plant last summer. |
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According to trend experts Mintel, the wine market in the US will grow 2.1 per cent in 2009 as consumers begin to see signs that the worst of the recession is over.
SABMiller has launched the Water Futures partnership with WWF after drawing attention to the water scarcity problem in a new report out earlier this week.
Chocolate processors can boost their clean label and meet good for you indulgence trends with a new fresh fruit based ingredient range that is free from artificial additives, allergens and sugar and has a long shelf life, claims the Dutch supplier.
The Sudzucker-owned Beneo Group established the Beneo Institute in late 2009 to give “new oxygen to a squeezed industry”, as Executive Board member, Yves Servotte, puts it, to a functional foods industry facing unprecedented regulatory and scientific challenges in Europe and abroad.
China executed two people today for their part in the melamine-tainted milk powder scandal that killed six and sickened around 300,000.