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Nestle uses physics to explain complex food interactions

Codex debates Listeria standards for ready-to-eat foods

IADSA fights for higher recommended levels of additives

Nitrite, nitrate-rich foods may not be so bad after all

UK grappling again with bird flu outbreak

 
   
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Organic milk profits on health claims

Premier Foods defies bakery price challenge

Kraft takes larger slice of snack pie with Danone buy

China food safety event targets global collaboration

 
 

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Nestle uses physics to explain complex food interactions
Scientists from Nestle and the University of California have developed a model which could help explain the texture as well the transport of flavours and nutrients in foods... Read


Codex debates Listeria standards for ready-to-eat foods
EU and US positions at a Codex meeting to set international standards on food safety foreshadow future legislation that would affect control measures in plants, and the manufacture of powdered formulae, ready-to-eat... Read


IADSA fights for higher recommended levels of additives
Proposals on the suggested amounts of artificial colourings in food supplements are being drawn up for Codex because the current limits are too low, according to the International Alliance for Dietary/Food Supplement... Read


Nitrite, nitrate-rich foods may not be so bad after all
Nitrites and nitrates, much maligned additives in processed and cured meats, may help heart attack survival and recovery, suggests a new mice study from the US... Read


UK grappling again with bird flu outbreak
Bird flu, in the form of the H5 virus, has hit the UK again, serving as further warning that the poultry supply chain is still vulnerable to the disease... Read


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Organic milk profits on health claims
Sales of organic milk within the EU are up by about 11 per cent to 200m litres a year, boosted by studies linking the product with a number of health benefits, a leading dairy processor claims... Read


Premier Foods defies bakery price challenge
UK-based Premier Foods had an organic sales gain of three per cent in the four months to the end of October and said its is on course to meet its market forecast for the full year... Read


Kraft takes larger slice of snack pie with Danone buy
Kraft Foods is set to take an even larger share of the global snack market after receiving conditional approval by the European Commission to purchase the biscuit, cereals and snack division of Danone... Read


China food safety event targets global collaboration
Food safety will be the focus of a forum set to take place in China later this month, which will aim to coordinate global safety efforts and improve international trade... Read

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Shelf life of food extended to 21 weeks
A technology that promises to extend the shelf life of food from 21 days to 21 weeks whilst saving on packaging materials has been patented by French company Rosas... Read


Cargill Texturizing offers choice in lecithin quality
Cargill Texturizing Solutions has expanded its lethicin offering along quality lines, making four different grades available to cater to manufacturers' precise needs and budgets... Read


All-in-one cleaner boasts mobility benefits
A new water-based pressure pump system could allow plant owners a more mobile and ergonomic alternative to existing cleaning technologies, its manufacturer claims... Read


US revamps food safety strategies
The US government this week announced wide sweeping plans to improve the safety of the nation's food supply, with measures including more stringent inspections, stronger penalties and mandatory recalls... Read


RFID tag a cold chain management tool
A new radio frequency identification (RFID) logger combines tracking and tracing with temperature readings, giving processors a way to identify when food safety may have been compromised... Read

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