The EU's food and drinks sector is in danger of losing its market
share unless more is done to boost its competitiveness, says a body
representing the industry - which also supports a reduction in
domestic subsidies for its members.
As part of a programme to focus its business on speciality paper
and packaging products, Finland-based packaging group UPM-Kymmene
has agreed to sell its Loparex unit, part of a company division
that makes labels.
Wholemeal bread contains more pesticide residues than any other
bread type, according to research published yesterday by the UK's
Pesticides Residues Committee (PRC), yet the levels are not
considered dangerous to human health,...
Number four flavour house Symrise builds a tool that brings new
opportunities in product development for food technologists through
a stronger understanding of the complex nature of foodstuffs,
writes Lindsey Partos.
Tighter supplies will lead to rises in prices for maize and coffee,
while the cost for rice, wheat, milk, oilcrops and milk will remain
stable or fall, according to the latest forecasts from the UN's
Food and Agriculture Organisation...
Dutch bakery ingredients firm CSM marches forward in its
restructuring programme, announcing today that its next target for
change will be subsidiary Purac Nederland.
UK-based Labcell has launched a meter that can determine the
shelf-life of a food product in under five minutes, according to
the company, reports Ahmed ElAmin.
A mouse study conducted at the Washington University School of
Medicine suggests that drinking pomegranate juice during pregnancy
may reduce the hypoxia ischemia-related brain injuries in babies,
writes Jess Halliday.
Diets high in saturated and trans fats could be a major risk factor
in the development of type 2 diabetes, say Canadian researchers,
reports Lindsey Partos.
Lax health and safety measures left UK supermarket giant Tesco with
a legal bill of £50,000 (€75,000) on Monday, after a member of
staff lost the top of a finger in a bakery machine.
A new scone formulation, promoted as producing scones with a more
buttery taste, has been launched in order to mark the scone's 500th
anniversary in the UK.
Consultation started in the UK yesterday on a new set of guidelines
for all companies, including food processors, on the requirements
they need to follow on reporting the impact their plants have on
the environment.
Ongoing divisions over GM ingredients once again evident in Europe
as EU ministers throw out an attempt by the Commission to overturn
bans on growing legal GM crops currently in place in a handful of
member states, reports Lindsey...
With the lockout of 25,000 workers at Finland's pulp and paper
mills set to continue into July, fears arise of similar problems in
Sweden and Germany and a hike in global paper and packing prices.
The high-protein, low-carb approach to weight loss has been
underpinned by new research from Australia showing that it can
provide overweight women with greater nutritional and metabolic
benefits than a high-carbohydrate diet, reports...
Sweeping changes to EU sugar regime would put Europe's cereal
starch sweetener industry at risk, threatening job losses and even
possible business closures, warns the industry this week,
reports Lindsey Partos.
Adding fuel to the already heated debate on GM foods and
ingredients, the UN's World Health Organisation claims genetically
modified foods can contribute to enhancing human health and
development.
The increasing standard of living in Asia has created a higher
demand for 'western' products in many food categories, according to
a new Research and Markets report, reports Claire Johnston.
Food makers to gain from new data on presence of the potential
carcinogen acrylamide in a wide range of food products as US
authorities release fresh data.
Alcoa said yesterday it will close a number of plants, including a
smelter in Hamburg, Germany, as part of the company long range
plans to cut costs but increase aluminium production.
Caffeine increased the cyclists' absorption of carbohydrates from a
sports drink in new UK research, writes Dominique Patton,
offering a new area of innovation for manufacturers of sports
products.
Sweeping changes to Europe's subsidised sugar regime announced
yesterday will see sugar prices cut by 39 per cent paid to
companies that include sugar and sweetener suppliers Danisco and
Tate and Lyle, but will bring price relief...
Joining the lively salt debate scientists at Europe's food watchdog
today issues an opinion concerning the upper limit for sodium
intake and confirm current consumption levels are a risk factor in
heart and renal diseases, reports...
Collaboration between a EU funded body and private companies has
resulted in an integrated method for tracking meat products from
slaughterhouse to supermarket using radio frequency
identification(RFID) technology.
Stiffer competition between countries exporting wheat, oilseeds,
sugar and livestock will intensify over the next ten years,
bringing down prices, according to forecasts by the Organisation
for Economic Co-operation and Development...
British doctors called yesterday for a ban on unhealthy food and
drinks in vending machines and on junk food advertising and
sponsorship to help slow the alarming weight gain in children,
writes Dominique Patton.
A high pressure system using ozone gas would eliminate the use hot
water and chemicals when cleaning equipment at food processing
plants, according to the product's inventor, US-based
eFoodSafety.com.
Food and drink makers could soon expect cheaper sugar ingredients
with Brussels expected to publish its proposals on EU sugar reform
today, writes Lindsey Partos.
Irish dairy and food group Dairygold flags up high-margin
value-added food products, pouring €15.6 million into a new R&D
centre that will double its food scientists.
An increasing British indulgence for premium food, drink and
personal care items means manufacturers should concentrate on new
product development and marketing the luxurious aspects of
products, according to a new study by Datamonitor,...
Under an agreement with Aviso Packaging, Outlook Group will market
a new technology designed for the wrapping of cheese with a
thinner, tougher material, the company claims.
Intralox's new Spiralox 2700 conveyer belt features smaller surface
openings for conveying small food products, including fajita meat,
popcorn-style shrimp, chicken nuggets, cookies, other smallbaked
goods and small containers.
Toronto based SunOpta said yesterday it had acquired all of
Cleugh's Frozen Foods, a processor of natural and organic frozen
fruits and vegetables, for an undisclosed sum.
Europe's food alert system last week detects several batches of the
banned red colour sudan in the food chain, months after the UK
faced its biggest food recall ever, writes Lindsey Partos.
The image of secret radio chips planted inside the home from larder
to bathroom, transmitting data freely to Corporation Inc, is enough
to curl the toes of more than anti-capitalism activists.
Russian confectionery firm Samoilova will buy more of its
ingredients from domestic producers, in a move that signals the
growing quality of the Russian ingredients market, reports
Angela Drujinina.
A Californian environmental group has threatened to sue food
manufacturers unless they place acrylamide warning labels on
certain products, writes Anthony Fletcher.