Archives for April 24, 2003

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Acrylamide, one year on

Risk assessors from the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) repeated their call for the levels of acrylamide in foods to be reduced as far and as quickly as possible. Speaking one year after the Swedish National Food Administration...

Karlshamns sees growing competition

Swedish ingredients company Karlshamns reports that growing competition and decreasing margins characterised the market for chocolate fats designed to replace cocoa butter.

Ishida launches salad weigher

A new multihead weigher for salads has been unveiled by Ishida Europe, which has been developed in co-operation with salad packers throughout Europe.

Ways to glaze

A new alternative to the traditional egg wash for bakery products has hit the market with ICI subsidiary National Starch & Chemical launching Versa-Sheen glazing agent.