Trans fats raise gallstone risk?
Trans fatty acids could 'modestly' increase the risk of gallstone disease, say US researchers, providing yet more evidence to encourage food makers to remove these fats from food formulations.
Archives for May 19, 2005
KHS machine processes shrink packed food
KHS Kisters of Germany has launched a machine to make, process and pack shrink packed goods for the beverage, food and non-food industries.
DNA test tackles deadly cereal disease
A new DNA-based test could make the identification of fungi that cause Fusarium head blight (FHB) in cereal grains far easier to detect.
Plastic food container market forecast to grow 5%
The plastic container market for beverages in the US will grow 4.8% annually to 71 billion units in 2008 while the market for plastic food bottles will grow 4.9% annually to 11.1 billion units in 2008, according to a study by the Freedonia Group, a...