Archives for May 18, 2010

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Monsanto gets FDA GRAS for trans-fat free soybeans

By Caroline Scott-Thomas

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a letter of no objection that Monsanto’s ‘nutritionally improved’ soybeans are generally recognized as safe (GRAS), enabling food makers to test the soy oil.

Acrylamide levels drop with exceptions, says EFSA survey

By Guy Montague-Jones

A European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) survey of acrylamide in food products indicates that voluntary efforts to reduce levels of the carcinogen are working but only in a limited number of food groups.

Dispatches from Vitafoods

Lycored enters omega-3 market

By Shane Starling

Lycored has taken its first step outside the carotenoid sector with a vegetarian omega-3 launch that is the fruition of several years’ research, it was announced at the Vitafoods trade show in Geneva yesterday.