Leading palm oil supplier eyes Africa for expansion plans
Leading palm oil producer Sime Darby, looking to meet the increased global demand for the key component of many baked goods, is reported to be involved in an expansion project in Africa.
Archives for March 1, 2011
Bayer’s new pilot plant makes plastics from CO2
A new pilot plant designed to make high-quality plastics that could eventually be used for food packaging is being fueled by carbon dioxide (CO2) from the energy sector, according to its operator Bayer.
EC calls for tenders for study on water content in poultry meat
The European Commission has launched a call to tender for a study on measuring water content in poultry meat after German research suggested the figures on which guidelines are based may no longer be valid.
$40m grant to aid research into the elimination of evolving wheat pathogens
A $40m injection will aid US university research into the elimination of “deadly” wheat pathogens by identifying new stem rust-resistant genes.
Food engineers urged to find way to boost resistant starch in breakfast cereals
A technology researcher is urging food engineers to design processes that may lead to breakfast cereal products with substantial amounts of resistant starch, a component claimed to have benefits for sufferers of bowel health disorders.
The balancing act of allergen labelling
The food industry has a responsibility to label allergenic ingredients as big and bold as they can – but also not to over-egg the slimmest of slim possibilities that a trace amount of an allergen may have slipped into a product.
AAK sets up shop in China
Fats and oil specialist AAK has opened a new office in China and appointed a new country manager, in a bid to get closer to its local customers.