Mega wheat genotyping array could speed up sustainability, claims scientist
UK scientists have developed the largest wheat genotyping array to date that should enable more targeted, speedy wheat breeding.
Archives for March 13, 2014
5-minutes: Chewing over GMOs with the Snack Food Association
SFA head: ‘A little term called class action suits’ is prompting GMO removal
Genetically modified organisms are safe and there is a need and place for them in the market, but manufacturers are removing them for fear of class actions, says the CEO of the Snack Food Association.
US FDA upholds approval of Lallemand vitamin D2 baker’s yeast
The US Food and Drug Administration has upheld its authorization of Lallemand’s enriched yeast after investigating objections from AB Mauri.
Snacking on ideas with Sally Lyons Wyatt: Part I
IRI executive: Snacks faced a competitive shark tank last year
Snack makers survived a difficult 2013 with increased competition forming a much larger battleground that included quick-serve, online and even airlines, says a leading sector analyst.
Bite-size Milling & Grains science
Disease immune wheat, pests threat, annual climate change impact, aflatoxins
Disease-resistant wheat that can up yields developed, global pest problem is a cause for concern, annual effects of climate change are identified, methods to reduce aflatoxin contamination investigated.
EPA: 51.5% of US packaging gets recycled
Lightweighted containers, reduced material use, improved recycling awareness—many shifts in the US waste stream points toward food packaging having a better impact on the environment than ever before.
Universal opens the doors on its HPP facility
High-pressure processing is gaining popularity in food and beverage processing; Universal Pasteurization is opening its doors to give food professionals a chance to check it out for themselves.
CST Wastewater Solutions to install $5m GWE COHRAL system
Nippon Meat Packers to reduce carbon emissions with biogas
Nippon Meat Packers, which owns beef processing factory Oakey Abbatoir in Queensland, Australia, will install Global Water Engineering (GWE) technology by CST Wastewater Solutions to create a Covered High Rate Anaerobic Lagoon (COHRAL) waste water stream.
Bite-size Milling & Grains news
Mexico bans GM corn, UK winter cropping area rebounds, Agspring acquires Gen Mills’ grain operations, global flour exports tick up
Mexico issued a ban on the planting and selling of genetically modified corn, UK winter cropping areas are up 14%, Agspring buys General Mills’ Idaho grain ops, and IGC forecasts a slight rebound for the global wheat flour trade.
Bakers blast 'flawed' FDA trans-fat crackdown: 'It's unlawful, unnecessary and will have unintended consequences'
Revoking the GRAS status of partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs) in a bid to crack down on artificial trans fats is like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut, says the American Bakers Association (ABA), which has urged the FDA to consider four alternative...