Manufacturers reject allergen standard
30-Jul-2007
Processors have spurned a standard being set up by the Anaphylaxis Campaign that would use a logo to show products had been produced in a factory...
30-Jul-2007 By Rod Addy
FISS is challenged as industry, consultants and the government seek more progress
Union criticises Burton’s Food’s consultation
30-Jul-2007 By Sarah Britton
Trade union Unite has accused Duke Street Capital (DSC) of leaving it too late to consult over the fate of its Burton's Foods biscuit plant in...
Cash injection to take novel health ingredients to clinical trial
30-Jul-2007 By John Dunn
Aquapharm Biodiscovery, the tiny Scottish research company spearheading the extraction of functional food and pharmaceutical ingredients from marine...
Dietitians slam Nutrition and Health Claims Regulation
30-Jul-2007 By Sarah Britton
The British Dietetic Association (BDA) has criticised EU health and nutrition rules barring dietitians from recommending a product within its...
Power companies accused of dirty tricks campaigns
30-Jul-2007 By John Dunn
The UK’s main energy suppliers have been accused of dirty tricks in preventing smaller companies from getting the best deal from their electricity...
Switch in government’s carbon dioxide metrics
30-Jul-2007 By Rick Pendrous
The government is considering changing the date against which UK food and drink manufacturers will be targeted for carbon dioxide emissions...
Super fruits?
23-Jul-2007
Will many of the health claims made about 'super fruits' stand up to scrutiny under the new European health claims regulation? Elaine Watson investigates
Food for thought
23-Jul-2007
Scientists think what we eat during the first six months of life can determine our future health, says Sue Scott
Science and the 'c' word
23-Jul-2007
Broccoli has a name as a cancer buster. But behind all the hype for cancer-preventing 'super foods', where's the science? Bill Lavers finds out
Maxing the White stuff
23-Jul-2007
Dairies and ingredient companies are in a race to make the most of milk as whey proteins leap from niche to mass markets, says Nicola Cottam
Grain of truth
23-Jul-2007
We know that whole grain foods are good for you, but more research is needed to find out why, says Dr Chris Seal
A stomach for growth
23-Jul-2007
With a growing body of evidence to support their gut and bone health claims, manufacturers should be rooting for prebiotics, says Tim Van der Schraelen
The great white hope
23-Jul-2007
The European dairy sector is growing at just 0.7%, but there are pockets of opportunity to exploit, says RTS Resource
From MBA to DHA
23-Jul-2007
Jeff Bernfeld, director of marketing and commercial strategy at US-based Martek Biosciences tells Elaine Watson how he sells its long-chain omega-3
White coat warrior for food
23-Jul-2007
Academics either fight shy of the media or make a hash of talking about food science. But not Jeya Henry. Elaine Watson surrendered to his enthusiasm
All ears for innovation
23-Jul-2007
Elaine Watson gets a guided tour of Roquette's cereals and starch processing plant and laboratories and hears how it is harvesting innovation
Feel full not fat
23-Jul-2007
Europe is spending €20M on finding out what makes us overweight. The aim is to develop foods that make us feel satisfied, not supersized. John Dunn reports
Feed your mind
23-Jul-2007
Elaine Watson catches up with the scientist in charge of a new laboratory dedicated to studying how food affects our mood
Knowledge transfer
23-Jul-2007
China is hungry for new technologies and processes and Europe is hungry for new functional food ingredients. Is this a match made in heaven? Sue Scott investigates
Carrot not stick
23-Jul-2007
When the European Commission's long-awaited White Paper on nutrition, overweight and obesity was finally published on May 30, many thought it would...
Sussing out sustainable
23-Jul-2007
The word 'sustainable' doesn't really mean much to consumers. What does mean something to them are brands that they recognise as being responsible...
Poles keen for more dietary supplements
23-Jul-2007
The dietary supplements market in Poland is set to grow 20% by 2009, more than doubling in size from 2005.Speaking at the Nutracon Europe conference...
Growing interest in foods for mums-to-be
23-Jul-2007
Pregnant and breast-feeding women are being targeted with functional foods as evidence of the link between maternal nutrition and children's...
More 'new salt' sellers
23-Jul-2007
Competition is hotting up in the salt reduction stakes with a series of new products hitting the market claiming to help manufacturers replicate both...
Novel track for canola protein
23-Jul-2007
Burcon Nutrascience is preparing to make a Novel Food application to gain regulatory approval to use its canola proteins Puratein and Supertein in...
Sports nutrition needs muscle
23-Jul-2007
Sports nutrition companies can break into the mainstream food and drinks market if they re-educate consumers - particularly women - about the merits...
Drowning in a sea of rules
23-Jul-2007
Proving that food can be good for you can prove bad for business, says Dr Mark Tallon
Research update: new ideas under the microscope
23-Jul-2007
The extra mileEffects of fenugreek seeds (Trigonella foenum greaecum) extract on endurance capacity in mice.The effect of fenugreek seed extract (FG)...
Next-generation coatings give protection to unstable bioactives
23-Jul-2007
Israeli carotenoids specialist LycoRed is promising to take microencapsulation to a new level with the launch of breakthrough technology for coating...
Glutamic acid from tomato juice enhances salt flavour
23-Jul-2007
LycoRed is in advanced negotiations with manufacturers interested in using glutamic acid from tomato juice - a waste product of lycopene production -...
Back to the drawing board for EFSA over flavouring risk
23-Jul-2007
Hundreds of flavourings may have to be reassessed by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) after it emerged that statistical models used to...
The novelty wears off
23-Jul-2007
LycoRed is still waiting for the regulatory thumbs up to use its lycopene oleoresin in food applications in Europe under the Novel Food Regulation,...
Fish oil calamity looms as hygiene rules kick in
23-Jul-2007
The European market for omega-3 fish oils could be wiped out overnight unless regulators change EU hygiene laws, suppliers have warned.A recent...
High hopes for Caralluma
23-Jul-2007
The company behind one of the most promising new entrants to the burgeoning weight management ingredients market is preparing to make a Novel Food...
Breakthrough in diabetes control
23-Jul-2007
DSM Food Specialties is launching a three-pronged attack on metabolic syndrome with new ingredients tackling type 2 diabetes and heart disease to...
Red 2G to become illegal
23-Jul-2007 By Rod Addy
Food colourant Red 2G is to be banned in Europe, on the decision of a European Commission committee following an assessment by the European Food...
Pork Farms' £11M cold pie investment
23-Jul-2007 By Rod Addy
Pork Farms is closing its factory in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, and transferring production to an £11M unit for cold pie manufacture in Nottingham,...
Manufacturers may profit from multiple health claims
23-Jul-2007 By Sarah Britton
Products offering multiple health benefits can profit from added consumer appeal, according to a survey commissioned by Hamburg-based ingredients...
Processors urged to rethink installations
23-Jul-2007 By Sarah Britton
Manufacturers are losing out on optimum factory designs because they are not involving machinery suppliers from the start, according to conveyor...
23-Jul-2007 By Elaine Watson
Dairy Crest is planning to launch an omega-3 enriched spread this year, chief executive Mark Allen has revealed. This is expected to be under the...
Nestlé imposes sweeping environmental changes
23-Jul-2007 By Rick Pendrous
Nestlé has blazed an environmentally friendly trail for others to follow by significantly reducing the environmental impact of its operations,...
Unison opposes privatisation of MHS services
16-Jul-2007 By Rick Pendrous
The Food Standards Agency Board has been urged by the Unison union not to choose privatisation of services provided by the Meat Hygiene Service (MHS)...
16-Jul-2007 By Elaine Watson
Cadbury has been fined £1M by Birmingham Crown Court over its handling of last year’s salmonella outbreak.Cadbury is the first food manufacturer...
16-Jul-2007
Allan Burns, former executive director of Diageo Scotland, has been appointed chairman of Scotland Food & Drink, the new leadership organisation...
Diets of rich and poor are similarly bad
16-Jul-2007
The diets of people on low incomes are not significantly worse than those of the rest of the population, according to ‘Low Income Diet and...
Pot Noodle undergoes a 50% salt reduction
16-Jul-2007 By Sarah Britton
Unilever hopes to win over UK consumers with a 50% salt reduction across its Pot Noodle range and the launch of three new flavours. “Since May last...
Improve launches online training resource
16-Jul-2007 By Rod Addy
Food and drink sector skills council Improve has launched an online hub for its National Skills Academy for Food and Drink Manufacturing.The service...
16-Jul-2007 By Rick Pendrous
Britain’s dairy sector has “turned a corner” after a long period of intense pressure, David Curry, the chairman of Dairy UK, has claimed.He...
Price-cutting to ravage red meat industry
16-Jul-2007 By Rick Pendrous
The renewed focus of Britain’s leading retailers on cutting costs will seriously damage the nation’s red meat industry, Meat and Livestock...
