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Acrylamide: The consumer health scare that isn’t

08-Sep-2009 - there is a solid foundation for consumer concern. Take monosodium glutamate (MSG). Unlike acrylamide, health ... acrylamide, carcinogen, msg

Ajinomoto opens center for healthy applications

27-Aug-2009 - Ajinomoto, health, aspartame, MSG

Campbell’s drops ‘Soup Wars’ advertising strategy

18-Aug-2009 - ingredients such as monosodium glutamate (MSG). This led Progresso to respond by announcing that it was already in the process of reformulating its products to remove MSG, although it said it would have

Lallemand acquires Wisconsin-based yeast company

06-Aug-2009 - used as a substitute for monosodium glutamate (MSG). However, it is also valued for its nutritional

Rising prices harder to swallow in 2009

19-Nov-2008 - to understand ingredients, heart-healthy sodium levels and no monosodium glutamate (MSG) were “on target

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Alert over soup production error

03-Nov-2008 - or illnesses. The recall follows a recent fan-fare over Progresso removing the additive MSG from its

Campbell changes formulations just for schools

29-Oct-2008 - positive nutrient. They are also under 100 calories per serving and do not contain added MSG. The new

Glutamate Association joins ‘Soup Wars’

22-Oct-2008 - Competing claims by food companies over the removal of MSG from their products are a marketing ... Competing claims by food companies over the removal of MSG from their products are a marketing ... to make all their soups free of monosodium glutamate (MSG). It claims that with each company making the absence of MSG in their products a point of promotion, consumers will assume

MSG may reduce body weight gain: Ajinomoto study

15-Oct-2008 - MSG may reduce body weight gain: Ajinomoto study ... Consumption of the flavor enhancer monosodium glutamate (MSG) may reduce weight gain and fat ... Consumption of the flavor enhancer monosodium glutamate (MSG) may reduce weight gain and fat ... contrast to recent findings from the University of North Carolina (UNC) that linked MSG consumption that the findings were the first to find a link between MSG use and weight in humans after previous animal studies ... MSG, Ajinomoto, umami

Soup wars over MSG content

08-Oct-2008 - Soup wars over MSG content ... MSG is being removed from all its soups following a rival ad campaign. ... MSG is being removed from all its soups following a rival ad campaign. ... , marketing manager for Progresso, said 26 of its soups are already MSG free and the company would have . However, the company said that in recent advertising for Select Harvest soup, Campbell referred to MSG

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Chemists add soy sauce to ‘perfect’ gravy

23-Oct-2009 - Book of Household Management is the soy sauce. The monosodium glutamate (MSG) from the soya sauce ... gravy, MSG, soy

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Givaudan focuses on umami for clean label taste enhancement

20-Aug-2009 - enhancers such as MSG (monosodium glutamate) is at the heart of this drive. However, removing flavour is not just about commonly used enhancers such as MSG or IMP/GMP [disodium inosinate/disodium guanylate] alone ... umami, MSG

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Low-salt foods may get taste boost from Japanese fish stock

20-Aug-2009 - ”. Furthermore, “the karebushi-dried kelp stock, without the addition of monosodium glutamate (MSG), effectively the popularity of dried bonito as a stock, and like MSG is another typical umami substance. Potential ... MSG, bonito, salt reduction

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MSG: Review dismisses allergy concerns

25-May-2009 - MSG: Review dismisses allergy concerns ... Monosodium glutamate (MSG), a flavour-enhancer, does not increase the risk of developing ... Monosodium glutamate (MSG), a flavour-enhancer, does not increase the risk of developing ... report that, despite “anecdotal reports and small uncontrolled studies alleging a variety of MSG -induced reactions […] decades of research have failed to demonstrate a clear and consistent relationship between MSG ... flavour-enhancer, MSG, allergy

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Ohly upgrades torula yeast extract

30-Apr-2009 - is to enhance products’ flavour instead of monosodium glutamate (MSG). “A lot of people look to take out MSG by science. In comparison with MSG, Poeschel said Provesta 512 is “a cleaner ingredient ... torula yeast, Provesta 512, Ohly, MSG, glutamic acid

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Definitive duties on Chinese MSG will not affect users much

05-Dec-2008 - Definitive duties on Chinese MSG will not affect users much ... of market activity between July 2006 and June 2007. The action was triggered by Ajinomoto, the only MSG for most companies. For Hebei Meihua MSG Group Co Ltd and Tongliao Meihua Bio-Tech Co Ltd it will be 33 ... MSG, China, Ajinomoto

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MSG linked to increased body weight: study

28-Aug-2008 - MSG linked to increased body weight: study ... Consumption of the flavour enhancer monosodium glutamate (MSG) may increase the risk of gaining ... Consumption of the flavour enhancer monosodium glutamate (MSG) may increase the risk of gaining ... – was increased by 175 per cent in people with a high intake of MSG, according to findings from a cross -sectional study published in the Nature journal Obesity. “Animal studies have indicated for years that MSG ... MSG, obesity, flavour enhancer

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Chinese MSG exporters to EU to pay stiff anti-dumping tariffs

06-Jun-2008 - Chinese MSG exporters to EU to pay stiff anti-dumping tariffs ... glutamate (MSG) imported to the EU from China, following an investigation into the effects of lower ... glutamate (MSG) imported to the EU from China, following an investigation into the effects of lower ... MSG is an additive that is mainly used as a flavour enhancer for foods such as soups, fish , the only MSG producer in the EU. It complained that it had suffered material injury as a result of dumping ... MSG, ant-dumping, Ajinomoto

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Reduced sodium ingredients contribute to salt effort

27-May-2008 - -processed range was demand natural, MSG- and E-number-free flavours, Lambert ten Haaf, director of sales

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Exter intros natural savoury flavour range

21-May-2008 - -free. The flavours are also billed as MSG-free, E number-free, and GMO-free. "Moreover

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