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30-Jul-2004
Eggs good for the eyes?
Regular consumption of lutein-enriched eggs could provide the body with protective levels of this antioxidant widely believed to help fight degenerative eye diseases, suggests a small study from the US.
Deadly food pathogen can live for a year
Food companies involved at every step of the food chain are obliged to maintain a clean, safe environment to beat food pathogens, but food scientists from the US report that...
29-Jul-2004
Does organic food bring added health benefits?
The benefits of conventionally grown produce over organic foods was the focus of a recent debate between food technologists with scientists warning it is too early to reach conclusions, despite...
27-Jul-2004
New science to cut obesity levels
Scientists have moved one step closer to understanding how the world could cut mounting obesity levels, charting a map of how the 'fat' hormone leptin travels through the body.
Decaffeinated coffee for diabetic consumers?
Regular cups of coffee could upset the body's ability to metabolise sugar in consumers with the increasingly common medical condition type 2 diabetes, suggest scientists, marking new market opportunities for...
26-Jul-2004
New generation juicy fruit ingredients for bakery formulations
US cranberry co-operative Ocean Spray will roll out a plumper version of its health ingredient for use in bakery products onto the European food market in the next few months,...
22-Jul-2004
Proliant and Hilmar tie the knot after 13 years
For the past 13 years, Proliant Dairy Ingredients and Hilmar Cheese have worked together to develop whey protein and lactose products. Hilmar now hopes to increase its presence in the...
Consumers to grab low-fat foods as obesity grows?
Openings for low-fat, weight-conscious foods are growing with new findings suggesting US consumers believe they are to blame for being obese. While confusion exists over artery-clogging trans fatty acid, soy...
Ready meals from the US military - just add urine
Food scientists working for the US military have come up with a dried food ration that can be rehydrated by adding dirty water - or even urine.
21-Jul-2004
Spinach feeds the brain
Food manufacturers might wish to include green leafy vegetables in their new product formulations as new research reveals women who eat healthy amounts of spinach and broccoli could be helping...
Food allergen labels tighten in US
Food makers operating in Europe shortly face new labelling rules for food allergens on food labels, and as the US cleared its own new rules yesterday, manufacturers present in the...
20-Jul-2004
Carotenoids play role in cell communication
Researchers at the University of Hawaii have produced further evidence to show how pigments in yellow, red and green vegetables, known as carotenoids, may work to prevent cancer.
19-Jul-2004
Commodity squeeze hits food giant
Rising commodity and ingredients prices continue to hit the global food chain with US food giant Kraft the next in line to be hit by price pressures suggesting that despite...
Plant food combo offers higher cancer protection
Eating broccoli and tomatoes in combination could maximize the amount of cancer protection both foods afford, suggests a new study on rats.
16-Jul-2004
Cargill-MGPI alliance for resistant starch market
As food makers continue to roll out new low carb food products to meet the rise in demand from consumers, starch supplier MGP Ingredients has agreed to link up with...
Lactoferrin does not improve iron uptake in milk
Removing the casein from cow's milk increased uptake of iron, shows a new study, but in human milk it is the whey that promotes the mineral's availability.
15-Jul-2004
Food makers to turn to broccoli ingredients?
Opening up new opportunities for functional foods, a powerful cancer-fighting food compound found in broccoli could also boost the eyes, find researchers in the US. The naturally-occurring antioxidant sulforaphane protects...
Scientists defend popular bulk sweetener
Welcomed by sweetener suppliers, scientists at the world's biggest food ingredients exhibition claim this week that there is no credible evidence to 'single out' the common sweetener high fructose corn...
13-Jul-2004
Public comment called for BSE
In the wake of a mad cow disease-infected cow discovered at the end of 2003 in the US, the government has come up with three new actions to protect the...
12-Jul-2004
Seafood allergies on the up
Food manufacturers will have to watch the seafood content of food products as new findings show that allergies to seafood and fish are much more prevalent than once thought, with...
McDonald's in court over trans fats
In what is likely to be a clear warning to food makers, McDonald's faces a damaging court case after a US public interest group accused the fast food giant of...
IFT opens in Las Vegas
Thousands of food ingredient specialists will pour through the doors of the Las Vegas Convention Center tomorrow to learn about the latest formulations as the 2004 IFT annual meeting kicks...
09-Jul-2004
Gene and grape antioxidant slice obesity away?
Progress towards tackling the obesity epidemic could come from a new study which has found that a compound commonly found in red wine boosts the activity of an identified gene...
Corn sweetener under world trade panel
After months of unsuccessful talks, the US yesterday successfully secured a World Trade Organisation panel to investigate its claim that the Mexican 'discretionary tax' introduced for corn sweeteners such as...
08-Jul-2004
ADM rationalises oil operations
US giant processor Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) and currently the world's number three food group will ramp up production capacity at four of its key processing plants at the company's...
Food makers to stick to '5 a day'
Initiatives by food makers to push food products that can tap into the growing health concerns from consumers have found support from a new study that backs ongoing research to...
07-Jul-2004
Cargill focus on added-value juice
US ingredients supplier Cargill has moved deeper into the value-added juice market by selling off a large slice of its Brazilian juice operations to two local companies.
Blue colours for calcium boost
As food developers and marketers are aware, bright colours hold a strong appeal with children. Jumping on the back of this phenomenon Danisco in the US has launched a new...
Obesity: US, UK attitudes differ
Obesity levels in the US and Britain are among the highest in the world, and it is not surprising, therefore, that it is in these two countries that the debate...
06-Jul-2004
UK tackles basmati contamination
Nearly half of all 'pure' basmati sold in Britain is contaminated with inferior long-grain rice, according to new figures from the UK's food watchdog.
ADM expands trans fat options
US agri-giant Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has stepped up production of its trans-fat alternatives driven by increasing market demand - and before new labelling rules come into force.
05-Jul-2004
More evidence for 5 a day
Diets high in fruits, vegetables, reduced-fat dairy products, and whole grains are linked with smaller gains in Body Mass Index (BMI) as well as waist circumference, say researchers in the...
02-Jul-2004
Fish eaters at lower risk of lymph, blood cancers
People who eat fish regularly several times a week are significantly less likely to get cancers of the lymph and hematopoietic system, which include leukaemia, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and myeloma, suggests...
ADM and Burcon push out vegetable protein
Burcon and Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) have completed the technical phase of the commercialization of Puratein and Supertein, canola proteins, expected to have a wide range of applications in the...
01-Jul-2004
IFF avoids payout in butter flavours case
US flavours giant International Flavors and Fragrances (IFF) has avoided a hefty payout after a jury in the US ruled against four popcorn factory employees who claimed a butter flavouring...
Industry slams sweetener study
A new study on artificial sweeteners reported in the news yesterday has fuelled a rapid response from the soft drinks industry, which branded the research by US researchers at Purdue...
Commodity rises to hit profit, warns food maker
There are signs that rising commodity costs are pinching the length of the food chain with US cereal product maker General Mills warning that, despite strong fourth quarter figures, the...
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