The US Agriculture Department said on Monday it would begin
allowing imports of fruits and vegetables treated by irradiation, a
technology used to kill bacteria and lengthen shelf life.
Following a series of major lawsuits against food companies in the
US, the law firm of Bowman and Brooke has established a firm-wide
Food Safety Practice team.
Expanding ingredients company Danisco strengthened its position in
Asia this month when the company announced that it has set up its
flavour headquarters for the Asian region in Singapore.
US Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Tom Harkin said on Friday
that a series of massive food recalls in the US this summer
underscored the need to reform a "broken" federal food safety
system.
US consumer groups are demanding immediate action from the
government to inform consumers that popular foods such as fried
potatoes and crisps contain high levels of a potential carcinogen.
Danish ingredients company Danisco announced this week that it has
achieved second place in Dow Jones' new global sustainability index
for food manufacturers, the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index.
Three national US newspapers have made calls to expand the use of
irradiation in the light of recent recalls of beef products,
according to a Primedia News report.
Archer Daniels Midland has been awarded its fifth and sixth patents
for the use of concentrated isoflavones in combination with other
plant-derived phytochemicals.
The American arm of Danish food ingredients company Danisco this
week announced the launch of a flavour concept designed to target
the ice cream and frozen novelty segment and to maximise on the
persuasion techniques of children.
The acquisition of the Belgian-based flavour house Perlarom has
enhanced Danisco's position in the premier league of European
flavour houses, the Danish company reported this week. In May this
year Danisco acquired the Perlarom...
Dutch based company Acatris, recently formed through the merger of
food and health companies Daminco, Orffa Health & Nutrition,
Schouten USA and SoyLife Nederland, has recently published research
claiming that SoyLife is a complex...
Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has been awarded three US patents for
the use of concentrated isoflavones combined with other
phytochemicals to treat blood-related diseases, cancer and
menopausal symptoms.
Consumer groups, keen to a void a repeat of the massive ConAgra
beef recall, have called on the USDA to tighten food safety
controls at meat processing plants, a move branded as unnecessary
by officials.
A major study of the effects of hormone replacement therapy has
been halted after scientists discovered a major risk of ovarian
cancer - but there are plenty of natural alternatives to help women
deal with the menopause.
Acatris, the Dutch ingredients group, has just published research
which it claims shows that its SoyLife product provides much more
than soy protein and isoflavones.
