News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Ahead of new rules on the labelling of trans fatty acids in the US due in 2006, biotech group Monsanto has designed low-linolenic soybeans that can make a soybean oil for food firms looking to eliminate trans fats in food formulations.
Green tea polyphenols reduced the severity of liver injury in a new study on mice. The researchers say the ingredient could be a useful supplement in the treatment of liver disease.
Plans to sell German food ingredients business Nutrinova are on hold as chemical company Celanese opts to keep the producer of Sunett sweetener, for now.
Despite tough new rules on GM food labels, food makers will stick to non-GM alternatives as new evidence from the UK shows British consumers will continue to refuse to buy foods containing biotech ingredients.