Canada sets up trans fat task force
Health Canada and the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada have set up a task force to examine the best ways of reducing trans fats.
Archives for November 24, 2004
Ice crystals in ice cream are no more
Danisco believes it has made ice crystals in ice cream a thing of the past by creating a technology that will help manufacturers control heat shock, reports Philippa Nuttall.
Study backs lycopene's protection against prostate cancer
Research by DSM Nutritional Products provides further evidence of the mechanism behind lycopene's protective role against prostate cancer, giving extra support for its use in functional foods and supplements.
Chr Hansen ingredients unit up for sale
Number one cultures supplier Chr. Hansen is up for sale as its major stakeholder decides to pull away from the ingredients slice of the company to focus on the pharmaceutical unit. The move will make the company's still growing cultures division in...
Gelnex succeeds with gelatin production in Brazil
Privately owned Gelnex, which pioneered the production of type A pork skin gelatin in South America, has recently opened a beefskin gelatin plant in Brazil. Philippa Nuttall spoke to the company's CEO about the challenges the industry faces.
Oats get cholesterol-lowering claim in UK
Manufacturers of oat-based products in the UK can now position them alongside cholesterol-lowering foods, following the approval of a health claim by the country's voluntary claims body.
Chr Hansen puts ingredients division up for sale
Number one cultures supplier Chr. Hansen is up for sale as its major stakeholder decides to pull away from the ingredients slice of the company to focus on the pharmaceutical unit, reports Lindsey Partos.
Food for thought at Thanksgiving
As you sit down to your Thanksgiving spread tomorrow, have a think about your meal's ingredients, writes Philippa Nuttall.