Archives for October 22, 2006

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Probiotics and health to drive US yogurt market

By  Lorraine Heller

A mature US yogurt market does not mean there is no room for growth, according to a new report, which identifies huge expansion possibilities particularly in the area of probiotic and prebiotic yogurt products.

DSM introduces animal-free lycopene beadlet form

By  staff reporter

DSM Nutritional Products is introducing a new formulation of lycopene suitable for the spectrum of specialist diets, giving its customers one ingredient suitable for dietary supplement, food and beverage applications.

FDA moves towards cloned meat, milk

By  Lorraine Heller

An FDA risk assessment that is expected to declare meat and milk derived from cloned animals safe for the food supply is currently being reviewed by the government, and is due to be released by the end of the year.

Cargill to focus on heart health in Frankfurt

By  Anthony Fletcher

Cargill plans to use next month's Health Ingredients Europe event to unveil a number of products that food and beverage manufacturers can use in future product launches.

UK tightens hygiene to head off EU dairy row

By  Chris Mercer

The UK food safety watchdog has revised its guidance on dairy hygiene in an attempt to defuse pending legal action from the EU, after allegations UK officials failed to protect the public from contaminated milk.

EFSA backs current EU iodine assessment

By  Anthony Fletcher

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) ruled this month that the tolerable upper intake level (UL) of iodine in seaweed, set in 2002, is sufficiently recent to be applicable.