Alcopops labeling bill moves to Senate
A bill requiring malt liquor beverages to feature warning labels and mark their alcohol content has passed to the State Senate in California.
Archives for June 11, 2007
Tate & Lyle reveals first Promitor product: resistant starch
Tate & Lyle has revealed the first product in its new line of Promitor branded fibres - a prebiotic resistant starch said to have superior process stability, resulting in greater cost-efficiency.
Consumer psychology could be used to eat healthy, says USDA
A new report from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) recommends alternative methods that could be implemented to help consumers make healthy food choices, including placing limits on purchases made in grocery stores and in schools.
Novel foods opinion brings baobab closer to market
Fruit from the African baobab tree moved a step closer to approval for use as a food ingredient in the EU yesterday, with the publication of a positive opinion from the FSA's novel foods committee.
Fungus to join mushrooming immune health market?
Consumption of the humble white button mushroom may boost the immune system and protect again infection, suggests a new animal study from the US.
Addition of folic acid at milling stage shifts cost burden
A UK food safety panel is recommending that the mandatory addition of folic acid should be made at the milling stage rather than at the manufacturing stage, shifting the cost burden to suppliers.