Coconut oil prices to stay bullish
Coconut oil prices are set to stay high this year, pushing food makers to look at innovative ways of reducing their costs.
Archives for March 12, 2008
Potato proteins offer blood pressure benefits
Proteins isolated from the humble potato may be biologically active and capable of reducing blood pressure, as well as having antioxidant activity, Finnish researchers report.
New Zealand launches NZ$1bn fund to boost food, farming sectors
New Zealand is to set up a NZ$1 billion (€520m) fund to boost the competitiveness of its food industry and farming sector.
Unilever breakthrough could take food foams to new level
Researchers from Unilever have reported breakthrough results that proteins from fungus could produce food foams with stability that exceeds anything currently available.
Green group calls for halt on nanotechnology
Environmental group Friends of the Earth (FOE) has called for a moratorium on the use of nanotechnology in the food chain, claiming insufficient research has been carried out into its effect on human health and the environment.
Ohio rbST rule causes fears for national marketing
A law implemented in the state of Ohio last month that seeks to set a level playing field on milk labeling, whether or not it comes from cows supplemented with recombinant bovine somatotropin (rbST), is causing fears that it could restrict national...