Bulk red pepper recalled on salmonella fears
Wholesome Spice has issued a recall of 25-pound boxes of crushed red pepper, after salmonella was found in the ingredient at Daniele International, the salami manufacturer linked to a salmonella outbreak.
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New Codex is tool for ethical practice, says USP
Food manufacturers aspiring to ethically sound practices should seek ingredient quality assurance, says US Pharmacopeia, the standards-setting authority behind the Food Chemicals Codex (FCC).
Acrylamide could get prop 65 for reproductive harm
California health officials have proposed that acrylamide, the suspected carcinogen produced during the cooking of certain foods, should be listed as a known reproductive toxicant.
Common ingredients may extend citrus oil use in beverage: IFF study
A common surfactant ingredient may boost the stability of citral, one of the most important flavour compounds in citrus oil, and enhance formulations of beverage concentrates, says a new study.
What's the colour of money? Bonuses should be green
Never before has the dangling of golden carrots in the boardroom been so closely scrutinised. DSM and others’ decisions to ensure those carrots have green shoots of sustainability attached to them is a wise and forward thinking move.