USDA increases sugar import quota
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) said Monday that it will increase sugar imports by 325,000 short tons in fiscal 2011 – a move that has been welcomed by sweetener users.
Archives for April 11, 2011
Study reveals the ‘health halo’ of organic foods
Consumers may consider organic cookies, yogurt and potato chips to be tastier, healthier and lower in calories because they carry an organic label, according to a new study conducted by researchers at Cornell.
Conflicted, intuitive, impulsive or plain confused? How America Eats …
While the vast majority of Americans (82 percent) accept that weight management is a matter of personal responsibility, almost a third (30 percent) also believe their genes are to blame for their expanding girth, while six out of 10 agree that ‘healthy...
Maple Leaf sells doomed plant to poultry processor
Maple Leaf has reached an agreement to sell off a meat plant earmarked for closure to a poultry processing company.
Consumers returning to specialty foods: Report
The specialty food sector made a comeback last year, experiencing growth of 7.7 percent – and launches of premium private label products slowed, according to a new market report.
Taste cells may work together in ‘circuit’, suggests review
Taste cells may not work individually, like other sensory cells, but together in a circuit that produces a wide array of receptors and transmitters, according to a new review.
CRN: Don’t force consumers to choose between organics and good nutrition
An ‘overly restrictive’ policy on the fortification of organic foods with non-organic functional ingredients such as omega-3s could stifle innovation in the organic sector and damage consumers, the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has warned.