DSM explores how the gluten-intolerant could have their cake and eat it
DSM is at the very early stages of development of a product enabling people intolerant to gluten to eat their favorite foods but digest the gluten in them more effectively.
Archives for May 23, 2011
Dispatches from the ISA conference
‘No artificial’ claims are undermining confidence: ISA chair
Food and drink manufacturers are ‘shooting themselves in the foot’ by continually advertising products with ‘no artificial’ labels, says Hans Heezen, chairman of the International Sweetener Association.
Coca-Cola sets up new division to address global sustainability goals
Beverage giant Coca-Cola is setting up a new division in North America to oversee the company’s global sustainability vision, strategies, and goals for 2020.
Steps to ensure Gulf seafood safety have worked, says CFSAN official
A year after the Gulf oil spill caused a fishery disaster in the region, FDA’s Don Kraemer of the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) says steps taken to ensure seafood safety have worked.
Globalization increases risk, but imports are industry responsibility
Industry, not government, should take ultimate responsibility for the safety of imported ingredients, said a presenter at the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) general meeting in New Orleans.
Major league sugar players join ‘corn sugar’ lawsuit
Five companies and two trade organizations have joined a lawsuit against members of the corn refining industry in an attempt to stop them from claiming that high fructose corn syrup is a natural corn sugar.
Cooking sauces and marinades up 20% as shoppers prepare more meals at home
US retail sales of cooking sauces and marinades are expected to surge 19 percent between 2010 and 2015 as consumers continue to save cash by preparing more meals at home, according to new research from Mintel.