US appeals to China for food safety assistance
Food safety authorities in the US have appealed to their Chinese counterparts for help to “move forward” and create a global approach to food safety.
Archives for November 4, 2011
Sara Lee prepares to unleash ‘wave of innovations’ in 2012/13
Bosses at Sara Lee have promised to deliver “major innovations” in coffee and meat products next year as they try to seize back the initiative in the wake of soaring commodity costs.
US cantaloupe listeria outbreak worst in modern history
Officials have confirmed another death as a result of listeria-infected cantaloupes in the US – making it the worst foodborne contamination since 1924 and the worst in modern US history
Welcome to the GastroLab: IFN introduces the model gut
A model gut designed to help manufacturers more rapidly determine which ingredients will survive the rigors of the digestive tract before spending a fortune on clinical tests has been launched by product development firm International Food Network (IFN).
New potato-based starch adds fiber to gluten-free bakery – and beyond
Penford Food Ingredients has developed a new potato-based resistant starch ingredient for adding fiber to a wide range of foods, including both gluten-free and gluten-containing baked goods, cereals, yogurt and snacks.
Dietary Guidelines put industry interests before public health: Harvard professors
The latest Dietary Guidelines for Americans put industry interests before public health, claim two Harvard public health professors writing in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Customer demand, CSR goals and financial gains spark solar power projects at Campbell's
Retailer and consumer demand for more sustainable practices is one factor driving Campbell Soup Company's development of major solar power generation projects in California and Ohio, according to the company's vice president of infrastructure engineering...