Robert Malcolm joins Hershey Board
Former Diageo executive Robert Malcolm has been elected to join Hershey’s board of directors.
Archives for December 12, 2011
Senators urge FDA to reassure public of Gulf seafood safety
A group of US Senators from the Gulf region has called on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to assist them in assuring the public of the safety of seafood from the Gulf of Mexico.
Harvard insight into emulsion process could aid development of functional or nano foods
Reaching a state of physical equilibrium has always been assumed to happen almost instantly in emulsions. However, researchers from Harvard have now shown that the process may actually take months, or even years.
California court dismisses complaint over listing caramel color compound under Prop 65
A California court has ruled that it was lawful to list a compound found in many foods and beverages, including caramel coloring, as a known carcinogen under Proposition 65, rejecting a complaint from a food industry coalition.
Industry welcomes plan to streamline US and Canadian trade
The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) has welcomed a joint Canadian and US initiative designed to streamline cross-border trade between the two countries.
Pulse flours key to ‘stealth nutrition’ projects, says Pulse Canada
Pulse-based ingredients could help food manufacturers deliver significant nutritional improvements to everything from granola bars to chicken nuggets by ‘stealth’ if formulators knew what to do with them, according to pulse industry body Pulse Canada.