Archives for April 9, 2012

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Exclusive interview, Mark Huber, plant manager, Tate & Lyle, McIntosh, Alabama

Sweet Home Alabama: Tate & Lyle is back in business at original US sucralose plant

By Elaine Watson

In spring 2009, employees at Tate & Lyle’s sucralose factory in McIntosh, Alabama, got some grim news. The site – the first in the world to produce sucralose on an industrial scale - was being mothballed, with production shifting to T&L’s new facility in...

Canada to overhaul meat inspection rules

By Caroline Scott-Thomas

The Canadian government has announced a “substantive” overhaul of meat inspection rules, saying the move will help smaller companies gain access to the wider market, without affecting food safety.

PureCircle secures patent protection for sweetness enhancing flavor

By Caroline Scott-Thomas

Stevia supplier PureCircle says it has secured a range of international patents for its natural flavor modifier NSF-02, which it claims will ensure its customers have exclusive access to the ingredient for enhancing the sweetness of stevia, sugar and...