Hispanic foods and beverages to reach $8.2 billion
The US market for Hispanic foods and beverages is estimated to be worth about $8.2 billion this year, according to a new report from Packaged Facts.
Archives for November 29, 2012
‘Stop deceiving consumers on BVO’: 180,000+ signature petition tells Gatorade
A US student who launched an online petition demanding that PepsiCo brand Gatorade remove patented flame retardant brominated vegetable oil (BVO) from its sports drinks has gained over 180,000 signatories.
Port strike creating botanical 'fulfillment panic,' supplier says
A strike at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach is interrupting shipments of raw materials and is creating a “fulfillment panic” in the herbal industry, according to a leading botanical supplier.
Glanbia chooses Sioux Falls, SD for replacement flax plant
Glanbia Nutritionals Ingredient Technologies, (GNIT) a manufacturer of protein and flaxseed and other grain ingredients, announced it will build a 40,000 sq. ft. cereal ingredient processing facility in Sioux Falls, SD. The Sioux Falls location will...
Healthy indulgence: What’s possible in chocolate reformulation?
Consumers have high expectations of chocolate in terms of taste and mouthfeel – so how easy is it to tinker with chocolate formulations to create an indulgent product that also appeals to the health conscious consumer?
Study finds bacterial contamination in majority of US pork products tested
A majority of pork samples tested by Consumer Reports magazine were found to be contaminated with Yersinia enterocolitica, a organism that can cause food poisoning.
FMC BioPolymer raises global hydrocolloid prices by up to 15%
Global prices for a range of hydrocolloids, including microcrystalline cellulose, carrageenan, alginate products and other gums, have been raised by up to 15% by FMC BioPolymer.
Senators tilt at Red Bull as FDA hints at energy action
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has told US Senators Dick Durbin and Richard Blumenthal that is reviewing the safety of energy drinks and may take regulatory action if it finds a health risk.