Archives for October 21, 2013

Bread’s riches to rags story: The villainous white loaf and heroic whole grain

The bread sector has experienced a riches to rags story and is now in a state of decline with white bread demonized but industry has hope in whole grains, says ConAgra Mills.

Panel of experts proposes monograph system to regulate probiotics claims in US

A paper written by a group coordinated out of the University of Maryland proposes significant changes to the way probiotics are regulated, including using a monograph system similar to what regulators use in Canada to govern the use of the organisms.

AHPA requests 'common sense' change to way FDA issues GMP inspection reports

A petition by American Herbal Products Association to the Food and Drug Administration on GMP inspections is an attempt to facilitate communication between the agency and industry, said AHPA president Michael McGuffin.

Citrus fibre improves nutritional quality of meatballs: Study

The addition of citrus fibre to meatballs improves nutritional quality of the food without affecting taste, according to new research.

Former USDA executive Robert Post, PhD, joins FoodMinds

Let’s Move!: ‘A unique situation that had not been constructed before, to bring a lot of food companies together’

The Let’s Move! Campaign established a unique environment for collaboration and partnership to bring a lot of food companies together, says Robert Post, former USDA executive and new CSO for FoodMinds.