Harry Balzer, who has been studying the eating patterns of
Americans for the past 25 years, told FoodNavigator-USA.com where
the nation's consumers are heading, and what food manufacturers
need to focus on in order to come out...
ConAgra Foods has recalled nearly 47,000 children's lunch kits that
may be contaminated with listeria, the US Department of Agriculture
(USDA) announced yesterday.
DSM Food Specialties' extended range of yeast extract-based
reaction flavours is designed to tap demand for healthier
ingredients and add value to products.
After all the increased safety procedures put in place over the
past decade, one might have been lulled into thinking that
poisonings and deaths from food contamination would be rarer than
before. While it is true that the new regulatory...
Salt should be treated as a food additive for the purposes of
regulation, with strict limits placed on the salt content of
processed foods, according to a petition sent by the Center for
Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) to the...
Better training procedures, new requirements on allergen and
pathogen controls, and tougher record keeping rules to ensure food
safety in processing plants, are among the legislative changes
proposed by the industry's regulator.
Food companies do not yet face the ethical sourcing equation of the
clothing industry, where brands from Nike to Marks & Spencer
cannot afford a single claim of sweat-shop production. But the
moment is fast approaching for food,...
Regulations concerning the jurisdiction over certain food products
that contain meat and poultry are to be re-examined next month to
avoid inconsistencies, said the US Department of Agriculture (USDA)
and the Food and Drug Administration...
New legislation may be passed to create a uniform system for all
food safety standards and warning labels on food products regulated
by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Growing demand from food companies for quicker pathogen testing to
free up both time and inventory should benefit microbiology firms,
according to a business consultant.
The body's biological signal for controlling hunger and fullness
does not step in to regulate intake in the face of huge food
servings, according to a Penn State researcher.
This week's passage of the so-called Cheeseburger Bill looks like a
straightforward victory for food makers, but the industry should
still be wary over the possibility of future litigation.
Europe's food agency calls on scientists across the food industry
to contribute data on the potentially carcinogenic compounds
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) identified in foods.
A new range of specialty carrageenans designed to increase yield,
prevent drip loss and ensure freeze/thaw stability for meat, fish
and poultry is set to be unveiled.
A final ruling that requires all manufacturers to register with the
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is designed to ensure that the
country's food supply remains safe from possible attack.
The decision to adjust the maximum sodium levels permitted for
foods that bear the implied nutrient content claim 'healthy'
underlines continued consumer reticence towards low-salt products.
Food and beverage executives are optimistic that they will
experience growth and increase their capacities next year,
according to a new survey from Grant Thornton.
Food makers must leap into ethnic food development to ensure they
cash in on the burgeoning European market for packaged ethnic foods
predicted to hit €7 billion in Europe by 2009 on double digit
growth.
Preparing the ground for new labelling rules on allergenic
ingredients, the UK's food agency calls for views on best practice
guidance for food and beverage makers.
Number two UK supermarket Asda becomes the latest food player to
slice salt from foods, announcing plans to cut the salt from its
entire range of tinned vegetables.
Improving the flavour of thawed and re-heated frozen baked goods,
food scientists in the US have designed a release mechanism that
delays odour release until the product is cooked.
If anyone doubted that the US probiotics market's star is rising,
kefir-maker Lifeway Foods' latest results, positive in spite of
milk price vagarities, should be enough to convince them.
In among the hollers about obesity and the concerns over nutrition,
food companies now need to work hard to ensure they clinch public
trust, as a matter of insurance. This means more than compliance on
traceability and labeling. This...
Water, we save. Energy, we conserve. But food, it seems, we can
waste, junk and bin and no-one cares. Except one crusader, whose
20-year project has proven what should have been obvious in the
first place: our attitude to food is...
Grasping the booming opportunities in the Chinese food and beverage
market, Japanese food conglomerate Kagome has linked up with
Chinese firm to bring vegetable and fruit juices to the market.
Senator Tom Harkin claimed yesterday that if stringent
self-regulation in the marketing of children's food products is not
put into place soon, a backlash against the food industry is
inevitable writes Anthony Fletcher.
Balchem's acquisition of the encapsulation and agglomeration
business of Loders Croklaan shows that the company believes there
is a strong future in encapsulation technology.
The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) has welcomed the
introduction of legislation that would establish a voluntary
country-of-origin labeling (COOL) program in place of a mandated
program.
Underlining the massive potential that exists for food makers and
ingredients players in China, new data reveals only about 30 per
cent of food in China is processed, compared to 80 per cent in
western nations, reports Lindsey Partos.
New research from the US backs growing evidence that food makers
wanting to slice acrylamide from their fried food products should
opt for lower cooking temperatures.
Ingredients firm Frutarom is targeting the growing US functional
ice cream market with a range of ingredients such as aloe vera to
"support inner beauty" and "relieve stress," writes
Anthony Fletcher.