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七月 09, 2008
New Cargill Innovation center focuses on snacks and cereals
Cargill has opened a new innovation center for snack and cereal products which it says will help food manufacturers create new products that drive sales growth. The agro-giant's Snacks and Cereal Product Innovation Center in Minneapolis, which is no...From the archive

六月 26, 2008
Omega-3 ALA - overlooked and misunderstood?
With marine omega-3 EPA and DHA often stealing the spotlight, ALA from plants - such as flaxseed and canola - has been somewhat ignored, but a new review reinforces ALA's unique and valuable benefits. The health benefits associated with alpha-linolenic...From the archive

六月 23, 2008
Bunge to buy Corn Products International
Bunge Ltd. said Monday it is buying Corn Products International Inc. in an approximate $4.8 billion all-stock transaction that Bunge says will create a larger, more diversified and competitive global provider of agribusiness and food products.From the archive

六月 05, 2008
Trans fats harm may pass from mother to infant in breast milk
The potentially damaging effects of trans fats may also be passed from a mother to her child during breast feeding, suggests a new study that heaps more misery on the enfant terrible of the food industry. The offspring of lactating rats fed a diet co...From the archive

五月 22, 2008
McDonald's switches to transfat free frying oils
The McDonald's Corp. has completed its changeover to cooking oil with no trans fat at its restaurants in the U.S. and Canada The world's largest restaurant chain is now cooking French fries, hash browns, Filet-O-Fish sandwiches and chicken in a blend ...From the archive

五月 22, 2008
Too little salt may pose CVD risk, suggests study
Low sodium levels may increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, say researchers in an observational study, contradicting recent evidence from intervention trials indicating the dangers of too much salt. The observational study was carried out by res...From the archive
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五月 15, 2008
Snack Foods Association (SFA) urges US Congress to reconsider Food-to-Fuel Policies as prices skyrocket
In light of dramatic increases in food prices and the environmental costs of fuels derived from food crops, Congress should revisit federal food-to-fuel mandates and subsidies, a top official of a Pennsylvania-based snack foods company told Congress t...From the archive

四月 11, 2008
Study links trans fats to breast cancer
Trans-fats, which are being phased out of food because they clog arteries, may raise the risk of getting breast cancer, European researchers reported on Friday.They found that women with the highest blood levels of trans-fats had about twice the risk ...From the archive

四月 10, 2008
Frito-Lay launches 'Pinch of Salt', low sodium versions of its best selling Chips and Snacks
PepsiCo's Frito-Lay North America business unit announced today the launch of Pinch of Salt, a low-sodium version of some of its most popular brands – Lay's potato chips, Tostitos tortilla chips, Fritos corn chips and Ruffles potato chips. While Frito...From the archive

四月 08, 2008
US farmers in 2008: less corn, more soybean
Farmers in the US are expected to plant significantly fewer corn crops than last year, pushing the price up to a record high of $6 a bushel, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) warned last week.The news indicates even more pressure on food manufact...From the archive

四月 08, 2008
Potato Starch set to experience growing demand as cereal prices soar
Potatoes, and ingredients derived from the crop, are set to experience growing demand as cereal prices continue to soar. A spokesman at starch producer Avebe said both cereal and potato-based starches have become more expensive. "The rising cereal...From the archive

三月 31, 2008
Thai study links starch granule size to starch blend properties
A new study suggests that the relative size of starch granules used in a blend could determine overall gelation behaviour and whether or not the starch components add to each others' properties or interact to deliver new ones. Starches have widespread ...From the archive

三月 24, 2008
Trans fats ban in Baltimore restaurants signed into law
Baltimore City Mayor Sheila Dixon signed a bill Thursday that bans restaurants from serving foods make with trans fats. The mayor's anticipated signature makes the bill a law. The Baltimore City Council unanimously voted March 18 to approve the bill,...From the archive

三月 17, 2008
Avebe's aardappeleiwit Solanic wint Franse prijs
Avebe heeft op de Franse beurs CFIA met Solanic de Innovation Award gewonnen. Het bedrijf won de prijs met de Solanic-versie Promish 204 P, een hoogwaardig eiwit dat onder meer gebruikt kan worden in vlees- en visproducten.From the archive

三月 14, 2008
Trans Fat Banned in Boston Restaurants
Boston has joined others cities in banning artery-clogging trans fats from food served in restaurants and grocery stores. Businesses, as well as schools and hospitals, will have to stop using oils and spreads that contain trans fats. Prepackaged foods...From the archive

三月 12, 2008
Monsanto, Cargill Offer Farmers Incentive For growing Low Linolenic Soy Variety Vistive
Monsanto Co. and Cargill Inc. are trying to persuade farmers in Iowa and elsewhere to grow the Vistive soybean variety. The two companies began the recruiting effort Tuesday, offering 50 to 60 cents more a bushel for Monsanto's Vistive-brand low lino...From the archive

三月 10, 2008
Phil Lempert's Sunflower Oil 101
Frito-Lay is making sunflower oil famous, they are one of the few companies that decided in the move away from Trans fats to use sunflower rather than returning to palm oil. It is important to note that Trans fats were originally developed to replace ...From the archive
