Ingredienten uit Noord-Amerika

april 14, 2010

Frito-Lay lanza en EUA empaques para papas fritas 100% compostables

En la víspera del Mes de la Tierra, la marca de papas fritas SunChips, de Frito-Lay, firma perteneciente a la multinacional PepsiCo, presentó oficialmente al mercado la “primera bolsa de pasabocas cien por ciento compostable”, según la compañía. El la...

april 09, 2010

Frito-Lay Topeka site awarded LEED EB Gold Certification

PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay Topeka, Kansas, facility today became the state’s first manufacturing site, and the nation’s second food manufacturing site, to be awarded LEED® Existing Building (EB) Gold Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC),...

maart 29, 2010

Lance, Inc. Has Issued a Voluntary Recall of All Tom's Barbecue Potato Chips Because Of A Possible Health Risk

Lance, Inc. with headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina is recalling 28,087 cases of Tom's Barbecue Potato Chips packaged in 1 oz (UPC 021900060406), 2.25 oz (UPC 021900011477) and 8.5 oz (UPC 021900062417) sizes because it has the potential to be c...

maart 22, 2010

Pepsico reducirá sodio, azúcar y grasas en sus productos

La compañía alimenticia PepsiCo planea reducir en un cuarto el sodio encontrado en cada porción de los productos de sus marcas principales en un plazo de cinco años, anunció el lunes. La compañía, que fabrica papas fritas Frito-Lay y bebidas Pepsi, an...

maart 21, 2010

'Designer Salt' could reduce sodium in Lays Potato Chips

Later this month, at a pilot manufacturing plant in Plano, Texas PepsiCo Inc. plans to start churning out batches of a secret new ingredient to make its Lay's potato chips healthier. The ingredient is a new "designer salt"whose crystals are ...

maart 19, 2010

Canada's Canola Industry Investments pay off

With new crushing capacity, millions of dollars for export market outreach, new research funding and facilities, and more, Canada's canola industry is poised for a decade of significant growth, said JoAnne Buth, president of the Canola Council of Canad...

maart 15, 2010

Canada: Some Lay's Smokey Bacon potato chips affected by HVP recall

The number of products recalled as a result of the Salmonella contaminated HVP continues to expand. Lay's Smokey Bacon flavour Potato Chips is the latest potato product with certain batches affected:The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning...

The genetically modified starch potato Amflora

maart 10, 2010

The History and Future of GM Potatoes

Last week the European Commission approved cultivation and processing of the genetically modified starch potato Amflora. The request for authorisation was submitted by Amflora's developer BASF in August 1996, more than 13 years ago!

In North America, currently no genetically modified potatoes are commercially grown. But the GM potato has already a colorful history in the US and Canada

maart 08, 2010

Herr Foods Inc. Recalls 'Herr's Cracked Pepper and Sea Salt Flavored' Kettle Style Potato Chips

As a precautionary measure and concern for our consumer safety, Herr Foods Inc of Nottingham, PA is voluntarily recalling 'Herr's Cracked Pepper and Sea Salt Flavored' Kettle Style Potato Chips. The product is being recalled because it contains HVP (h...

maart 08, 2010

P&G Joins Industry Ingredient Recall by Voluntary Recalling Two Flavors of Pringles® in the US

The Procter &Gamble Company (NYSE:PG), in response to a recommendation from the Food &Drug Administration (FDA) to the food industry, announced today that it is voluntarily recalling Pringles Restaurant Cravers Cheeseburger potato crisps and P...

maart 07, 2010

Reser's Fine Food recalls number of dips and (potato) salads

Reser’s Fine Foods Inc, Beaverton, Oregon is voluntarily recalling a limited number of retail size and bulk containers of dips, salad dressings and potato salad products distributed by supermarkets and other food retail and wholesale outlets. Reser’s...

maart 07, 2010

HVP recall due to possible Salmonella contamination affects several potato products

Hydrolyzed vegetable protein (HVP) is now taking its place beside peanuts, pistachios, and powdered milk as a food ingredient causing recalls of many, many individual products.Hydrolyzed vegetable protein is a common ingredient used most frequently as...

maart 04, 2010

Safeway recalls red potato salad

Safeway Inc. has been notified by Reser's Fine Foods that it has voluntarily recalled several products that may be contaminated with Salmonella. As a precautionary measure, Safeway is participating in the recall by voluntarily recalling the following p...

maart 02, 2010

Hawaiian Kettle Style Potato Chips, Sweet Maui Onion, May contain Salmonella bacteria

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Costco Wholesale Canada Ltd. are warning the public not to consume Hawaiian Kettle Style Potato Chips - Sweet Maui Onion, because the product may be contaminated with Salmonella. Hawaiian Kettle Style Po...

maart 01, 2010

Crackdown on salt could save U.S. billions

Working with the food industry to cut salt intake by nearly 10 percent could prevent hundreds of thousands of heart attacks and strokes over several decades and save the U.S. government $32 billion in healthcare costs, U.S. researchers said on Monday....

februari 03, 2010

SunChips 100% Compostable Chip Bag in March on Canadian store shelves

Today the SunChips(R) brand, Frito Lay Canada's (a division of PepsiCo) popular line of multigrain snacks, is introducing the world's first 100% compostable chip bag. This green innovation, a first-of-its kind initiative, will change the way Canadians ...

februari 03, 2010

New PotatoPro Newsletter: Food Ingredients: Real Simple

Consumers have a strong aversion to difficult terms they do not understand. This is not a new trend and for many years food companies are working to "clean up their labels". But it seems this trend is gaining importance. Read this Newsletter

januari 28, 2010

ADM Releases First Corporate Responsibility Report

Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) has made considerable progress in the areas of supply-chain integrity, environmental stewardship, social investing and safety since the Company convened its Sustainability Steering Committee in 2007. Those a...