News On Ingredients

November 29, 2007

Calgary to junk trans fat

Local diets will be nearly trans fat-free by July 2009, the Calgary Health Region confirmed yesterday. The region's board unanimously endorsed a plan that, according to its medical officer of health, Dr. Brent Friesen, will put the city in the natio...

November 28, 2007

La acrilamida no aumenta el riesgo de cancer de mama

Un estudio importante halla que el compuesto que se encuentra en alimentos fritos y horneados no representa una amenaza. Al parecer existe poca o ninguna relación entre el cáncer de mama y la acrilamida, una sustancia que se encuentra en alimentos fr...

November 27, 2007

States Slow to Ban Restaurant Trans Fats

States from Connecticut to California have looked this year to mimic the success of large cities like New York in banning artery-clogging trans fats from restaurants. But in the 14 states that have so far proposed a ban or restriction, not a single b...

Heatox project brings new pieces of the acrylamide puzzle

November 26, 2007

Heatox project completed: brings new pieces to the Acrylamide Puzzle

Acrylamide formation in heated food became a totally new research field, when its presence in various foods was revealed in 2002. The EU Commission reacted swiftly and in DG Research Framework Programme 6 (FP6) a strategic targeted research project, ...

November 26, 2007

Avebe appoints de Rooij as new agro director

The Board of Directors of AVEBE U.A. is pleased to announce that Mr. J.L. de Rooij has been appointed Agro Director, succeeding Addy Risseeuw. He will be joining the company on February 1st, 2008. Mr. De Rooij (40) graduated from Professional Agricult...

November 26, 2007

Acrylamide may increase female cancer risks

Increased dietary intakes of acrylamide could raise the risk of endometrial and ovarian cancer by 29 and 78 per cent, respectively, says a new study.Over 62,000 women in the Netherlands, aged between 55 and 69, took part in the research that is one of...

November 26, 2007

Wild introduces Saltrim in Europe

Wild introduces Saltrim, a powder that allows food and beverage manufacturers to halve the amount of salt used in their products, making them healthier without impairing the taste, has been launched by Wild. SaltTrim proved successful in the US after c...

November 26, 2007

Residents block Tyrrells' vodka distillery plans

Residents are attempting to block plans by crisps producer Tyrrells to turn its Herefordshire farm into a vodka distillery. The company hopes to use a £5 million regional prize it won in the Bank of Scotland’s Corporate £25 million Challenge to use p...

November 24, 2007

Greenpeace activisten opgepakt na blokkade palmolietanker

Tweeëntwintig activisten van Greenpeace zijn vrijdag in Vlaardingen aangehouden nadat zij zich hadden vastgeketend aan containers met palmolie. Met de actie wil Greenpeace aandacht vragen voor het kappen van vele hectaren bos in Indonesië voor de ko...

November 23, 2007

Hardee's pushes back conversion to canola

Hardee's is expected to complete the transition to zero trans fat cooking oil by the end of 2008, its parent company CKE Restaurants Inc. said Wednesday. CKE originally thought the conversion would be completed in Hardee's and Carl's Jr. restaurants...

November 23, 2007

Duurzame palmolie op de markt in 2008

In het eerste kwartaal van 2008 komt de eerste gecertificeerde en duurzame palmolie op de markt. Binnen enkele jaren kan waarschijnlijk de hele palmolieproductie van RSPO-plantages zijn gecertificeerd. RSPO (Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil) is ee...

November 23, 2007

LEI: aardappelzetmeelteelt is Nederland is blijvertje

De zetmeelaardappelteelt blijft in Nederland, ook als de Europese steun wordt ontkoppeld. Dat concludeert landbouweconomisch instituut LEI in een onderzoek naar de gevolgen van de herziening van het Europese landbouwbeleid.Ontkoppeling van de steun ...

November 13, 2007

Dutch starch group AVEBE back to profit

Starch group AVEBE has concluded the financial year 2006/2007 with a net profit of EUR 25.2 million. These results are reflected in the annual report that AVEBE is sending at the end of this month to the cooperative members. “The 2006/2007 annual ...

November 11, 2007

Foodnavigator offers Face-to-face video interviews from FiE

FoodNavigator offers you a series of high profile face-to-face video interviews on the latest innovations in food ingredients. Representatives of key companies were interviewed at the Food Ingredients Europe (FiE) trade show in London earlier this month.

November 10, 2007

Are french fries in the US QSR chains now trans fat free?

The check. For each of the chains, we bought and analyzed fries from five to nine restaurants in five states.CR's take. In our sampling, Wendy's still missed its mark. So did Burger King. McDonald's fries claim a high 8 g for most locations and 0 g fo...

November 10, 2007

Greenpeace: Palm oil production may trigger climate bomb

Major food companies are contributing to increased carbon emissions through the destruction of Indonesia's peat swamp forests to produce palm oil, claims a report released by Greenpeace today.Unilever, Nestle, Cargill and ADM, as well as some leading s...

November 08, 2007

WILD Company Inaugurates Production Facility in the UAE

WILD, the largest privately owned supplier of natural flavor ingredients for the food and beverage industry today celebrated the official opening of their first manufacturing facility in the Middle East, located at Jebel Ali Free Zone, Dubai. The plant...

November 06, 2007

Avebe Solanic in melkvervangers

Voor Avebe en beoogd Akzo-dochter National Starch zijn de hoge prijzen voor melk en melkproducten een buitenkansje. Avebe-dochter Solanic begint deze maand met de productie van hoogwaardige vervangers van melkeiwit. National Starch verkoopt al heel l...