News On Ingredients from Northern America

March 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,...

March 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.

March 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...

March 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...

March 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 ...

March 05, 2008

Canada under pressure to ban junk food ads

Dr. David McKeown, Toronto's medical officer of health, is calling on Canadian politicians to address the country's growing obesity rate by banning junk food advertising to children under 13. Last week, acting on a recommendation by Dr. McKeown, the To...

February 29, 2008

Grand Forks North American Foods potato plant damaged by fire

Fire damage to a Grand Forks potato plant is estimated at about $25,000. The fire early Thursday morning was contained in the dust collection system at the North American Foods plant, but the facility was shut down for the day. The plant makes dehydrat...

February 27, 2008

US Congress Asks Companies to Do More on Food Safety

U.S. food suppliers are overhauling their own food safety rules, executives from companies involved in recent food recalls said on Tuesday, but lawmakers said the industry must do more to prevent future outbreaks. A series of high-profile food safet...

February 27, 2008

Wheat Rebounds to Record After Dropping the Limit in Chicago

Wheat surged to a record in Chicago as prices seesawed from the biggest gain ever to the largest decline and then back again. Wheat futures rose more than 25 percent from today's low to their high, a gain that was bigger than all but seven annual pric...

February 20, 2008

How to deal with rising Food and Ingredient Prices

A few days ago we decided that we would dedicate this PotatoPro Newsletter to the rising ingredient prices. With a publication today by Pepsico on the impact of rising ingredient costs and today's closing price in New York for crude oil for the first time over $100 a barrel ($100.74), the topic could hardly be more current.

February 20, 2008

PepsiCo says price rises will not hurt sales

Soft drink and snack maker PepsiCo Inc plans to raise prices and reduce the size of some products this year to offset soaring commodity costs, but does not expect these measures to significantly hurt sales volume, a senior executive said on Wednesday. ...

February 18, 2008

Nutra-Ingredients weekly comment: No time to waste on reformulation

The food industry across Europe needs to make a big effort to reduce saturated fat in food regardless of whether national agencies set targets - and it should not wait around for governments to do all the awareness-raising with its consumers. Last we...

February 13, 2008

Palm oil sustainability hampered by lack of biodiversity studies

More research is urgently needed on the biodiversity impact of palm oil production, says a new report, as food and other consumer goods manufacturers make sustainable sourcing a priority. Palm oil, a major source of vegetable oils and fat, is derived...

February 12, 2008

Superheated potato starch may be used as fat replacer

Replacing fat can be achieved by spreadable gel particles prepared by superheating potato starch and then cooling, Dutch researchers have reported. Peter Steeneken and Albert Woortman from TNO Quality of Life report: "Superheated starch (SHS) exhi...

February 12, 2008

Asoyia Announces Asoyia-MO, a New Mid Oleic Ultra Low Lin Soybean Oil

Asoyia is introducing a new product that not only meets the increasing consumer demand for low trans fat foods, but also maintains an elevated degree of stability and neutral taste so important to food processors. Asoyia Mid Oleic Ultra Low Lin Oil (...

February 08, 2008

Bunge Reports Fourth Quarter Net Income of $245 Million

Total segment operating profit increased 77% when compared to the same quarter last year Agribusiness benefited from improved global market conditions, posting 14% volume growth in the quarter Fertilizer continued to benefit from improved farm economi...

February 07, 2008

Low-Fat Diet Recommended By Federal Government May Have Unintended Consequences

It is common knowledge that obesity levels in America have been recorded at record levels, almost reaching the point of an epidemic. However, in the wake of numerous federal guidelines that promote a low fat diet, one must beg the question -- is it pos...

February 04, 2008

ADM Net Gains 7% With Help From Volatile Markets

Archer Daniels Midland Co. (ADM) on Monday reported a 7% climb in fiscal second-quarter net income despite shrinking margins, as the company's ability to capitalize on volatile commodity market conditions offset continued ethanol-related pains. Amon...